April Dobyns sured Dana Hudson and USAA on a negligence theory claiming:


1. On or about December 27, 2012, an accident occurred in an around 20th and Toledo Place, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma. The minor Madison Dobyns was involved in an accident wherein said minor allegedly sustained various injuries. As a result of the accident, the injured minor and the ... More...   $0 (12-10-2013 - OK)

The Department of Revenue, on behalf of R.S.M., appeals the final judgment of paternity and support ordering the father, B.J.M., to pay child support to the mother, R.S.M., for their child, L.W.M. Competent substantial evidence does not

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support the final judgment. Consequently, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In November 2010, the Department filed its peti... More...   $0 (12-04-2013 - F:)

Allan Lorincz, a man in his mid‐80s retired from the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he had been a distinguished dermatologist, was dying of Parkinson’s disease in the spring of 2010 when, according to the plaintiff, Maisha Hamilton, he hired her to help him in his home with various “end‐of‐life tasks.” She was a friend of a wayward daughter of Lorincz. A defrocked physicia... More...   $0 (11-20-2013 - IL)

¶1 The Supreme Court of the United States certified two questions of Oklahoma law under the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S. 2011 §§ 1601-1611:

Whether H.B. No. 1970, Section 1, Chapter 216, O.S.L. 2011 prohibits: (1) the use of misoprostol to induce abortions, including the use of misoprostol in conjunction with mifepristone according to a protocol approv... More...   $0 (11-14-2013 - OK)

Plaintiffs Carole and Harry Hughes (collectively, the Hugheses), a nursing home resident and her community spouse, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS or the Ohio agency),1 holding that the Ohio agency properly penalized Mrs. Hughes based on Mr. Hughes’s purchase of an annuity for himself with f... More...   $0 (10-25-2013 - OH)

Plaintiff-Appellant, William Romine, appeals the district court’s grant of Defendant-Appellee’s motion for summary judgment. As a result of an unsatisfactory experience in Defendant’s emergency room, Romine brought this action pursuant to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. §1395dd. The district court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgme... More...   $0 (10-24-2013 - KY)

This defamation case arises from a series of articles published in the Mineral Wells Index (the Index), a newspaper owned by Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (NHI).

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The articles reported regulatory compliance problems and official investigations into the Crazy Water Retirement Hotel, a local Mineral Wells assisted living facility, and examined the conduct of Charles Miller, president of th... More...   $0 (10-24-2013 - TX)

Donald Gale sued Omnicare, Inc. on a qui tam theory claiming that Omnicare illegally paid kickbacks to nursing homes in return for more patient referrals for prescription drugs.

Omnicare denied wrongdoing.

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Court Docket Entries for October, 2013:

10/01/2013 130 Opinion and Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 10/1/13. The Cour... More...   $120000000 (10-24-2013 - OH)

¶1 This appeal was filed by Plaintiffs/Appellants, Bambi Hamilton, individually and as Guardian of the person and the Estate of M.H., a minor, and Matthew Hamilton to challenge the amount of the lien owed to the Appellee Oklahoma Health Care Authority. On May 31, 2013, this Court issued its Opinion reversing the Order of the district court denying the Hamiltons' request to reduce the amount of th... More...   $0 (10-23-2013 - OK)

Betting on sports is an activity that has unarguably increased in popularity over the last several decades. Seeking to address instances of illegal sports wagering within its borders and to improve its economy, the State of New Jersey has sought to license gambling on certain professional and amateur sporting events. A conglomerate of sports leagues, displeased at the prospect of State-licensed ga... More...   $0 (09-17-2013 - )

Yolanda Nowlin, 42, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, four counts of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit kickback fraud and aiding and abetting Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The verdicts were returned late yesterday afternoon following seven days of trial and less than three hours of deliberations.

