U.S. v Bernard Madoff
Approved by the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, to be Bernard Madoff's Bail Monitor. Mr. Madoff was released under the terms and conditions of the bail modification agreement security plan written by Mr. Casale and approved by the U.S. Attorney's office.
California v Phil Spector
Legendary defense attorney Bruce Cutler brought Nick. Casale in during the first murder trial of Rock-N-Roll super-producer Phil Spector saying, “Nick is a first class former first grade detective.” The judge declared a mistrial because of a hung jury . Spector was retried represented by a new defense team, found guilty and sentenced to life in the California state prison system.
Estate of Huguette Clark
Attorneys for Farrell Fritz brought our firm in to conduct interviews regarding the $800 million Estate of Huguette Clark, a recluse heiress who died at Beth Israel Medical Center two weeks short of her 105th birthday. In 2013, Ms. Clark's estate was finally settled with the sale of her numerous homes and priceless art collection.
Orlan (Mireille Porte) v. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
Performance Artist ORLAN moved her French lawsuit against Lady Gaga to New York bringing in Nick Casale, a private investigator to find evidence according to an article in the New York Post. ORLAN sued Lady Gaga for plagiarism over her Born This Way video in Paris and is now looking to subpoena the creative team behind the famous video.
U.S. Court of Appeals
re: Kevin Clash
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a NY judge's ruling dismissing a case against Kevin Clash, for having sex with under-aged minors. Casale Associates conduct the defense interviews. The case were dismissed because the claim was made more than six years after the minor turned 21.
D'Amato v. D'Amato
The attorney for estranged wife of ex-Sen. Alfonse D'Amato retained Casale Associates as an expert in police procedure after removing Ms. D'Amato from the couple's former home claiming she was a substantial risk to harm others. Nick Casale wrote, "police officers were not fearful or concerned about their safety" while "consulting with the former-Senator before taking action."
New York v. Dellaverson
Attorneys representing the victim retained us to gather the evidence against NBC producer Carlo Dellaverson, 31, who posted secret sex tapes of women on XTube, a Netherlands-based porn site. Casale's investigation and presentation to police and prosecutors quickly lead to Dellaverson's arrest. Dellaverson pled guilty to a felony charge of unlawful surveillance. The lawyer representing the victim immediately filed a civil lawsuit. Dellaverson’s father, Gary Dellaverson, is a former chief labor negotiator and chief financial officer for the MTA and a former partner at Proskauer Rose LLP
New York v Jordan
In re: Joan Baez
Lawyers representing Joan Baez asked Nicholas Casale to submit an affidavit to counter the NYPD's argument that her concert, in support of Occupy Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, would endanger public safety. U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein accepted Mr. Casale's expert opinion on police crowd control. The concert was held without incident.
New York v Jordan
In re: William Browder
Nicholas Casale submitted an affidavit to U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa who ruled Mr. Casale lawfully served William Browder a subpoena. Browder is the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management which was the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia.
New York v Jordan
In re: Eridania Rodriguez
The family of a slain Manhattan cleaning woman is conducting its own investigation of her brutal death — hiring a lawyer and a private detective agency to carry out the probe. Anthony Pope, the lawyer hired by the family, said Nicholas Casale will conduct the investigation, adding “We will look at all aspects involving security – security personnel, the situation surrounding the security cameras. It is more than reasonable to ask how this could occur.”
New York v Jordan
Ray v Warren Twn. Police
Lawrence Ray, the former spy and star witness against former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was convicted of accepting kickbacks, brought a lawsuit against the Warren Township Police department for breaking into the his home. The police claimed their actions were justified under the “public safety exception.” U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano granted Ray’s lawyer permission to have Mr. Casale attend the deposition as an expert in police procedure.
New York v Jordan
In re: School of Rock
Casale Associates investigated the grossly untrue statements made by a conspiracy theorist and self-glorifying pretender who went by the moniker ‘Crisis Actor’ --- alleging the deceased children of the Sandy Hook massacre are alive and being held in captivity. at the School of Rock.
New York v Jordan
US v Healy
Mr. Healy is charged with operating a large-scale narcotics enterprise, several murders, firearms offenses and conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, The government is seeking the death penalty. The District Judge approved Casale Associates to provide investigative services for the defense.
New York v Jordan
UD v Davis
Defense lawyers representing Corey Davis charged with federal civil rights crimes for organizing and leading a sex-trafficking operation that exploited as many as 20 women, included minors brought in Nick Casale to do the investigation in NY, NJ and CT. Mr. Casale said, "The FBI must understand that an allegation and indictment isn't a conviction and defendants have rights; and the government doesn't own witnesses or can the government go about bullying people."