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United States of America v. Marlon Alonzo Smith

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substance (drugs) with intent to distribute.

During a traffic stop, a drug-detection dog named Marco signaled that he smelled drugs in Smith’s car. Law enforcement discovered more than a kilogram of methamphetamine in the trunk. A federal jury later convicted Smith of possessi

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United States of America v. Gregory W. Pheasent

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to use required taillight at night on an ATM on federal land.

Pheasant involves an Icarus-like criminal prosecution of a dirt biker stemming from an alleged taillight infraction on federal land managed by the BLM. The incident occurred in the context of “a special operation” by BLM “to ensure a

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Doe v. Doe

Grangeville, Idaho, family law lawyers represented the parties in a parental rights termination case.

In 2017, Mother and Doe had a sexual relationship which resulted in Child being born. While in jail, Mother found out that she was pregnant; Mother let Doe know he could be the father. Doe was not listed as Child's father on Child's birth certificate. Doe was incarcerated in 2018 when Ch

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State of Nevada v. Ocean Celestino Camacho

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and two firearm discharge offenses.

Brandon Morales and two friends, Joshua Nunez and Humberto Oceguedo-Ramos, drove to a Las Vegas gas station, where they met Ca

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State of Nevada v. Tiktok, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a writ of prohibition or, alternatively, mandamus challenging a district court order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim in a consumer protection action.

The State of Nevada filed a complaint against petitioners TikTok, Inc., and its related entiti

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State of Arizona v. Steven Peterson

Holbrook, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was charged with five counts of sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation.

The jury found Peterson guilty as charged. The court sentenced him to a total of seven years' imprisonment with credit for 32 days of presentence incarceration and lifetime probation upon his release.

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United States of America v.



An illegal alien from Mexico was arrested Tuesday for soliciting others to kill ICE agents in a TikTok post on October 9, 2025, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.


According to court records, Eduardo Aguilar, 23, residing in Dallas, Texas, was charged by federal complaint for transmitting in interstate or foreign com

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Andrew Verch v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. wrongful denial of employee benefits theory.

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Mark Fiechtner v. America West Insurance Company

Canton, South Dakota insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

Mark Fiechtner was in a motor vehicle accident in April 2018. Following the accident, Fiechtner sought medical treatment for neck pain, vision issues, and problems with his memory. Fiechtner made a claim for payment of medical benefits to his insurer, American Wes

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United States of America v. Bryant James Ross

Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery.

Assault is an act that causes someone to fear imminent physical harm, while battery is the physical act of applying force to another person. The key difference is that battery requires physical contact, which can be offensive or harmful, whereas assault does not, according to some jur

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D.W. Avionics v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Company

Omaha, Nebraska insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

D S Avionics Unlimited LLC (DSA) had an insurance policy issued by U.S. Specialty Insurance Company (USSIC)
that covered the “direct physical loss” of DSA’s aircraft.

1. Summary Judgment: Appeal and Error. An appellate court reviews
the district court

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State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens

Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest
with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.

1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -
tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable
to the prosecution.

2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an

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United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591.

Federal and state laws treat
trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not

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Sergio Saucedo v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of the River Valley

Fayetteville, Arkansas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a E.R.I.S.A. law theory.

The Plaintiff request health care benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act from the Defendant.

Saucedo's ERISA claim is premature. His claim for statutory ERISA penalties is also subject to dismissal because the facts fail to plausibly show that United negl

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Canary Reed v. Remington Arms Company, Inc., et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation job discrimination theory.

This is an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by Canary Reed against Remington Ammunition, Remington Arms Company, Inc., and Vista Outdoors Inc.. Filed in October 2024, Reed, an African American woman, alleges she was terminated from her job as a Body

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Justin Hooper v. The City of Tulsa

Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa dispute whether the Curtis Act, 30 Stat. 495 (1898), grants Tulsa jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by all Tulsa’s inhabitants, including Indians, in Indian country. Tulsa issued a traffic citation to Mr. Hooper, an Indian and member of the Choctaw Nation, and he paid a $150 fine for the ticket in Tulsa’s Municipal Criminal Court (“municipal

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CITY OF TULSA, Appellant v. NICHOLAS RYAN O'BRIEN, Appellee

¶1 Appellee, Nicholas Ryan O'Brien, was charged by Information in the Municipal Criminal Court of the City of Tulsa with the following misdemeanor traffic crimes:

Case No. 720766, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, in violation of City of Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 37, § 649;

Case No. 720766A, Transporting an Open Container, in violation of City of Tuls

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JERRY LEE IRWIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Jerry Lee Irwin, was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2021-3185, of Count 1: Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 652(C); Count 4: Kidnapping, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 741; Count 5: Possession of a Firearm After Former Conviction, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2019, § 1283(A); and Count 6: Traffick

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. STEVEN LEON FULLER, Appellee.

¶1 The State of Oklahoma appeals the order of the reviewing judge affirming an adverse ruling of the magistrate dismissing the criminal charges in Ottawa County District Court Case No. CF-2022-215 for lack of jurisdiction. See 22 O.S.2011, §§ 1089.1--1089.7; Rule 6.1, Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2024).

¶2 On November 1, 2022, the State charg

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MICHAEL GARY PARKER, JR., Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee.

¶1 Appellant Michael Gary Parker, Jr. appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2018-3184, for First Degree Manslaughter, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 Parker's jury unanimously found him guilty, but deadlocked on the issue of punishment. The Honorable William J. Musseman, Jr., District Judge, who presided over Parker's jury trial, sentenced Pa

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. DALTON WAYNE WARD, Appellee

¶1 The State of Oklahoma, Appellant, appeals from an order sustaining Appellee's motion to dismiss a charge of assault and battery on a police officer filed in the District Court of Mayes County, Case No. CF-2019-295. The trial court held an evidentiary hearing on Appellee's motion to dismiss, and, relying on McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), and Hogner v. State, 2021 OK CR 4, 500 P.3d

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State ex rel. Matloff v. Wallace

¶1 The State of Oklahoma, by Mark Matloff, District Attorney of Pushmataha County, petitions this Court for the writ of prohibition to vacate the Respondent Judge Jana Wallace's April 12, 2021 order granting post-conviction relief. Judge Wallace's order vacated and dismissed the second degree murder conviction of Clifton Merrill Parish in Pushmataha County Case No. CF-2010-26. Because the Respond

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United States of America v. Charles “Chuck” Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Charles “Chuck” Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the county of public funds for years.<

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Cody Jacobs and Dana Jacobs v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Tulsa, Oklahoma, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

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Jay F. Vermillion v. Tom Francum, et al.

Indianapolis, Indiana, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theory.

Jay Vermillion, a prisoner at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana, appeals from the summary judgment rejecting his claims that prison officials dismissed him from his job in the prison’s law library in retaliation for prior lawsuits.

This suit arises from Vermillion’

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