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United States of America v. Anil Mathews, Rahul Agarwal, Kenneth Harlan

New York., New York. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with aggravated identity theft, wire fraud,

Executives Of Data Intelligence And Mobile Advertising Companies Charged In Connection With Accounting Fraud Scheme


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United States of America v. Dennis Condron

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Fraud

Contractor Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty to Multi-Year Half-Million-Dollar Tax Fraud




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Paula Appelton, a/k/a Paula Sweet v. National Union Fire Insurance Company o Pittsburgh, P.A. and AIG Claims, Inc.

Worcester, Massachusetts insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theories.

In January 2015, Paula Appleton suffered severe injuries after a pickup truck struck her car from behind. Appleton filed an insurance claim against the driver, whose policy was administered by AIG Claims, Inc. ("AIG"). Over the next four years, Appleton and AIG exchanged ... More...
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State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Lee Hill

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The incident at issue here occurred at a subsidized senior living apartment building in Minneapolis on May 11, 2020. Hill entered the lobby at around noon and asked a building employee, M.K., for a rent application. M.K. recognized Hill, who had visited the apartme... More...
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United States of America v. Rami Ghanem

Laguna Niguel and San Diego, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with exporting military equipment from the United States to Lybia including acquiring, transporting, and use of surface-to-air missiles in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332g.

After undercover federal agents conducted a sting
operation in which Defendant Rami Ghanem sought to
export mili... More...
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The People of the State of California v. Usiel Alcaraz

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

In 2017, a jury convicted defendant Usiel Alcaraz of premeditated and deliberate attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 664), attempted robbery (id., §§ 211, 664), conspiracy to commit robbery (id., §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 211) and active participation in a criminal street gang (id., § 186.22,... More...
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United States of America v. Berg Companies, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Ac

Defense Contractor Berg Co. Agrees to Pay $3.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Bid Rigging on Defense Contracts


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John Gilchrist and Byron Brockman v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Austin, Texas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Schlumberger) provides oilfield
services to clients engaged in the exploration and development of oil and
natural gas. Its clients “are oil exploration and development companies who
operate oil rigs and well sites and their general b... More...
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Lynne R. Kritter v. Brent Mooring, et al.

Raleight, North Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on wrongful death negligence theories.

Eugene Kritter was an experienced helicopter pilot who owned and operated a crop dusting company, Kritter Cropdusting. While crop dusting over a farm in North Carolina, his helicopter collided with a low-hanging steel wire. Kritter was killed in the resulting crash. K... More...
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Norberto Vegas v. Be Vitamins Health Food Store Incorporated

Hackensack, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in several areas: employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunicat... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Gregory John Baird

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

LEWD MOLESTATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(A)
and
LEWD MOLESTATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(A)

A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and intentionally:

1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixt... More...
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United States of America v. Francis Eversman, Gregg Crawford

East Saint Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with bank fraud


Former bank president and contractor plead guilty to federal charge in loan fraud scheme


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United States of America v. Tyrone Donnell Porter

Alexandria, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

He objected to the admission of Jamie Hicks’s testimony regarding her boyfriend Jeremy Allinson’s out-of-court statement incriminating Porter, complaining that the statement was not admissible under the coconspirator ... More...
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Charleston, West Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory.

Luna’s relationship with Gryphon was documented in an Independent Contractor Agreement between The Texan and Gryphon. The Agreement explained in its opening paragraph that it was “entered into . . . between GryphonESP, LLC (the ‘Company’) and The Texan LLC (‘Contractor’).... More...
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Tamre McCrea & a. v. New Hampshire Department of Transportation

Concord, New Hampshire personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence claim.

. This case arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred at 4:30 p.m. on September 27, 2015 at the intersection of Route 106 and Staniels Road in Loudon (intersection). Plaintiff Tamre McCrae was traveling south on Route 106 when, while attempting to make a left turn onto Staniels Road, he... More...
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Micayla Augustyn v. Wall Township Board of Education

Princeton, New Jersey civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a education law violation theory.

For all the years Augustyn attended Wall High School, she was eligible for and received special education services pursuant to an individualized education plan (IEP) that provided for a variety of accommodations, including additional time to complete tests and homework assignments wit... More...
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Tracy W. Penland v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Anderson, South Carolina insurance lawyer lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking restoration of long-term disability benefits.

Penland stopped working in August 2015 following complications from colon surgery and various other conditions. He pplied for long-term disability benefits from his employer, and in February 2016, those benefits were approved. Under the terms of his employer’s... More...
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United States of America v. Andy Kane Follet

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

Wolf Point man pleads guilty to assault on Fort Peck Indian Reservation



A Wolf Point man accused... More...
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Guardian Flight, LLC; Med-Trans Corporation v. Healt Care Service Corpoation

Dallas, Texas commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over payment for out-of-network healthcare services.

Congress enacted the NSA in 2022 to protect patients from surprise
medical bills incurred when they receive emergency medical services from
out-of-network healthcare providers. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 300gg-111, 300gg-112.
The NSA achieves this by, i... More...
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United States of America v. Irene Michelle Fike

Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyers represented the Defend charged with fraud.

From 2016 to 2021, Fike worked at an accounting firm, where she performed bookkeeping tasks for one of the firm’s clients, J.M. and J.M.’s family. When Fike left the firm in 2021, J.M. hired her as an independent contractor, entrusting her to pay bills, update financial records, and complete other ... More...
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United States of America v. Blake Joseph Steiner

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child porn

Former Baton Rouge city contractor sentenced for child porn



U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Blake Joseph Steiner, age 37, of Baton R... More...
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The United States of America, on behalf of and for the use and benefit of iENG, LLC, v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America

Fort Lauderdale, Florida surety bond law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Miller Act claim.


The Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 311-313) is a federal law requiring payment and performance bonds on contracts exceeding $150,000 for federal government construction projects. These bonds protect subcontractors and material suppliers from nonpayment by the prime contractor. 28 U.S.C. § 1352 pr... More...
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The People of the State of California v. Ishmael Joshua Guerrero-Trevino

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the terms of his probation by committing another offense.

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Legal issue Can a suspended prison sentence be executed following a probation violation due to new criminal conduct?
Headnote

CRIMINAL LAW. PROBATION VIOLATION. The case involves an appeal from a judgment c... More...
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Julie Park, et al. v. Bradford Construction, Inc.

San Francisco, California civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract theory.

Julie Park and Tom McDonald (plaintiffs) filed the underlying action against Bradford Construction, Inc. (defendant) for violating the Contractors State License Law (CSLL). (Bus. &Prof. Code, §§ 7000 et seq.

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Legal issue Can a corporation rely on the substan... More...
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L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a First Amendment Constitutional law case.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), famously upheld the First Amendment right of public-school students to wear black armbands at school in protest of the country's i... More...
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