El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wildlife smuggling.

Alejandro Carrillo, 62, of El Paso, was charged with two-count information charging him with one count of conspiracy to traffic wildlife and one count of smuggling. Carrillo admitted to being part of a conspiracy to smuggle wildlife from the Mexico into the United States via El Paso since May 201... More...   $0 (03-26-2021 - TX)

Columbus, Ohio wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, John P. Raphael, ate 65, of Columbus, who was charged with honest services wire fraud related to a contract with the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

According to his plea, in 2014 and 2015, Defndant received bribes and kickbacks from a food-service company in exchange for official acts.


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Providence Rhode, Island plaintiff personal injury lawyers represented eight acrobats injured when the rigging holding them in mid-air during a circus performance at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence failed in 2014. Eight performers, who were more than 20 feet in the air, fell on a dancer on the floor below.... More...   $52500000 (12-22-2020 - )

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers.

The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mosq... More...   $0 (11-06-2020 - CT)

This is a case about how California law applies to the
delicate juncture of executive power, federalism, and tribal
sovereignty. Under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA; 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), the United States Secretary
of the Interior (Interior Secretary) may permit casino-style
gaming on certain land taken into federal trust for an Indian
tribe, so long ... More...   $0 (09-08-2020 - CA)

California law recognizes a tort cause of action against a noncontracting
party—also called a stranger to the contract—who intentionally interferes with the
performance of a contract. (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994)
7 Cal.4th 503, 513-514 (Applied Equipment).) Caliber Paving Company, Inc. (Caliber)
sued Rexford Industrial Realty and Management, Inc. (Rex... More...   $0 (09-02-2020 - CA)

This case concerns the First Amendment rights of citizens in the public square�
specifically on medians in public roads. Oklahoma City Ordinance 25,777 prohibits
standing, sitting, or remaining for most purposes on certain medians. Okla. City, Okla.,
Code ch. 32, art. XIII, � 32-458. Plaintiffs are Oklahoma City residents, a minority
political party in Oklahoma, and an independ... More...   $0 (08-31-2020 - OK)

After referring the discovery disputes to a referee, the superior court adopted the
referee's recommendations to deny the motions to compel. The referee concluded that
although section 21167.6 specifies the contents of the record of proceedings, that statute
does not require that such writings be retained. In effect, the referee interpreted section
21167.6 to provide that e-mails e... More...   $0 (08-02-2020 - CA)

On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise. Forced to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands ... More...   $0 (07-09-2020 - OK)

Abelardo Martinez, who is blind, brought an action against San Diego County
Credit Union (Credit Union) claiming its website is incompatible with software
permitting him to read website content. He alleged this defect denied him equal access
to, and full enjoyment of, the Credit Union's website and its physical locations. Martinez
asserted a single cause of action under the Unruh C... More...   $0 (06-20-2020 - CA)

Sometimes small gestures can have unexpected consequences. Major initiatives practically guarantee them. In our time, few pieces of federal legislation rank in significance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There, in Title VII, Congress outlawed discrimination in the workplace on thebasis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Today,we must decide whether an employer can fire someones... More...   $0 (06-15-2020 - GA)

Worcester, MA - The United States of America charged Nathan Boss with wildlife smuggling.

Nathan Boss, also known as Shelton Boss also known as Nate D Human also known as Steven Lavallee
also known as Steve Yanille also known as Nathan Daniel Boss, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of smuggling wildlife into the United States, two counts of smuggling wildlife out of the United States, ... More...   $0 (06-11-2020 - MA)

The parties here, sophisticated business entities, entered
into a contract wherein they agreed to submit to the jurisdiction
of California courts and to resolve disputes between them
through California arbitration. They also agreed to provide
notice and “service of process” to each other through Federal
Express or similar courier. The narrow question we address is
whether t... More...   $0 (04-06-2020 - CA)

Forty years ago, Congress recognized that refugees fleeing imminent persecution do not have the luxury of choosing their escape route into the United States. It mandated equity in its treatment of all refugees, however they arrived.1
This principle is embedded in the Refugee Act of 1980, which established an asylum procedure available to any migrant, “irrespective of such alien’s status,” and ... More...   $0 (02-29-2020 - CA)

A housing corporation tried to enforce an arbitration
agreement against a local chapter of an international fraternity.
The trial court denied the corporation’s motion to compel
arbitration. We reverse because the international fraternity
demanded arbitration, as did the housing corporation, so an
arbitration there must be.
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We summarize the facts from the documents fi... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - CA)

This case concerns whether a binding arbitration clause in an insurance policy
issued by plaintiff Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., applies to a third party, defendant
SMG Holdings, Inc. The trial court ruled it does not. We conclude it does.
The policy had been issued to Future Farmers of America, which was holding an
event inside the Fresno Convention Center. Future Farmers had l... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - CA)

Miami, FL - The United States of America charged Novita Indah and Larry Malugin with violating the Lacey Act.

A Florida couple pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act for their role in trafficking protected wildlife.

In a plea agreement with the government, Novita Indah, 49, and Larry Malugin, 52, admitted to illegally importing wildlife from Indonesia to their Port Richey home... More...   $0 (01-15-2020 - FL)

Buffalo, NY - The United States of America sued Christopher Casacci with trafficking in African wild cats.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Casacci, 38, of Amherst, New York, with violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act based on his trafficking of African wild cats in interstate commerce.

The indictment charges that Casacci, doing b... More...   $0 (01-10-2020 - NY)

Tampa, FL - The United States of America charge Akbar Akram with illegally trafficking in live water monitor lizards from the Philippines.

Akbar Akram, a resident of Holiday, Florida, pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking live water monitor lizards from the Philippines.

Akram, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act.

Accor... More...   $0 (01-08-2020 - FL)

Eugene, OR - The United States of America charged Xiao Dong Qin with conspiracy to smuggle endangered turtles from the United States.

A Chinese national pleaded guilty today for directing a scheme whereby hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles were purchased in the U.S. and smuggled via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China.

Xiao Dong Qin, 34, a resident of Sha... More...   $0 (11-29-2019 - OR)

We must decide in this case whether portions of the
recently enacted Presidential Tax Transparency and
Accountability Act (Elec. Code, § 6880 et seq.) (the Act) conflict
with article II, section 5, subdivision (c) of the California
Constitution (article II, section 5(c)) and are therefore invalid.
At issue are the Act’s provisions that prohibit the Secretary of
State from p... More...   $0 (11-24-2019 - CA)