Medical Malpractice Law
 
United States of America v. Lopez Scott

Norfolk, Virginia health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lopez Scott, age 47.

Defendant was charged for defrauding the Virginia Medicaid program by submitting over $188,000 in false claims for a residential nursing facility.

“For three years, the defendant used his position as a nursing home operator to fraudulently obtain over $188,000 from the

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U.S. ex rel. Doe v. Select Medical Corporation et al.

Newark, New Jersey False Claims Act violation lawyers represented Relators.

A contract rehabilitation therapy provider will pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly causing 12 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in New York and New Jersey to submit false claims to Medicare for services that were not reasonable, necessary, or skilled,

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State of West Virginia vs. Drexel M.

- Criminal defense attorney represented Drexel M with six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and six counts of sexual abuse by a guardian or custodian charges.



Petitioner was initially indicted by a Nicholas County grand jury in May of 2002, and he
was charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault of J.B., one c

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Ryan L. Meadows vs. United Coal Company, LLC

Charleston, WV - Workman's Compensation attorney represented Ryan L. Meadows with appealing the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review charge.



The issue on appeal is compensability. The claims administrator rejected the claim on
August 21, 2018. The Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges (

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Summit Pharmacy Inc. v. Costco Wholesale (R) and Costco Wholesale Corporation

Richmond, Virginia - Workers’ Compensation attorney represented Summit Pharmacy, Inc. with appealing a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.



On March 14, 2011, Ryan Dove (formerly Ryan Burke) injured her right shoulder in a
workplace accident while employed by Costco. Following the accident, Dove and Costco

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Jerry L. Hamlin and Freda J. Hamlin v. Forest Hills Heath Care, LLC, AHS Southcrest Hospital, LLC and Midwest Geriatric Management, LLC

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff on a medical malpractice theory.

Plaintiff alleged that Freda J. Hamlin received substandard care while being cared for by Defendants with the result that she developed a bed sores on her buttocks and left heel which progressed to stage IV which resulted in numerous and lengthy hospitalizations and debridement with resulting dam

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United States of America v. Eike Blohm

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children

Eike Blohm, 39, of South Burlington, Vermont, was charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornographyand one count of Lewd & Lascivious Conduct, one count of Voyeurism (Circumstances – First Offense), and 19 counts of Voyeurism (Place – First Offense) in state court. <

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United States of America v. Albert T. Nguyen, M.D.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma health care fraud lawyer represented doctor accused with violating the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and its regulations.

Albert T. Nguyen, M.D., of Oklahoma City, agreed to pay $325,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and its regu

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United States of America v. Michael Tae Kim Ahlers

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represent represented Defendant charged with grand theft.

Michael Tae Kim Ahlers, 50, of Lenexa, Kansas, was was charged for stealing more than $556,000 from his former employer, the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), as well as from KUMC Research Institute and from KU Endowment. In February, Ahlers pleaded guilty to charges of bank fra

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. DOUGLAS WAYNE PONTHIEUX

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter.



On June 28, 2017, Defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with the
second degree murder of Patterson, in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. On August 7,
2017, Defendant filed a pro se “Application for Appointment of Sanity

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. TERRY LEN JOSEPH

Lake Charles, LA - Criminal defense attorney represented Terry Len Joseph with vehicular homicide and possession of weapon by a convicted felon charges.



On the evening of January 1, 2011, the defendant, Terry Len Joseph, was
driving westbound on Louisiana Highway 96 in St. Martin Parish. His passenger
was the victim, A

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. LANCE S. BARTON

Lake Charles, LA - Criminal defense attorney represented Lance Barton with five counts of molestation of a juvenile under the age of five charges.



On August 26, 2015, the Acadia Parish Grand Jury returned an
indictment charging that, from on or about July 1, 2014, until June 2, 2015, Mr.
Barton willfully, unlawfully, an

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State of Louisiana v. Brittany Tyson

Shreveport LA - Criminal defense attorney represented Brittany Tyson with a manslaughter charge.



