Medical Malpractice Law
 
United States of America v. Reliance Medical Systems, LLC, et al.

Los Angeles, California qui tam lawyers represented the plaintiff, who sued defendant for violating the False Claims Act.

Reliance Medical Systems LLC, a distributor of spinal implant devices headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, its owners, Bret Berry and Adam Pike, and two of their physician-owned distributorships have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a lawsuit against them alleging that

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United States of America v. John Patrick Couch, M.D. and Dr. Xiulu Ruan

Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and racketeering.

The government accused the defendants of over prescribing pain killers.

"Petitioners Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahn are medical doctors licensed
to prescribe controlled substances. Each was tried for violating 21
U. S. C. §841, which ma

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United States of America v. Brett Sabado

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

Brett Sabado has been sentenced for his role in a scheme to defraud Tricare and Medicare by submitting fraudulent claims for compound medications and durable medical equipment (DME). Sabado also agreed to pay $950,000 as part of an “ability to pay” civil settlement in order to resol

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United States of America v. Carlos Rafael Saez Dorta, Veronica Ramos Hernandez,Michael Burrowes, Dianelis Garcia Alvarez, Deandre Mitchell Gabriel

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with health care fraud.

Carlos Rafael Saez Dorta, age 42, (clinic owner) was sentenced to 135 months in prison following a jury trial, three years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,434,069 in restitution;
Veronica Ramos Hernandez, age 35, (clinic owner) was sentenced to 135 months in prison followi

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DANA SETTERS, and CRAIG SETTERS vs. ABUBAKAR ATIQ DURRANI, M.D., and THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Cincinnati, Ohio - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiffs-Appellees with a judgment awarding damages.



Dana Setters is a former patient of Durrani. Setters suffers from Ehlers
Danlos Syndrome (“EDS”), a condition that causes hypermobility in her joints and
connective

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Stacy Graham v. Florence Corporation of Kansas d/b/a Florence Corportation

Topeka, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory because of her sex.


On January 19, 2022, Stacy Graham filed suit against Florence Corporation of Kansas d/b/a Florence Corporation alleging that it discriminated against her based on sex/gender, maintained a hostile work environment, subjected plaintiff to quid pro quo discrim

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Charles Murray v. Manorcare of Topeka, KS, LLC

Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued defendants on medical malpractice negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the death of Lula Robertson.


Plaintiff, acting for himself and the Estate of Lula Robertson, alleges Robertson died on August 28, 2018 as a result of Defendants[1]

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Patricia Kappes v. Diana Rhodes and Rhodes Law Firm

Cheyenne, Wyoming personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a professional negligence theory.


[¶1] Patricia Kappes filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against Diana Rhodes[1] after Ms. Rhodes failed to timely file an application with the Wyoming Medical Review Panel and a wrongful death lawsuit pertaining to the death of Ms. Kappes' mother. Ms. Rhodes counter

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The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner In the Interest of Minor Children, My. K.M.. and Ma. K.m. v. V.K.L and T.A.M.

Denver, Colorado family law lawyers represented Defendants in a parental rights termination matter.


¶1 This termination of parental rights case concerns the "active efforts" required under the Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA") to provide remedial services and rehabilitative programs to assist a parent in completing a court-ordered treatment plan. A division of the court of appeals r

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United States of America v. Julian Lucas Garcia

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of operating an off-highway vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs resulting in bodily injury, and one count of operating an off-highway vehicle on a paved road resulting in bodily injury.

On July 4, 2019, on the Ohkay Owingeh

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Lee Stafford v. Sandy Paydirt, LLC

Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming to have been injured as a result of a dangerous condition on Defendant's property.


¶1 When Lee Stafford encountered a puddle on a hotel elevator's tile floor, he slipped, caught himself, and later sought compensation for a back injury that he believed resulte

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WSB REHABILITATION SERVICES., INC., vs. CENTRAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, INC, and C. MICAH RAND, INC., d.b.a BROOKWOOD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, RAND LOVELAND LLC, d.b.a. LOVELAND HEALTHCARE NURSING AND REAHAB CENTER EVAN GRAY, LLC, d.b.a. FLORENCE PARK NURSING & REHAB CENTER MICAH CLOVERNOOK, LLC, d.b.a. CLOVERNOOK HEALTH CARE PAVILION and CRYSTALWOOD, INC., d.b.a. THE ALOIS ALZHEIMER CENTER

Cincinnati, Ohio - Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellee and Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees with a breach-of-contract claim.



