Brooklyn, NY - Second Circuit affirms conspiracy convictions of two for mail and wire fraud

18 Defendants Michael Romano and William Kearney appeal from judgments of the
19 United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered by Sterling Johnson, Jr.,
20 Judge, following a jury trial before Joseph F. Bianco, Judge, convicting defendants of conspiracy to
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In Nevada, employers and coemployees of a person injured in
the course of employment are immune from liability for the injury under
the exclusive remedy provision of the workers' compensation statutes.
Additionally, some subcontractors and independent contractors are
accorded the same status as employers or coemployees of the injured
employee and are thus immune from liabi... More...   $0 (07-23-2015 - NV)

In this Jones Act case, Willie David Williams sued Diamond Offshore Services Limited and Diamond Offshore Services Company (collectively, “Diamond Offshore”) for negligence and unseaworthiness arising out of an
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incident in which Williams allegedly injured his back while trying to repair a piece of machinery on board an offshore oil rig owned and operated by Diamond Offshore. The trial co... More...   $0 (07-21-2015 - TX)

Scassa Asphalt is an Ohio company engaged in performing asphalt work primarily for small municipalities. Nicholas “Nick” Scassa, the company’s President, and his brother, Ettore Scassa, handled most of the work with the help of a few laborers.
Scassa Asphalt alleges that, in February 2009, it experienced work interference from the local laborers’ union. Mike Kramer, who served as the local... More...   $0 (07-21-2015 - )

The State initiated forfeiture proceedings to seize $201,100 in United States currency from James Harold Leonard, Nicosa Desha Kane, and Lisa Olivia Leonard (“appellants”). The trial court found that: (1) appellants were the “possessors and/or owners” of the $201,100; (2) the $201,100.00 is contraband; and (3) “[a] substantial connection exists between the $201,100.00 and criminal activity defined... More...   $0 (07-16-2015 - TX)

Plaintiff CFE Racing Products, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) appeals from the
order of the district court entering a narrow permanent injunction against BMF Wheels, Inc. and
BMF Wheels owner Brock Weld (“Defendants”) on February 24, 2014 following a jury trial that
resulted in a verdict for Plaintiff. Plaintiff argues that the injunction crafted by the district court
is inadequate, and that t... More...   $0 (07-13-2015 - MI)

The plaintiffs, Artie’s Auto Body, Inc., A & R Body Specialty, Skrip’s Auto Body, and the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (association),1 brought this class action against the defendant, The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, on behalf of more than 1000 independent automobile (auto) body repair shops inConnecticut. Theyprincipally claimedthat the defendant had violated the Connecticut Unfair Tr... More...   $0 (07-13-2015 - )

East St. Louis, IL - Devante J. Hodges, 22, of Cahokia, IL, plead guilty in the United States District Court to a three-count indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence. The Armed Robbery counts arise from the federal Hobbs Act, which makes it a crime to obstruct, delay or aff... More...   $0 (07-10-2015 - IL)

Stevon Anzaldua worked for the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection
District (“Fire District”) as a full-time paramedic and firefighter. After the Fire
District suspended Anzaldua for purportedly failing to respond to a directive issued
by Chief Kenneth Farwell, Anzaldua emailed a newspaper reporter expressing
concerns about the Fire District and about Chief Farwell in particula... More...   $0 (07-10-2015 - MO)

SACRAMENTO, CA — After a five-day trial, a federal jury found Isreal “Puck” Washington, 41, of Sacramento, guilty of all 10 counts in the indictment for trafficking heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine.

“Under the Smart on Crime initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice has refocused its narcotics prosecution efforts against the most significant and dangerous offenders.” U.... More...   $0 (07-09-2015 - CA)

On the afternoon of August 3, 2009, Kathleen Briles was accosted outside of
her home in Manatee County, after returning from grocery shopping. Briles was
then dragged inside her home, where she was bound, gagged, and beaten to death
with her own antique twenty-three-pound cast iron sewing machine. Numerous
items were stolen from the home.
The victim’s husband, Dr. James... More...   $0 (07-09-2015 - )

New Orleans, LA - The United States of America and the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and others sued British Petroleum, PLC (BP) on negligence and other theories for the injuries and damages caused by the April 20, 2010 the oil rig blowout and oil spill of Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon.

