Houston, Texas embezzlement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Richard Garza, age 62, from Houston, who was charged with taking more than $4.5 million.

Houston Gateway Academy is a charter school located in the Gulfgate area of Houston. While superintendent, Garza awarded a contract to a company whose owner then sent funds back to Garza.

As part of his plea, Ga... More...   $0 (04-13-2021 - TX)

New York, New York taxation criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Adel Kellel, age 63, of New Hyde Park, New York, the owner of Raffles Bistro, formerly a restaurant located in New York City, was charged with tax evasion.

“All taxpayers have an obligation to honestly report their income and pay their share of taxes,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuc... More...   $0 (12-02-2020 - NY)

Boston, MA - Plaintiff Personal Injury, Negligence, Lawyer

Alison Kelly sued Leona Chan, Tracy Raleigh Young, As Trustee of the 110 P. Street Condominium Trust, and Michael Cox, As Trustee of the 110 P. Street Condominium Trust on a personal injury negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $200,000 in damages and/or injuries.... More...   $1 (09-13-2020 - MA)

Miami, FL - The United States of America charged Lester Lavin age 44, and Anisleydi Vergel Hermida, age 31, with computer fraud and money laundering.

The government claimed that Lavin created a computer fraud scheme to steal over $5 million from Miccosukee Indian Gaming and then launder the stolen money.

Lavin worked for Miccosukee Indian Gaming, at its casino, for 12 years -- fr... More...   $0 (07-21-2020 - FL)

What if neither party to an arbitration agreement places
initials next to a jury waiver contained in the agreement, even
though the drafter included lines for their initials? On the facts of
this case, we conclude the lack of initials is of no legal
consequence.
Here, when appellants BaronHR, Inc., BaronHR, LLC,
Fortress Worldwide, Inc. and Luis Perez (collectively BaronHR)... More...   $0 (07-09-2020 - CA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Andrew Garrett with wire fraud.

A man who drained his grandmother’s checking account, living trust account, and money market savings account of $118,107.80 was sentenced today to 21 months in prison.

Andrew Garrett, age 32, from Marion, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 10, 2020 guilty plea to a one count chargi... More...   $0 (06-17-2020 - IA)

Warren Braithwaite and his long-term girlfriend Nicole G.
resided at a property they co-owned. After contentious
arguments and stalking incidents, Nicole retained counsel to file
a request for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) and
moved out of their shared property amidst their break-up.
Warren and Nicole each requested DVROs against the other in
connection with ... More...   $0 (06-05-2020 - CA)

Raleigh, NC - The United States of America charged Latisha Harron and Timothy Mark Harron Medicaid fraud.

A federal grand jury returned a Superseding Indictment charging a Las Vegas couple with numerous charges, including (1) Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Wire Fraud, (2) Health Care Fraud, (3) Wire Fraud, (4) False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters, (4) Aggravated Id... More...   $0 (06-03-2020 - NC)

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP suits) are meritless
lawsuits designed to punish parties for protected activities (the right to petition or free
speech). A party can move to strike a SLAPP suit by filing an anti-SLAPP motion.
(Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)1
There is a two-prong test: the moving party must show the
lawsuit arises from its protected activiti... More...   $0 (05-27-2020 - CA)

It is reputed that condominium projects have three
phases—planning, building, and the lawsuit. Obviously, this
case is an example of the third phase. We are optimistic there
are numerous condominium projects that experience only the
first two phases.
A condominium association sued the developer alleging
construction defects. The association’s governing documents
require... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - CA)

Plaintiffs Lark Holden and James Stansell1 appeal a judgment denying their
petition for writ of mandate challenging decisions by the City of San Diego and City
Council for the City of San Diego (collectively City) to grant a California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA; Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.)2 exemption for a residential
development project proposed by IDEA Enterprise,... More...   $0 (12-14-2019 - CA)

This is an appeal in a landlord–tenant class action from a trial court order
invalidating the broad releases of claims signed by approximately 26 tenant putative class
members and requiring the parties to meet and confer regarding a corrective notice for the
putative class after the court found said releases contained misleading and one-sided
information regarding the underlying la... More...   $0 (11-21-2019 - CA)