In 2011, the nursing facilities entered into separate, but materially
similar, agreements entitled “Agreement for Physical, Occupational, and Spe

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James Williams v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.

Oakland, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.


In December 2017, Simpson hired Williams as a fabrication layout technician. Williams reported to the production department supervisor,

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Chris Altomare. He worked in the production office with three other employees: Angel Mosqueda, a special products technic

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Eiman Shekarchi, et al. v. Joseph S. Fischbach, et al.

Los Angeles, California personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on professional negligence theories.


Eiman Shekarchi and April Heidarian (respondents) signed a retainer agreement with the law firm of Fischbach &Fischbach. Respondents subsequently filed suit against Fischbach &Fischbach and partner Joseph S. Fischbach (appellants) alleging legal malpractice.

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Gary L. Peavy v. California Victim Compensation Claims Board

San Diego, California pro per plaintiff, acting with a lawyer, sued Defendant seeking compensation from the Victim Compensation Board for certain economic loses.


Under California law a crime victim may seek compensation from the Victim Compensation Board (Board) for certain economic losses. (Gov. Code,[1] § 13950 et seq.) A lost income claim requires medical evidence to "verify" the

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Terrell P. Fadley v. Encompass Health Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on abuse, neglect and exploitation theories under the Arizona Adult Protective Services Act ("SPSA").


¶3 Plaintiff Terrell Fadely had her sixth back surgery in March 2016. She was 73 years old. Dr. Michael Chang performed a spinal fusion at HonorHealth Scottsdale Hospital, inserting a titanium rod t

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United States of America v. Jorge Perez and Ricardo Perez

Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Jorge Perez, 62, and Ricardo Perez, 59, both of Miami, Florida, conspired with each other and others to unlawfully bill for approximately $1.4 billion of laboratory testing services which were medically unnecessary, and that fraudulently used rural hospitals as billing shells

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United States of America v. Louis Coates, DO, et al.

Sherman, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Fifteen additional Texas doctors have agreed to pay a total of $2.83 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s investigations of and litigatio

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United States of America v. Jorge Perez and Ricardo Perez

Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with health care wire fraud.

Jorge Perez, 62, and Ricardo Perez, 59, both of Miami, Florida, conspired with each other and others to unlawfully bill for approximately $1.4 billion of laboratory testing services which were medically unnecessary, and that fraudulently used rural hospitals as billing shells to submit

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Rachel Ritke and Dori Houx v. Craig Schuessler, Jim Bush and Jennifer Burgess

Omaha, Nebraska civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants federal and state law constitutional law violation theories.


Rachel Ritke and her mother, Dori Houx, allege several different claims, based in both federal and state law, arising from the execution of a search warrant at their family residence and subsequent placement of Ritke, then a minor, in temporar

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Anthony J. Montegut v. Tamara T. Bosby-Montegut

Omaha, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case.


Anthony and Tamara were married in May 2010. Around that time, Tamara left her job as an attorney in New York and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, to be with Anthony, because he had two children from a prior marriage who also resided in Omaha. Anthony testified that the mother of his children "unexpectedly" left t

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United States of America v. Ricardo Barraza

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlledsubstance in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846.


Ricardo Barraza pleaded guilty in 2005 to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Before sentencing, he absconded from pretrial supervision and fled to Mexico. Barraza returned to the United

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United States of America v. Stephen Wayne Schwartz and Rebekah Jolea Schwartz

Fort Smith, Arkansas criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with aiding and abetting the theft of government property.

Stephen Wayne Schwartz, age 55, was and Rebekah Jolea Schwartz, age 44, were charged with stealing $167,756.60 from the Social Security Administration.

“The Social Security Administration is set up to make funds available to those who are truly

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Lela McGee v. Target Corporation

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a result of a fall in Defendant's store.



Plaintiff Lela McGee (“McGee”) initiated this personal injury action against Defendant Target Corporation (“Target”) on January 15, 2020 in Nev

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Sheila A. Gard v. United States of America

Milwaukee, Wisconsin personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car wreck caused by a federal government employee.


Sheila A. Gard testified at trial that on March 24, 2017, she was driving south on a country road wh

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