Medical Malpractice Law
 
United States of America v. William Earley, D.O.; Brian Gullett, D.O.; Roswell Tempest Lowry, M.D.; and Vernon Stanley, M.D.

Charleston, West Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.

Four of the physicians each pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud: William Earley, D.O, 66, of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Brian Gullett, D.O., 45, of Clarksville, Pennsylvania; Rosw

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Santos Botello v. The State of Texas

Houston, Texas – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a murder charge.




A grand jury indicted appellant for the murder of Francisco Esparza
(“Francisco”). The two-paragraph indictment alleged that, on or about May 23,
2017, appellant (1) “intentionally or knowingly” caused Francisco’s d

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Santos Botello v. The State of Texas

Houston, Texas – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a murder charge.




A grand jury indicted appellant for the murder of Francisco Esparza
(“Francisco”). The two-paragraph indictment alleged that, on or about May 23,
2017, appellant (1) “intentionally or knowingly” caused Francisco’s d

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United States of America v. Matthew Steven Miller

St. Louis, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Illegally Prescribing Drug.

Matthew Steven Miller, 43, wrote prescriptions for the drug Xanax for six people who were not his patients between 2016 and 2018. Miller had not examined them, knew they didn’t have a legitimate medical need for the drug and knew the drug would be sold or abused.

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United States of America v. Katie Diana Rooney

St. Louis, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Prescription Drug, Health Care Fraud.

Katie Diana Rooney fraudulently obtained prescription drugs for herself and her children and then sold them to others, including an undercover agent. Rooney admitted that On numerous occasions from July 11, 2018 to October 2018, she visited a doctor and falsely claimed to need pres

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Davis v. Sanders and Virginia Surgical Associates

Alexandria, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on medical malpractice theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of substandard surgical care by Defendant doctor.

Plaintiff suffered a common bile duct injury during the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure leading to additional hospitalization

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Newport News, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff on a medical malpractice negligence theory.

Fifty-one year old Plaintiff claimed to have suffered brain damage following a mammogram.

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United States of America v. James J. Peperno

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud, Travel Act, false statement, and perjury offenses.

James J. Peperno, Jr., age 57, of Old Forge, Pennsylvania was convicted of soliciting cash payments and debt forgiveness from a local business owner, to provide to Robert Semenza, Jr., the former Presi

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ANGELINA GUERRERO V. BERTHA G. CARDENAS

Houston, Texas – Personal Injury lawyer represented Appellant with appealing an adverse jury verdict arising from an automobile collision.




Guerrero and Cardenas were involved in an automobile collision at Antoine
Street and North Sam Houston Parkway in Houston in August 2016. Guerrero was
driving southbound on A

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United States of America v. Vincent Marchetti, Jr

Texarkana criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Health Care Kickback Conspiracy.

“Taxpayers deserve to have their tax dollars spent judiciously and within the confines of appropriate laws and rules. The intentional failure to do so breeds a lack of confidence in valuable processes that ensure efficient use of money for the benefit our citizens,” said Brit Featherston, U.

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United States of America v. Purificacion Cristobal

New York City, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged for her participation in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose acting outside the usual course of professional practice

Purificacion Cristobal was convicted for her participation in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose acting outside the usual cour

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Ronald Lamy vs. Stahl Speciality Company

Saint Louis, MO – Personal Injury lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the denial of his workers' compensation benefits.



Lamy began working for Stahl Specialty Company ("Employer"), a company that
manufactures automotive and marine parts, in 1987. In June 2017, Lamy filed a claim for
compensation with th

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Beth Owen v. The Washington University

Saint Louis, MO – Employment lawyer represented Appellant with a wrongful termination claim



Owen filed a petition in the circuit court against the University on December 23, 2016. For
her sole cause of action, Owen alleged the University wrongfully terminated her employment in
violation of public policy in retaliation

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K.J.P. v. County of San Diego and Richard Fischer

On April 13, 2015, the decedent, Lucky Phounsy, experienced a mental health crisis and called 9-1-1 for help. San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies responded to Mr. Phounsy's call. During the altercation between Mr. Phounsy and the deputies, Mr. Phounsy was tased multiple times, punched, handcuffed, put in maximum restraints, strapped to a gurney, and had pressure applied to his head and torso. Mr.

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CATHERINE ROLL, et al. v. LAURA HOWARD, et al.

Topeka, Kansas – Disability lawyer represented Appellant with seeking to relocate to a community based treatment center.




A case is moot when it is clearly and convincingly shown the actual controversy
has ended, the only judgment that could be entered would be ineffectual for any purpose,
and it would not impa

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United States of America v. Timothy Ingram and Joaquin Lopez

San Diego, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Participating in Nationwide Grandparent Scam

From November 1, 2019, until October 14, 2020, the members of the criminal enterprise targeted elderly Americans, contacting them by phone and feeding them phony stories that their grandchildren were in legal trouble and needed money to cover bail, pay medical expenses for

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Xinsheng (Randy) Gan v. Penny Schrock

Jefferson City, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a wrongful termination theory.


This case has come repeatedly before this court. It began after Gan was dismissed from his position with the Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Finance and Administrative Services, in February of 2013. Schrock v. Gan, 494 S.W.3d 631, 633 (Mo. App.

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United States of America v. Matthew Steven Miller

St. Louis, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug.

Matthew Steven Miller, 43, wrote prescriptions for the drug Xanax for six people who were not his patients between 2016 and 2018. Miller had not examined them, knew they didn’t have a legitimate medical need for the drug and knew the drug would be sold or abused, Assistant

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Kristopher Stepps v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendants on a job discrimination theory based on race.


Dr. Kristopher Stepps brings this suit against the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and Thomas Schulz. Dr. Stepps alleges that Defendants violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981's prohibitions against racial discrimination and retaliation. Pending befor

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State of Oklahoma v. Jamie L. Harrison

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Assault and/or Battery on a Emergency Technician or Care Provider

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABGEN, ASSAULT AND/OR BATTERY ON A EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR CARE PROVIDER, in violation of 21 O.S. 650.4
Date of Offense: 07/17/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
Harrison, Jamie L Disposed: CONVI

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United States of America v. Mark Schena

San Jose, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to pay kickbanks and paying illegal kickbacks.

Mark Schena, 59, of Los Altos, California, served as the president of Arrayit Corporation. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Schena engaged in a scheme to defraud Arrayit’s

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United States of America v. Melvin Hilson

Greenville, Mississippi criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with depriving another personal of his or her civil rights.

Melvin Hilson, 50, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, was accused of violating an inmate’s civil rights in 2016. On May 26, Hilson pleaded guilty in federal court to willfully depriving an inmate of his constitutional ri

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Amanda Masters v. Ohio Department of Medicaid, et al.

Columbus, Ohio civil rights violation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a right to medicaid theory.


{¶ 1} The appellants in this case are Amanda and Bud Masters, individually and as mother and father and next friends of F.M., a minor (collectively the "Masters"). The appellees are the Ohio Department of Medicaid ("Department"), Maureen Corcoran, Director of the De

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Lonnie Olmetti v. Kent County

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiff was a pre-trial detainee in the Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) when he fell from an upper bunk and suffered several injuries. During a prior incarceration, Sherwood assigned Plaintiff to a lower-bunk detail due to acute

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United States, et al., ex rel. Respiratory Care., LLC v. Respironics, Inc., et al.

Charleston, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act.

Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it misled federal health care programs by p

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