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United States of America v. Robert Pugh

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

“A district court abuses its considerable discretion and imposes a substantively unreasonable sentence only when it ‘(1) fails to afford consideration to relevant factors that were due significant weight, (2) gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, o

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Robert W. Otto and Julies H. Hamilton v. City of Boca Radon, Florida and County of Palm Beach, Florida

Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on civil rights violation theories un 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Otto and Hamilton are marriage and family therapists licensed to practice mental health counseling in Florida. They sued Palm Beach County and the City of Boca Raton in the West Palm Beach division of the Southern District of Florida, alleging that or dinances

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United States of America v. Briauna Adams

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and more than $3,000,000 in stolen Treasury checks.


A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her leadership role in two cases that resulted in more t

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State of Hawai'i v. John Naki

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony abuse of a family member.

The State of Hawaii claimed that defendant's two prior abuse of family or household member
(Abuse) offenses, charged in a single complaint resulting in a single judgment of conviction, constituted one prior conviction rather than the two prior convictions required for felo

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State of Oklahoma v. Billy Znne Deo

Okemah, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with secon-degree burglary and grand larcen and knowingly concealing stolen property.

¶2 On August 15, 2018, Petitioner entered a guilty plea to Second Degree Burglary in Case No. CF-2018-56 and the trial court entered an order deferring his sentencing for seven years. On December 17, 2018, Petitioner was charged

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United States of America v. Keaton Overton Gunnels

Albuquerque, New Mexico, pro se defendant charged with two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application.

Mr. Gunnels was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 27, 2019, for two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application. Doc. 2. He pled guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment on May 25, 2021. Doc. 51, 53. He admitted that he had committed t

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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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Patrick Jones, Jr. v. Lake County Sheriff's Office and Lawrnece Oliver

Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

When Patrick Jones Jr. was in training to be a deputy sheriff, he offered to share what he thought was
a study guide with his classmates in preparation for an up- coming test. As it turned out, the study guide was a cheat
sheet for a prior version of the Illinois state law enforcement exam. After an investigation i

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Bilyeu and Jessica Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC

Knoxville, Tennessee, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who objected on religious grounds
to a coronavirus vaccine mandate imposed by their employer, UT-Battelle, during the pandemic.

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A reasonable juror could conclude that that this type of interview process “could well
dissuade a reasonable worker from making” a request for accommodations. Bur

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Ryan Gary and Rebecca Gary v. Hollier's Specialty Roofing, Inc.

Lafayette, Louisiana, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute.

The Garys sustained extensive roof damage when Humcane Delta blew through Lafayette Parish on October 9, 2020. The following day, the Garys met with a representative from Hollier Roofing. During this meeting, the Garys and Hollier Roofing signed an agreement to fix the damage. The agreement also

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Ann Barclay Dewet, et al. v. G. Russell Rollyson, Jr., et al.

Bluefield, West Virginia, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 taking without due process.


Smith owned real property in West Virginia. She failed to pay the real estate taxes
assessed for 2016, and the Mercer County Sheriff sold a tax lien on the property to Boer.

Boer then sought a tax deed to the property. He prepared a list of those to be

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Jennifer L. Beckett v. United States of America

Charleston, South Carolina, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.

Jennifer Beckett-Lynn (“Beckett-Lynn”) and her now deceased husband, Keith Lynn (“Lynn”), brought a civil action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671, alleging that substandard medical care provided to Lynn at the Veterans Affairs Medical

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Selena Staley, et al. v. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, et al.

New York, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued ona orker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and breach of contract theories.

A class action lawsuit filed in August 2022 on behalf of former employees of the Four Seasons Hotel in midtown Manhattan, alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and breach of

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Juliana Rodriguez Morel, et al. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America

Concord, New Hampshire, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

Rodriguez Morel sued her former employer’s insurer, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (“Travelers”), as a third-party beneficiary of an employment practices liability insurance policy (“EPL policy”). Her first amended complaint sought a decla

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Brigette I. Bodie-Jernigan v. School Board of Broward County, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Americans With Disabilities Act job discrimination theory.

In August 2007, Bodie-Jernigan began working as a teacher
at the Dillard 6-12 School in Broward County.1 Her responsibilities
included maintaining discipline in the classroom and creating a pos-
itive and engaging learning environment for he

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Zoe Ajjahnon v. Amerilife of North Carolina, L.L.C.

Orlando, Florida, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (RICO Claim).

Ajjahnon obtained her Florida insurance license in August 2021. A month later, she interviewed with Amerilife, a company
that recruits and supports independent insurance agents by providing them with training, tools, an

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State of Idaho v. Robin Lee Row

Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

Robin Lee Row was sentenced to death in 1993 for murdering her husband and two
children in their sleep on February 10, 1992. Over the next 30 years, Row filed five petitions for
post-conviction relief in state court and two federal habeas corpus claims, all of which were
unsuccessful.

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Brandon King v. United Parcel Service, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued job discrimination theory.

Brandon King ended up in federal court because he did not want to work on
Saturdays. The district court1 denied his motion to remand the case to state court
and granted judgment on the pleadings to his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc.

Not all UPS drivers follow the s

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United States of America v. Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen identities.

Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,” age 30, a Canadian citizen formerly of Albany, was sentenced on Tuesday to 54 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-relat

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Janice Hughes Barners, et al. v. Roberto Felix, Jr., et al.

Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a excessive force wrongful death civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Ashtian Barners was shot and killed by Officer Roberto Felix, Jr. during a traffic stop.

Barnes’s parents sued Felix and Harris County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.5 The district court granted summary judgment on the
p

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the

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Cody Paterson, et al. v. State of Mississippi

Tupelo, Mississippi, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a governmental tort claim wrongful death claim.

ohnny Patterson was struck and killed by a vehicle while acting within the course andscope of his employment as a school resource officer. Allegedly, the accident was the result,in part, of an inoperable warning sign on a roadway maintained by the Mississip

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Tessa Needham, et al. v. Merck & Company, Inc., et al.

Charlotte, North Carolina, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued vaccine related injuries.

compensation program for vaccine-related injuries. Generally, a person claiming
injury from certain vaccines must first pursue this statutory remedy before suing a vaccine
manufacturer. 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(a)(2)(A). To do so, a claimant must file a petition in
the

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Lee Evans v. Newark City, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

In 1978, five teenage boys from Newark, New Jersey
disappeared. The case remained unsolved for 30 years. Then,
in 2008 police charged Appellee Lee Evans with their murders.
The case against Evans relied on the allegedly coerced
confession of one man, who was coached by

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