The blowout killed 11 workers and dumped millions of gallons of crude oil into the... More...   $18900000000 (07-03-2015 - LA)

Carrie Andrews appeals from the district court's order affirming the
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration's (the "Commissioner") denial
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The Honorable J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent
of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
of Andrews' app... More...   $0 (07-02-2015 - AR)

In 2013, four individuals—Elsie Beck Glickert, Jen Rivenes Jensen, Irene
Franklin, and Peter Sarandos—filed a five-count complaint (“the Complaint”) against
a number of defendants seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the
1The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas, sitting by designation.
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organization and... More...   $-12 (07-01-2015 - MO)

In 2013, four individuals—Elsie Beck Glickert, Jen Rivenes Jensen, Irene
Franklin, and Peter Sarandos—filed a five-count complaint(“the Complaint�) against
a number of defendants seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the
The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the
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Western District of Arkansas, sitting by designation.
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orga... More...   $0 (07-01-2015 - MO)

In this personal injury action arising out of a fall that occurred in a high school, plaintiff,
Sherry Williams, as next of friend for her daughter, Victoria Williams,1
a minor, appeals by right
the trial court’s order granting summary disposition to defendants, Grand Ledge High School and
Grand Ledge Public Schools, based on governmental immunity. The trial court’s order also... More...   $0 (06-30-2015 - MI)

This case arose when Henry and Mary Lou Black and Blackball Properties, LLC
(collectively, the “Blacks�), challenged the Department of Land Use‟s decision to grant a
change of use certificate to neighboring property owners, Gary Staffieri and Adria
Charles-Staffieri (the “Staffieris�), to the New Castle County Board of License,
Inspection and Review (the “Boardâ€�). The... More...   $0 (06-29-2015 - DE)

Columbia, SC - Bill Nettles, United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina, announced today that Arthur Fleming Moler, age 51, of Gaston, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for his role in trafficking more than five million dollars’ worth of counterfeit medications. Facts presented during the trial showed that Moler sold and shipped counterfeit goods and medications, including i... More...   $0 (06-25-2015 - SC)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopts a series of interlocking reforms designed to expand coverage in the individual health insurance market. First, the Act bars insurers from taking a person’s health into account when deciding whether to sell health insurance or how much to charge. Second, the Act generally requires each person to maintain insurance coverage or make a payment to... More...   $0 (06-25-2015 - DC)

Placed in removal proceedings
after his arrest on state charges, Michael Jonathan Mazariegos
sought to forestall his removal based on his marriage to a United
States citizen and the hardship his removal would cause his family.
He prevailed before an immigration judge (IJ), but lost when the
government appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Mazariegos did not se... More...   $0 (06-24-2015 - MA)

The Bennetts own a beachfront triplex and adjacent lot known as “The Lawn” in south Walton County that they rent many times each year for weddings,
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graduation parties, reunions, and other events. Their property sits within a county-designated “Residential Preservation Area” district surrounded by family dwellings. In 2010, the Bennetts’ neighbors began to complain to the County about eve... More...   $0 (06-22-2015 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - Tony Wheeler sued Three Flags Trading Company and Jennie Fellers for an accounting on a partnership claiming:

1. The Plaintiff is a resident of Texas and the owner and holder of 600 shares of Three Flags Trading Company, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“Three Flags”).
2. Jannie Fellers is a resident of Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, and is the majority owner of the stock... More...   $1 (06-19-2015 - OK)

In October 2011, police began to suspect Clifford McNeal received
stolen property from a burglary that occurred in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Thereafter, they received an anonymous tip from a concerned citizen
informing them that McNeal had moved a trailer from Ottumwa to a rural
area in Wapello County, Iowa. After police confirmed the location of the
trailer and that it belonged to a comp... More...   $0 (06-19-2015 - IA)

DENVER, CO – Two unrelated gang members who committed firearm crimes pled guilty to those crimes. Both defendants now await sentencing. Colton Field, age 32, of Metro Denver, a Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Blood, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on February 11, 2015 and then pled guilty on June 5, 2015 before U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to being a felon in posse... More...   $0 (06-09-2015 - CO)

By two issues, appellant Lee Ann Cholopisa (Lee Ann) appeals the trial court’s division of property with appellee Roy William Cholopisa (Roy). Lee Ann asserts that (1) the trial court based its decision upon inadmissible hearsay evidence, and (2) Roy committed fraud. We affirm.
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I. BACKGROUND
Lee Ann and Roy married on January 2, 2002, and the couple separated in March 2010. On Apri... More...   $0 (06-04-2015 - TX)