In this action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 (2012), Donald Palmer (“Relator”) settled his claim with defendant C&D Technologies, Inc. (“C&D”), thereby entitling Relator to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Id. § 3730(d)(2).1 The parties, however, were unable to reach an agreement on attorneys’ fees. In contesting the fees, both parties adopted unproductive tactics and str... More...   $0 (07-22-2018 - PA)

St. Louis Police Department (SLPD) Officers Nicholas Martorano and John
Moton appeal from the district court’s judgment, 1 entered upon a jury verdict, finding
that they used excessive force in their apprehension and arrest of Calvin Fletcher and
awarding damages to Fletcher totaling $600,000. They raise three issues on appeal:
(1) the district court erred in allowing Fletcher to r... More...   $0 (07-18-2018 - MO)

During an investigation for child pornography, the Mississippi Attorney General’s
Cyber Crime Unit (the “Cyber Crime Unit”), through Investigator Kyle Moore, obtained a
warrant to search Donaldson’s residence. Investigators seized over thirty items of digital
evidence; these items included a Dell laptop that was found on the toilet in the master
bathroom (“Laptop 1”) and a Dell la... More...   $0 (07-09-2018 - MS)

Troy D. Price, Jr., appeals the district court’s order entering judgment in favor of
Mos Shipping Co., Ltd. (“Mos”), following a jury trial, and the district court’s order
denying Price’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) motion for a new trial. Mos cross-appeals,
challenging the district court’s orders denying its pretrial motion for summary judgment
and granting the pretrial motion in l... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - MD)

Appellant Bill Dominguez sued Yahoo!, Inc., alleging
that Yahoo violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
(TCPA)1 by sending him thousands of unsolicited text
messages. Dominguez now returns to this Court for the
second time appealing the District Court’s grant of summary
judgment in favor of Yahoo. For the reasons stated below,
we will affirm.

I.

The... More...   $0 (07-03-2018 - PA)

Shawn Russell Sorensen appeals following his jury trial conviction and
sentence, arguing that the district court erred in 1 failing sua sponte to exclude the
testimony of the government's fingerprint expert, in determining that the
1The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the
District of South Dakota.
government's error in initially misstating Sorens... More...   $0 (06-26-2018 - SD)

Mark Twain once quipped that “there are three kinds of
falsehood: lies, damnable lies, and statistics.” Dr. Paulus begs to differ and insists that certain
statistical estimations cannot be false. As a cardiologist, Paulus interpreted hundreds of
angiograms—specialized x-rays that approximate how severely a person’s arteries are blocked.
A federal jury convicted him of committing he... More...   $0 (06-25-2018 - TN)

Officer Delaney Green with the Southlake Police Department was on patrol
in her marked patrol car in Southlake in the early morning hours of April 9, 2016.
She testified at trial that around 3:00 a.m. she was traveling north on Davis
Boulevard when she noticed a vehicle—later identified as being driven by
Appellant—that appeared to be traveling at “a very high rate of speed.” ... More...   $0 (06-24-2018 - TX)

Boston, MA - Jury Awards $18.4 Million In Damages To Plaintiff On Medical Malpractice Claim

Sean Stentiford sued Kinan K. Hreib, M.D. and Stephen E. Southard, M.D. on personal injury medical malpractice theory claiming the he was not tested and was not treated for HIV with the result that he developed AIDS.

02/05/2018 93 Assented to MOTION for Hearing by John Doe.(Angueira, Dav... More...   $18400000 (06-20-2018 - MA)

On July 5, 2016, the Warren County Grand Jury returned a multi-count
indictment charging Laghaoui with attempted aggravated murder of a law enforcement
officer, felonious assault, improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation, tampering with
evidence, and domestic violence, among others. The charges arose after Laghaoui used
a Century Arms RAS-47 (a civilian variant of an... More...   $0 (06-20-2018 - OH)

This case arises from an October 12, 2013, home invasion in Williamson County, Tennessee. The Defendant and a co-defendant entered a residence where the victims, a husband, wife, and two minor sons were present. The Defendant held the victims at gunpoint while the co-defendant searched the housefor valuables. AWilliamson County grand jury returned a fourteen-count indictment against the Defenda... More...   $0 (06-10-2018 - TN)

Tulsa, OK - Katherine M. Roberts sued St. John Medical Center, Inc. on a personal injury negligence theory claiming that as a direct result of a dangerous condition in the Siegfried Health Club she slipped and fell sustaining a fractured right hip. She underwent multiple surgeries and was left with a shortened right leg.

