False Claims Act Law
 
Jose Montanez v. Paula Price, et al.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, pro se Plaintiff used the Defendants on Eighth Amendment violation theories.

The protections afforded by the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., do not stop at the prison gates. So when an inmate, whether counseled or pro se, claims that prison officials

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Billy Gowans, Jr. v. Zachary Axom, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pro se Plaintiff challenged reverse mortgage executed by his Mother.

In January 2025, Gowan filed an amended complaint in the District Court against defendants Zachary Axsom, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Compu-Link Corporation, and the First Mortgage Servicing Department (“Defendants”) alleging fraudulent inducement of a rev

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Chhean Jones v. United States of America, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pro se Plaintiff sued on constitutional rights violations.

Jones, was indicted on federal criminal charges, and he brought a Bivens action against the United States, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), 12 unnamed federal agents, and “the Government’s Attorney,” for alleged constitutional violations arising from the grand jury proceedings. He alleged tha

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Mercy Castillo v. El San Juan City Island on 5th Ave. L.L.C., et al.

New York, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

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George Santos v. James C. Kimmel, aka Jimmy Kimmel, et al.

New York, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on copyright infringement and state law claims.

Former Congressman George Santos sued Jimmy Kimmel, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (“ABC”), which airs Kimmel’s
late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! (“JKL”), and ABC’s parent company, The Walt Disney Company. Santos’s suit aro

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United States of America v. Elijah Roy a/k/a “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,”

Brooklyn NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mass Shooting in Crown Heights

A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” with crimes related to the August 17, 2025 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, in which three individuals were murdered and an addi

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Rohini Meka, et al. v. Hani Haddad, et al.

Springfield, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a medical malpractice claim.

The plaintiffs, Rohini Meka and her husband, Suresh Chirumamilla, filed suit on September 18, 2020, in the District of Massachusetts. They named as defendants Dr. Hani Haddad, Valley Women's Health Group, LLC, and Jane/John Doe (collectively, "the defendants"). The complaint, prem

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United States of America v. Ramon Santiago

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (“MDLEA”) for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine aboard a vessel subject to United States jurisdiction.

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United States of America v. Sharon Toney‑Finch

New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims About Homeless Veterans.

SHARON TONEY‑FINCH, who made false public claims about assisting homeless veterans, was sentenced to 12 months and one day for a years-long scheme to defraud military veterans’ charities and falsely claiming that she was a Purple Heart recipient. TONEY-FINCH previously pled

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State of Oklahoma v. Baylee W. Baber

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

1. BATTERY/ASSAULT & BATTERY ON POLICE OFFICER

2. THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF VIOLENCE

3. RESISTING AN OFFICER

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United States of America v. Berk Eratay, Jerry Banks, Aron Ethridge

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-for-Hire.

he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 25, 2025 and September 26, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss, sentenced three men, Berk Eratay, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Banks, 37, of Gardener, Montana, and Aron Ethridge, 45, o

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Alonzo G. Davison v. Clifford Smith, et al

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, inmate proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of his complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Plaintiff is serving a 45-year prison sentence based on 2002 convictions in Tulsa County District Court of lewd molestation of a child and sexually abusing a minor. After the Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. 894 (

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Bradley Waters, et al. v. City of Altus, et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.

At about 8:00 a.m. on September 13, 2019, Officer Thomas Hobbs stopped
Mr. Waters after observing him veer to the side of the road, drive into a curb, and
nearly hit a pole. When Officer Hobbs questioned Mr. Waters about the incident, he
explained that he was

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Samaritan Ministries International, et al. v. Alice T. Kane

Albuquerque, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs claiming religious discrimination.

The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) contains an insurance mandate that requires applicable individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage. Samaritan Ministries International (“Samaritan”) is a nonprofit healthcare sharing ministry (“HCSM”) whose members are exempt from th

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Gwen B. Witherspoon v. Christopher D. Ince, et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff and the Defendants in a declaratory judgment action.

Gwen Witherspoon owns land in Garvin County, Oklahoma. The Landowners own an adjoining parcel of land. The Landowners, by use of three Oklahoma statutes—Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 6; Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 53; and Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 1201—sought “to take

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Virgal DRM, LLC v. Ressler Motor Company

Butte, Montana, intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a trademark infringement dispute.

Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a registered or unregistered trademark on goods or services that is likely to cause consumer confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods. To prove infringement, a plaintiff must show they own a valid trademark, tha

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State of Washington v. Santiago Medero

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma.

At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not associated with any gangs. It is believed they were targeted because Mederos’ gang mistaken

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Bruce Charles Cohen v. Consilio, LLC and Consilio Services, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wage and hour law violation theory.

Consilio is a nationwide legal document review company with offices in
Minnesota. Cohen began working for Consilio in 2018 as an hourly licensed attorney
document reviewer. In July 2019, Consilio sent an email to Cohen and other
Minnesota-based hourly li

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State of Oklahoma v. Samuel Rayfael Burks and Sam J. Agree

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery with a firearm.

¶2 The general rule is that when one is put on trial, one is to be convicted if at all by evidence which shows one guilty of the offense charged; and proof that one is guilty of other offenses not connected with that for which one is on trial must be excluded. Smith v. State, 5

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State of Oklahoma v. Felipe Perez

Hobart, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Lewd or Indecent Acts to a Child Under Sixteen, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2018, § 1123.

¶4 The challenged evidence here met all of the factors required for admissibility under 12 O.S.2011, § 2414. In Horn v. State, 2009 OK CR 7, ¶ 40, 204 P.3d 777, 786, we required the trial court to consider the foll

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Claudette Ann Rabdeau v. Frank Bisignano

Milwaukee, Wisconsin social security disablity lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

For over a decade, Clau-
dette Rabdeau has sought disability benefits under the Social
Security Act for her cervical spine disorder, severe headaches,
and mental impairments. The first Administrative Law Judge
to hear Rabdeau’s case awarded her a partial victory. The ALJ
found that she w

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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Register Vehicles in Missouri.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay res

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United States of America v. Dontrell A. Powell

Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving 19 defendants and over $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Dontrell A. Powell, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Distric

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Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Public Schools, et al.

Bay City, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that her child's rights were violated.

This is a case about a public-school teacher,
Jason Russell, who had good reason to believe that a student, X.M., brought a handgun to school;
Russell’s actions to protect against that threat; and the lawsuit by Cheyenne Johnson, X.M.’s
mother, against Rus

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United States of America v. Emma M. Cunningham, Jervonz L. Williams

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint.

Two people who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024 have been sentenced to prison for that and other crimes.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced

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