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The press conference
preceded Simpson's testimony for Assemblyman Peter M.
This type of oppression forces us to reflect on the values of this country and
the civil rights Dr.

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Gary
announced today that he will spearhead the legal team in a class action
discrimination lawsuit against the State of New York, on behalf of members of
African American and Hispanic civil servants.
The charges levied against the state's Battery Test, used as an indicator
in a broad range of supervisory and managerial positions, is that the test has
a disparate impact on African Americans and Hispanics and does not meet the
validity criteria under EEOC's Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
Procedures . It is our
hope that the State of New York will do the right thing and bring justice to
the many people who were negatively affected.m.

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The press conference was held on the steps of City Hall in New York,
Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 9:00 a. Gary.

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"Years of compensation have been affected and families have suffered undue
hardship because of these unfair tests," says Willie E. King, our nation has come so far in the area of
race relations.

Consejo to Launch Legal Aid Program for Puerto Rican Vioxx Victims

AST (11:00 A.

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"Since the days of Dr. Rivera, Chairman of the New York State Puerto
Rican/Hispanic Taskforce, joined by representatives of the Hispanic and
African-American state workforce, released a report documenting the under
representation of minorities in New York 's Civil Service system.

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1%.

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Hurd of the Northern District of New York certified the class allowing
African Americans and Hispanics victimized by New York State's Testing Program
to sue the State as a Class rather than as individuals. This reduction
came during a period when the Hispanic population in New York grew by 33%.

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, Assemblyman Peter Rivera, Rev. They were also
awarded $18. In addition, Gary was given a half-billion
dollar verdict in Jackson, Mississippi, against the Loewen Group, a large
Canadian funeral home chain.M.

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In 2003, Consejo was credited by The Wall Street Journal with "a big win"
after forcing the nation's second largest hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare , to
change its aggressive billing practices against uninsured patients, many whom
happen to be Hispanics.

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Gary and his team have joined forces with New York attorney
Michael Sussman in an effort to expose the discriminatory actions that were
taken by New York State that may potentially impact tens of thousands of
African American and Hispanic state employees.
Plaintiffs won a major victory on July 8, 2005, when District Judge David
N.
* For African -Americans, the loss of the 8,836 jobs at the average state
salary of $53,000 translates into a loss of over $468 million in annual
salaries. For Hispanics, their under representation translates into a loss of
over $860 million in annual salaries.

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Eve, Former Deputy Speaker of NY State Assembly
and member of the Assembly for 36 years and current President/Founder,
Freedom, Justice and Hope, Inc . Al Sharpton,
National Action Network, members of Blacks in Government (BIG), the NAACP,
Urban League, Rainbow PUSH and other civic groups.

Report: Documenting Troubling Under Representation of
Hispanics + African Americans in New York State Government Agencies

Assemblyman Peter M.m.

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The 8,836 jobs lost by this group represent a 26.M.
The Consejo had made several key findings in their report including the
fact that Merck appears to have failed to circulate information of the
cardiovascular dangers in Spanish to the public or medical community in Puerto
Rico between 2002 and 2004, the time period after Merck had modified Vioxx
warning labels (known as patient package inserts) and before the drug was
pulled.

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Prominent Attorney Willie E. Gary Takes on State of New York in Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Hispanics and African Americans

Some of the findings of the report include:

* Today, Hispanics make up over 16% of the entire state population but
account for only 3.

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Community Leaders Speak Out on Acts of Racial Injustice Committed by New York
State Against Minority Employees at Press Conference Held Thursday, July 28

NEW YORK, Prominent attorney Willie E. Merton Simpson, one of the class
representatives and president of the upstate/Albany Chapter of Blacks in
Government, civic leaders and civil servants joined Gary and his law partners,
CK Hoffler and Maria Sperando and associate attorney Mary Diaz of the Florida-
based law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus , Watson and
Sperando, P. Rivera's Assembly
Hearings on the same topic, which focused on the unfair testing practices of
the New York State Battery Test and under representative of African Americans
and Hispanics in New York State Government agencies.2% reduction in the number of Hispanic state workers.
* Since 1991, the African-American civil service workforce has seen a
dramatic decline .

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, to highlight Gary joining the legal
team and to discuss what actions will be taken."
Gary 's legal team is noted for winning a $240 million jury verdict in
Orange County against the Walt Disney Corporation for their clients who
alleged Disney stole their idea for a sports theme park. In real terms, this is a decline by close to 1,000 jobs since 1991
or a 12.

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m. New York is not the only state that has a "battery" test. Consumer Advocacy Group Had Released Investigative Report
Two Weeks Ago Showing Merck Appears to Have Failed to
Warn Puerto Ricans of Cardiovascular Risks in Spanish

NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY
11:00 A.

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EDT)
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005
El Zipperle Restaurant,
Avenida FD Roosevelt #352, Hato Rey
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Two weeks after releasing
an investigative study conducted in Puerto Rico that showed that Hispanic
patients and physicians appear to have never been informed in Spanish about
the cardiovascular risks of Vioxx , Consejo de Latinos Unidos, a national non-
profit organization which educates and assists Latinos and others, will launch
a new legal aid program for Puerto Rican Vioxx victims, at a news conference
Monday, April 4, 2005 at 11:00 a. EDT) at the El Zipperle
Restaurant, Avenida FD Roosevelt #352 , Hato Rey, San Juan.

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"It is
unfathomable that something like this could happen in today's society ," Gary
adds. King and Rosa Parks fought for, and we seek justice. In
2001, a jury awarded Gary a $139.

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Attending the press conference
were the Honorable Arthur O.8% or 6,515 of the 169,571 jobs in the state government
workforce.

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It just goes to show that there is much more work to be done.

It's
about doing what's right and recognizing that everyone is equal.6 million verdict for the Maris Distributing
Company against Anheuser Busch.

The Hispanic and Latino category focuses on American Latinos, including, but not limited to, Mexican-Americans/Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans, and Central and South Americans living in the United States.

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L. There
may be as many as 18 other states that have implemented some form of a battery
test similar to New York. Gary also serves as legal counsel for pop
entertainer Michael Jackson and boxing promoter Don King.7% decline
in the African-American state workforce.

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28 million against the media conglomerate Gannett Company for the
false portrayal of their client in a series of newspaper articles, one of the
largest verdicts against a media outlet in the southeastern United States. This reduction came during a period
when the African -American population in New York grew by 13.

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