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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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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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DAKODA AARON MCCAULEY, Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Dakoda Aaron McCauley, was tried and convicted by a jury in the District Court of Osage County, Case No. CF-2018-135, of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Heat of Passion), in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 The jury sentenced McCauley to twenty-two years imprisonment. The Honorable Burl O. Estes, Associate District Judge, presided at trial and pronounced judgment and sentence in

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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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United States of America v. Eskender Getchew

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, including opioids, without a legitimate medical purpose.

kender Getachew is a medical doctor who operated a clinic in Columbus, Ohio, that provided treatment to patients suffering from opioid addiction. The federal government alleged that Dr. Getachew unlawfully pres

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

Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft.

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

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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v, D.V.

Austin, Texas, family law lawyer represent Defendant in a parental termination action.

As future-Chief Justice Pope explained for the Court nearly half a century ago, for example, "[a]ctions which break the ties between a parent and child can never be justified without the most solid and substantial reasons," and so "in an action which permanently sunders those ties," the "proceedings [sh

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United States of America v. Naqwan Antonio Lucas,

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder.

Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of the District of Columbia, has been charged in a 16-count indictment for the June 30 murder of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym and charged in a second indictment for the July 4 murder of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pir

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Melissa Trinidad v. Ricahrd D'Ambra

Providence, Rhode Island, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence theory.

On October 30, 1996, Melissa Trinidad, not yet three years old, was diagnosed with a blood lead level of 45 µg/dL.

At the time, she lived in a dwelling owned by Defendant Richard D'Ambra (D'Ambra) located at 500 Branch Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. (Compl. ¶ 4.) After an ins

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State of Oklahoma v. Keisha Albert

Tulsa, Oklahoma, family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination case.

¶ 1 Appellant Keisha Albert (Mother) appeals an Order terminating her parental rights to her minor children, R.A., W.A., Z.A. and A.A., upon a unanimous jury verdict finding Mother failed to correct the conditions leading to the adjudication of the children as deprived pursuant to 10A O.S

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The State of Oklahoma v. In the Matter of L.M., an alleged Deprived Child.Rebecca Mireles and James Moody

Durant, Oklahoma, family law lawyer represented the Defendants in a termination of parental rights case.

¶ 1 In this consolidated appeal, the biological parents of L.M. appeal a trial court judgment terminating their parental rights based on separate jury verdicts finding: (1) Rebecca Mireles (Mother) has a mental illness, and (2) both James Moody (Father) and Mother have failed to corr

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United States of America v. Tania Cesar

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and 5 counts of health care fraud.

When reviewing the substantive reasonableness of a prison sentence, courts consider the totality of the circumstances under a defrential abuse-of-discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The party

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United States of America v. Anthony Clagon

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person.


A Manchester man was sentenced today in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Anthony Clagon, age 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante t

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Ryan Corbridge v. Encompass Indemnity Company

Portland, Oregon, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theory.

AI Overview

Oregon bad faith insurance law has significantly evolved, particularly with the 2023 Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union decision, which allows policyholders to sue insurers for certain unfair claims handling practices under a common law negligence claim. T

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Betsey Richards v. Social Security Administration

Eugene, Oregon, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.

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"SSID Tit. XVI" refers to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which is a federal assistance program authorized under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. It provides income to aged, bli

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Ira A. Troyer v. Maryland Casualty Company, et al.

Missoula, Montana, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

AI Overview
In Montana, an insurance company breaches the implied covenant of "good faith" by knowingly or recklessly failing to settle a claim or by acting with unfair or deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting policy provisions, unreasonably delaying a claim, o

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United States of America v. Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Ibogaine Distribution.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars, 52, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of distribution of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of ibog

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United States of America v. Devin Long

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession and firearm felonies.

As they surveilled Devin Long, officers observed him engage in several suspected drug transactions. Based on these discoveries, a magistrate judge issued a warrant to search Long’s house for evidence related to drug trafficking. The search turned up a host of illegal fir

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Clifford L. Grover, Jr. v. Social Security Administration

Buffalo, New York, social security disability lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.

Social Security DIWC/DIWW benefits are Disabled Insured Worker's Claim and Disabled Insured Worker's Insurance benefits, which are the same as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). These are monthly cash benef

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Thomas Patak

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smash-and-grab burglaries.

HOMAS PATAK, 55, pleaded guilty to numerous breaking and entering, larceny from a building and destruction of property charges in BMC Central and received a sentence of 2.5 years in the House of Correction followed by two years of probation with orders to stay away from all cri

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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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State of Florida v. Hilwon Torres Martinez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a sex crime.

See Reyna v. State, 302 So. 3d 1025, 1031 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (“For collateral sex crimes to be admissible, courts have applied section 90.404(2)(c) to require significant similarity between the collateral evidence and the charged crime, evidence so similar and specific that it resembles a clear

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