St. John denied that the premises where Plaintiff fell and was inju... More...   $0 (06-07-2018 - OK)

On the night of March 19, 2015, Michelle Spence took her fourteen and eleven year-old sons to their grandparents' house to spend the night. Between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. the following day, their grandfather took the boys home to Spence's house and dropped them off. Their mother wasn't home and when Spence had not come home by 10:00 p.m., the boys walked down the street to see if she was at Renese Br... More...   $0 (06-01-2018 - OK)

¶1 Appellant Renese Bramlett was convicted by jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2015-4266, of First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 701.7. The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The Honorable William J. Musseman, District Judge, presided at trial and sentenced Bramlett accordingly. Bramlett appeals his Judgment and S... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - OK)

On the morning of February 17, 2014, the AT&T store on Dowlen Road in
Beaumont was robbed. Four employees arrived for work and met in the parking lot
to enter the building between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. One of the four employees,
F.V. 1, remained outside the building to smoke a cigarette while her three co-workers
1 We use initials he... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - TX)

Hoof and Garrido were involved in a romantic relationship and lived together with M.I. and several other family members in Rapid City. After Hoof’s personal vehicle became inoperable, she decided to purchase another one. On February 10, 2014, Hoof and Garrido went to TAS to search for a vehicle. [¶3.] TAS showed Hoof and Garrido a 1991 Honda Accord it had for sale. The vehicle had over 180,000... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - SD)

Tulsa, OK - Judge Sentenced To 34-Years For Domestic Abuse

The State of Oklahoma charged Brent Allen Morris, age 34, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY - 2ND OFFENSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 644
Date of Offense: 07/17/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
MORRIS, BRENT ALLEN Disposed: DISMISSED, 05/14/2018. Dismissed- Request o... More...   $0 (05-24-2018 - OK)

Appellant Douglas C. Shine, Jr. (“appellant”) appeals from his convictions for
multiple counts of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and other offenses in
connection with four shootings. Appellant assigns 21 errors for our review.1 Having reviewed
the record and pertinent law, we affirm the decision of the trial court. The apposite facts follow.
{¶2} Following a s... More...   $0 (05-21-2018 - OH)

In this toxic tort suit, Rhonda Williams appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment against her and in favor of Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (“Mosaic”).
* Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation.
Case: 17-10894 Date Filed: 05/14/2018 Page: 1 of 22
2
Ms. Williams alleged that toxic substances emitted fr... More...   $0 (05-14-2018 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Michael John Bever with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 07/22/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
BEVER, ROBERT DAVIS Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/07/2016. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: MURDER - FIRST DEGREE(HM11)
Violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
... More...   $0 (05-10-2018 - OK)

¶1 Plaintiff Derrick Black appeals the trial court's March 22, 2016, Journal Entry of Judgment, entered on a jury verdict, in Plaintiff's vehicle negligence case. Based on our review of the facts and applicable law, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Plaintiff was severely injured on March 6, 2009, in a single-vehicle, non-contact accident, when he struck a curb while riding h... More...   $0 (05-09-2018 - OK)

The defendant, Donald Raynor, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly denied the defendant’s motion in limine to exclude or limit the scope of the testimony of the state’s expert witness on firearm and toolmark identification, and (2) abuse... More...   $0 (05-05-2018 - CT)

On February 10, 2016, Defendant and his wife, Clarissa, were engaged in a
physical altercation at their Anacoco, Louisiana, home. Defendant placed Clarissa
in a choke hold, where he held her until she passed out. Sometime between 12:00
and 12:30 a.m., Defendant went to the home of his neighbor, Mr. Justin Kay, and
asked if he could use his phone because his wife had hidden th... More...   $0 (05-03-2018 - LA)

Antlers, OK - Idabel criminal defense lawyer Hugh Hood represented Danny Edwards, who was charged by the State of Oklahoma with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LEWD, LEWD MOLESTATION/INDECENT PROPOSAL TO CHILD, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123
Date of Offense: 09/09/2016
Party Name Dispos... More...   $0 (05-02-2018 - OK)

Over a period of several months,' Turner and Pomeroy had a tumultuous
courtship which ended with Pomeroy's death by stabbing on August 9, 2010.
Initially, Turner and Pomeroy lived in a residence with Pomeroy's parents, but
later the couple moved into an Owen County farmhouse owned by Turner's
family. Due to their turbulent relationship, Turner and Pomeroy briefly
stopped s... More...   $0 (04-26-2018 - KY)