Pitt v. District of Columbia, 491 F.3d 494 (D.C. Cir. 2007)
Jan 01, 2007OUTCOME: Substantial judgment against DC and individual police officers
False arrest and malicious prosecution suit on behalf of man falsely accused of robbery
William J Mertens's Legal Cases (6)
Bethesda, MD
Litigation Lawyer at Bethesda, MD
Practice Areas: Litigation
Wilkins v. Dep't of Maryland State Police
Jan 01, 2003OUTCOME: Obtained landmark consent decree to stop illegal targeting of minority motoriosts
Suit over illegal stops and searches and racial profiling by Maryland State Police along I-95
Bond v. United States, 529 U.S. 334 (2000)
Jan 01, 2000OUTCOME: Court upheld NACDL position that police needed to justify exterior search of bus passenger's duffel bag
Represented National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in friend of the court brief in US Supreme Court to defend privacy rights of interstate travelers
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Energy, 169 F.3d 16 (D.C. Cir. 1999)
Jan 01, 1999OUTCOME: Successfully reversed adverse trial court decision
Reversing grant of summary judgment that would have allowed Dep't of Energy to deny Freedom of Information Act request for important industry data
Megan-Racine Assocs., Inc., 73 FERC ¶ 61,308 (1995)
Jan 01, 1995OUTCOME: Established client's rights to refund of tens of millions of dollars in overcharges
Representing major electric utility seeking refund from power supplier for failure to meet federal qualifying standards
Withrow v. Williams, 507 U.S. 680 (1993)
Jan 01, 1993OUTCOME: Supreme Court upheld right to challenge Miranda violations in habeas corpus proceedings
Represented American Bar Association in friend of the court brief to US Supreme Court concerning right to challenge illegal confession via federal habeas corpus petition
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