Riley Tyson was born to Brittany Tyson (“Tyson”) on February 28,
2013. Tyson was 19 years old at the time and a single mother. She had
dropped out of school in the ninth grade. On June 16, 2013, Tyson sought
medic

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United States of America v. Dr. Afzal Beemath

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with onspiracy and unlawful controlled substance distribution.

Dr. Afzal Beemath,age 45, was conspiracy and unlawful controlled substance distribution/

Defendant pleaded guilty on September 30, 2019 to twenty (20) counts charged in a first superseding indictment, involving a conspiracy to illegally distribu

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STATE OF MONTANA v. WESLEY SMITH

Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Wesley John Smith with one count of Sexual Abuse of Children charge.



¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:
1. Did the District Court misinterpret M. R. Evid. 801(d)(1) and abuse its discretion
by admitting the victim’s taped forensic interview as a pr

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MARKUS HENDRIK KAARMA v. STATE OF MONTANA

Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Markus Hendrik Kaarma with a deliberate homicide charge.



In April 2014, Kaarma’s Missoula home, which he shared with his partner Janelle
Pflager (Pflager) and their infant son, was burglarized twice when they left their garage
door partially open. After the two

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STATE OF MONTANA v. Travis Staker

Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Travis Michael Staker with a patronizing prostitution charge.



During the week of August 26, 2018, officers of the Gallatin County Sheriff’s
Office, Bozeman Police Department, and the United States Department of Homeland
Security conducted a warrantless internet

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - STEVEN B. DERIFIELD

Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Steven Derifield with one count of having weapons while under disability and three counts of possession of drugs charges.



On July 11, 2019, Derifield was indicted by a Madison County Grand Jury for: Madison CA2020-01-002
(1) having weapons under disability in violatio

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United States of America v. Kristopher M. Voyles

Greenville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with theft of more than $1,000 of government property.

Kristopher M. Voyles, 31, of Georgia, was charged with theft of more than $1,000 of government property. Voyles is not a veteran and has never served in the United States military. On October 9, 2019, Voyles used the name, date of birth, and social se

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - CHERRY MARTIN-PALEY

Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Cherry Martin-Paley with a operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse charge.



Appellant was charged with OVI, a first-degree misdemeanor in violation of
R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)(a), and failure to maintain control, a minor misdemeanor in violat

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United States of America v. Steven Tucker

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Steven Tucker, age 36, charged with sex trafficking of a minor, operation of a prostitution enterprise and maintaining a drug-involved premises.

After a three-day trial in March 2019, a federal jury found Steven Tucker, 36, of Manchester, guilty of one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of operating an inte

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State of Oklahoma v. Coffman, Natasha Danielle Jane

Stillwater, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABGEN, Assault and Battery on Emergency Medical Technician, AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 650.4(A)
Date of Offense: 08/26/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Coffman, Natasha Danielle Jane Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/15/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: Assa

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KRISTIE BOWLING - vs - DARIN BOWLING

Middletown, Ohio - Divorce attorney represented Darin Bowling with a violation of a shared parenting plan ("SPP").



The parties married in 2004 and twin daughters were born of the marriage in
2006. Mother filed for divorce in 2011 and in 2012, the court issued the parties a final
decree of divorce and a shared parenting p

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - JOHN W. MOORE,

Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented John W. Moore with a domestic violence charge.



On August 28, 2019, Moore was arrested and charged with one count of
domestic violence in violation of 2919.25(A), a first-degree misdemeanor. The charge Fayette CA2020-09-016
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arose after it was alleged

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Arch Jones

Tulsa, Oklahoma child sex abuse charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jeffrey Arch Jones, age 31.

Defendant was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Indian Country and one count of abusive sexual contact of a child in Indian Country.

“Make no mistake, Jeffrey Jones is a child sexual predator,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnso

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