Nowlin, of... More...   $0 (09-05-2013 - TX)

Michael Quinn III, Michael Quinn, Jr. and Kimberly G. Quinn sued Magna Health Care, Inc., Magna Home Health Center, Inc. and Leonard Agbasi on negligence and breach of contract theories claiming:

1. The Plaintiffs Michael Guinn III, Michael Guinn II, and Kimberly Guinn are currently citizens and residents of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The Plaintiff Michael Guinn III. is ... More...   $1 (08-28-2013 - OK)

Relator Thomas M. Zizic, M.D. (“Zizic”) filed this qui tam1

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1 The term “qui tam” is an abbreviation of the phrase “‘qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur,’ which means ‘who pursues this action on our Lord the King’s behalf as well as his own.’” United States ex rel. Atkinson v. Pa. Shipbuilding Co., 473 F.3d 506, 509 n.1 (... More...   $0 (08-26-2013 - PA)

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Julio Ramos, M.D., filed a three-count second amended complaint against defendant, Kewanee Hospital (the hospital), seeking injunctive relief, a declaration that the hospital improperly summarily suspended his privileges, and damages arising from the summary suspension. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his second amended complaint, then filed the current action six weeks later. Foll... More...   $0 (08-13-2013 - IL)

Appellant, Kodigbo Odelugo, without an agreed punishment recommendation from the State, pleaded guilty to the offense of engaging in

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organized criminal activity, namely aggregate theft of over $200,000,1 and the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for fifteen years. In three issues, appellant contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and the tri... More...   $0 (07-18-2013 - TX)

Under the federal Medicaid statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., states participating in Medicaid and implementing a managed care environment are obligated to make, at least every fourth month, supplemental payments (known as ―wraparound payments‖) to federally-qualified health centers (―FQHCs‖) in an amount equal to the difference between a predetermined rate set by the Medicaid statute mul... More...   $0 (07-09-2013 - NJ)

Under Title VII, an employer’s liability for such harassment may depend on the status of the harasser. ... More...   $0 (06-24-2013 - DC)

Ian Wittner died at the North Colorado Medical Center after being injected with the drug Haldol during a seventy-two-hour involuntary mental health hold.

His parents, Lizbeth Cardenas and George Wittner, brought this § 1983 claim against the Medical Center, the doctor, and the nurse involved in their son’s treatment. They appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to de... More...   $0 (06-24-2013 - CO)

Luke Joerg was injured when his bicycle collided with a car driven by William Lazar. Joerg, a developmentally disabled adult, sued Lazar and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the uninsured motorist carrier. Because Lazar

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settled, the case proceeded to trial only against State Farm. Prior to trial, the trial court ruled that evidence of past medical expenses must r... More...   $0 (06-21-2013 - FL)

Lansing-area resident Dr. Paul Kelly was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Charge Robert D. Foley III of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge La... More...   $0 (06-06-2013 - MI)

¶1 On April 2, 2009, Richard Douglas was admitted to the Defendant's rehabilitative care center for extended care. Douglas remained at the facility for approximately 21 days and was discharged on April 23, 2009. He died a short time later on May 12, 2009. The decedent's estate filed a wrongful death action in Tulsa County against the Defendant, alleging Douglas died as a result of the facility's ... More...   $0 (06-04-2013 - OK)

Albert Ramirez (“Ramirez” or “Appellant”) appeals a ruling of the trial court that Ramirez was not indigent for the purposes of court-appointed counsel to represent him on appeal, Case No. 08-11-00298-CR, and a trial transcript at county expense. Ramirez brings two issues: (1) error by the trial court in determining Ramirez was not indigent in spite of evidence to the contrary and in viola... More...   $0 (05-31-2013 - TX)

Ahmad Alzubi sued Felix Rudy Arellano on an auto negligence theory claiming:

1. On or about, January 09, 2012, Defendant negligently caused a motor vehicle collision with the Plaintiff.

2. As a result, Plaintiff incurred damages which are in excess of $75,000.

3. Damages include Plaintiffs physical pain and suffering (past and future); mental pain and suffering (past and... More...   $25000 (05-31-2013 - OK)

Pharmaceutical company ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pled guilty earlier today to conspiracy to introduce a misbranded drug into interstate commerce and conspiracy to pay illegal remuneration in violation of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today. U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara accepted ISTA's guilty pleas. The guilty pleas are part of a global settle... More...   $0 (05-25-2013 - NY)

This appeal arises from a bench trial in which the district court found that Appellant Meggie Chapman violated the “assisting and facilitating” provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 310.3(b).

The underlying consumer protection action was brought by the Federal Trade Commission and four states against several individual and corporate defendants who marketed and sold to ... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - KS)