Deceptive Trade Practices Law
 
Lawrence Feltzin v. Logra Management, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act under 42 U.S.C. 12182, which provides:

(a) General rule

No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place

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Hugo Lucas Campbell Ortega, et al. v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

Lincoln, Nebraska immigration lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant seeking review of an administrative order under 05 U.S.C. 551, which provides:

For the purpose of this subchapter-

(1) "agency" means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include-

(A) the Co

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United States of America v. Charles Howard Jorenby

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud.

Charles Howard Jorenby, 57, was a licensed psychologist and owner of Life Dynamics, Inc., a counseling center located in Prior Lake. From at least January 2013 through February 2020, Jorenby orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), which is resp

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Mingchang Chung v. Trans Union, LLC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

"The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of consumer credit reports. The FCRA was enacted to protect consumers from inaccurate or unfair credit reporting practices.

The

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United States of America v. William Ross Hickman and Brian K. Whiteman

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.

William Ross Hickman, age 49, of Arcadia, and Biran K. Whiteman, age 48, of Haughton, participated in a scheme to defraud which began prior to 2018 and involved Raeford Farms of Louisiana, LLC (Raeford Farms), where Hickman was employed as the Sales Manager and Whiteman was as the Assistant Sales M

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Devi Rakshit v. Bank of America, N.A.

Brooklyn, New York consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Truth in Lending Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1601, which provides:

(a) Informed use of credit

The Congress finds that economic stabilization would be enhanced and the competition among the various financial institutions and other firms engaged in the extension of consumer cred

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Alex N. Perhosky v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory.

On July 3, 2018, Plaintiff Kameka Walters was involved in an automobile accident driving a vehicle that was insured by Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). Compl., ¶¶ 4, 18, ECF No. 1-2. The driver of the other v

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Cynthia Gillum and George Gillum v. American Economy Insurance Company

Houston, Texas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"Texas law defines bad faith insurance practices as any act or omission of an insurer in connection with an insurance contract that is intended to evade payment of a claim or that is so grossly negligent in character as to show reckless disregard for the

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United States of America v. Chibundu Joseph Anuebunwa

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged for his role in fraudulent business email compromise scams that targeted thousands of victims around the world, including in the United States.

Collectively, the scams attempted to defraud victims of over $3.5 million, resulting in over $2.5 million in actual losses to victims. On June 29, 2023, ANUEBUNWA

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United States of America v. Kenoy Stewart

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

"Federal wire fraud law is codified in 18 U.S.C. § 1343. It prohibits the use of interstate wire, radio, or television communications to defraud someone.

To convict someone of wire fraud, the government must prove the following elements:

The defendant devised or intend

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United States of America v. Charles Howard Jorenby

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud.

Charles Howard Jorenby, 57, was a licensed psychologist and owner of Life Dynamics, Inc., a counseling center located in Prior Lake. From at least January 2013 through February 2020, Jorenby orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), which is re

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Jose Casiano Sosa v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.


Sosa was injured by an uninsured motorist while driving a vehicle he owned that was covered by a State Farm policy. State Farm paid out to Sosa the maximum damages available under that policy. Sosa, however, also holds State Farm policies insuring

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Ann Ware v. Coos Bay School District 9, a/k/a Coos Bay Public Schools

Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

"Job discrimination law is a complex area of law that prohibits discrimination in employment based on certain protected characteristics. These protected characteristics include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic informati

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James Thomas Moore v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Wilmington, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"North Carolina law recognizes both statutory and common law bad faith breach of insurance contract claims.

Statutory bad faith claims are brought under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). The UDTPA

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Alton Skipper v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company

Raleigh, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"North Carolina law recognizes both statutory and common law bad faith breach of insurance contract claims.

Statutory bad faith claims are brought under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). The UDTPA pro

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Hasker Booker and Monica Washington Booker v. USAA General Indemnity Company

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.

This is an action for uninsured motorist benefits. Plaintiff sued for benefits for himself and his wife, further claiming that his insurer acted in bad faith in denying him benefits.

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Here, USAA represents that Plainti

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Michael Volansky and Patricia Volansky v. Travelers Personal Insurance Company

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on bad faith breach of contract theories.

"Pennsylvania bad faith breach of insurance contract law is a complex area of law that governs the relationship between insurance companies and their policyholders. Under Pennsylvania law, insurance companies have a duty of good faith and fair dealing

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Miguelina Torres v. Palisades Insurance Company

Allentown, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of
contract theory/

"Pennsylvania law recognizes both first-party and third-party bad faith claims.

First-party bad faith occurs when an insurance company breaches its duty of good faith and fair dealing in its handling of an insured's claim. This can include

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Juessica L. Weiss-Lepre v. Pitt Ohio Express, L.L.C.

Pittsubrgh, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

"Employment job discrimination civil rights law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of certain protected characteristics, such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, and genetic information.

Tit

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Robert D'Agostini v. Empress Ambulance Service, LLC

White Plaintiffs class action lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defndants

1. In or around May 26, 2022, Empress experienced a data breach whereby
unauthorized, third-party hackers gained access to Defendant’s internal systems through a
ransomware attack. Empress did not detect this unauthorized access until July 14, 2022—almost
two months later—at which poi

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United States of America v. Stephen Buyer

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with securities fraud.

Stephen Buyer, age 64, of Noblesville, a former Indiana Congressman was convicted following a jury trial of four counts of securities fraud for engaging in two insider trading schemes.

In 2018 and 2019, BUYER engaged in two separate, but interrelated insider trading s

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United States of America v. Robert Wisnicki

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a $18.8 million Ponzi scheme designed to lure investors to purchase real estate through his New York-based law firms, Wisnicki & Associates LLP and Wisnicki Neuhauser LLP (the “Wisnicki Firms”).

The Wisnicki Firms specialized in real estate transactional work — namely, assisting

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John William Scharnhorst, III v. Allen et al.

Fayetteville, Arkansas pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories.

Prisoner civil rights law is the body of law that protects the civil rights of people who are incarcerated. These rights are derived from the Constitution, federal statutes, and state laws.

The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punis

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Elevance Health, Inc. v. Vinod Mohan

Indianapolis, Indiana commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a misappropriation of trade secrets theory.


n August 22, 2023, Plaintiff Elevance Health, Inc. ("Elevance") filed this diversity action against its former employee, Defendant Vinod Mohan ("Ms. Mohan"), alleging that Ms. Mohan misappropriated trade secrets. Dkt. 1. Elevance also fil

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United States of America v. Oliver Street Dermatology Management, L.L.C.

Dallas, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS),

Oliver Street Dermatology Management LLC agreed to pay the government $8,892,079.72 – including $5,928,053.15 in restitution—within 10 days of the settlement. The settlement credits Oliver Street for its self-disclo

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