Lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, leaving law offices in New York City Wednesday Sanford Rubenstein, the attorney accused of raping a woman, will no longer represent the family of a man who died after being placed in a police chokehold. Rubenstein's law partner announced Wednesday that Rubenstein doesn't want the woman's claims to distract from the Eric Garner case. Rubenstein, who hasn't been arrested or charged, denies any criminal conduct. His withdrawal from the chokehold case allows the Garner family to push forward for accountability and its day in court, said law partner Scott Rynecki, who will replace him. Garner's family has filed a notice of claim to sue the city and the police department for $75 million.
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Rubenstein's law partner announced Wednesday that Rubenstein doesn't want the woman's claims to distract from the Eric Garner case
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Rubenstein hasn't been arrested or charged, denies any criminal conduct
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Garner's family filed notice of claim to sue police department for $75 million
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