Some Recent Successes
$42,750,000
Max Schoening and Omar Qureshi represented the family of Erie Moore, Sr. in a 2025 federal jury trial against LaSalle Management Company, a private jail corporation responsible for his death in Louisiana. Guards at a LaSalle-operated facility brutally abused Mr. Moore, a 57-year-old retired mill worker, while he was handcuffed and defenseless. The company denied wrongdoing. The Louisiana jury unanimously disagreed. The verdict—$42.75 million—is the largest ever against a private correctional company in U.S. history and the largest civil rights verdict in Louisiana history.
RECORD-BREAKING JURY VERDICT ON BEHALF OF FAMILY OF MAN WHO DIED AFTER ABUSE IN PRIVATE JAIL
Max Schoening and Omar Qureshi represented the family of Erie Moore, Sr. in a 2025 federal jury trial against LaSalle Management Company, a private jail corporation responsible for his death in Louisiana. Guards at a LaSalle-operated facility brutally abused Mr. Moore, a 57-year-old retired mill worker, while he was handcuffed and defenseless. The company denied wrongdoing. The Louisiana jury unanimously disagreed. The verdict—$42.75 million—is the largest ever against a private correctional company in U.S. history and the largest civil rights verdict in Louisiana history.
$45,000,000
HISTORIC JURY VERDICT ON BEHALF OF TWO CHILDREN AGAINST SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Omar Qureshi was the lead trial lawyer in a jury trial against Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The District covered up the abuse of two young boys with special needs for months. The District denied wrongdoing. The Los Angeles Jury disagreed. This verdict was one of the biggest in the country in the year 2022.
$1,100,000+
SETTLEMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR
A student with special needs brought suit against her school district for covering up her sexual assault.
$1,150,000+
SETTLEMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
Two students brought suit against their school district for failing to protect them from sexual assaults by their teacher.
$1,250,000+
SETTLEMENT FOR INJURY AT RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
A child brought suit against a residential care facility after suffering from a traumatic brain injury while a resident.
$1,850,000+
SETTLEMENT FOR BLACK EMPLOYEES FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
Black employees brought suit against their employer for race discrimination in the workplace.
$51,000,000+
RESULTS FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Including abuse in schools, residential facilities, and medical offices.
Victory on Behalf of Native American Tribe
UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN
A United States Federal Court ruled in favor of Native American children and found that the federal government failed to provide them adequate educational and mental health services.
$8,000,000+
SETTLEMENTS FOR VICTIMS OF PERSONAL INJURIES
Including vehicle collisions, dog bites, and premises liability.