Kareem Phillips

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $348,500 total settlements.

Brown, Maliek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV01575, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2019, ended July 26, 2022
$250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 6, 2018, Plaintiff was arrested for shoplifting in a Walgreens. Plaintiff informed the officers, including Morales, that he is a Type 1 diabetic and needed insulin. The officers ignored his request. At the precinct and central booking, Plaintiff repeatedly requested the officers and practically begged to get him to the hospital; the requests were either ignored were rejected. His request for water was also denied. Plaintiff stayed in central booking for the whole night before he was taken to the hospital when he collapsed to the floor. As a result, Plaintiff developed serious complications from diabetes called "Diabetes Ketone Acedosis". Plaintiff developed a serious infection in his feet requiring him t...

Aragonez, Yordy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01794, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 20, 2016, ended November 20, 2017
$98,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Mr. Aragonez was walking to class when a group of male students aggressively approached him and around 8 students began to attack Mr. Aragonez and his cousin. School staff and safety officers were not able to break the situation and police officer Phillips and John Doe, grabbed Mr. Aragonez and threw him into a classroom that had a class in session. Mr. Aragonez was slammed into a desk head first not being able to move, when police officer Phillips began to hit Mr. Aragonez with his metal baton. When Phillips stooped and handcuffed Mr. Aragonez, he complained of not being able to breathe and that the cuffs were on too tight and Defendant did nothing to help him.