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Whtiney Barfell v. Freeman Health System, , Gulshan Uppal, M.D. and others

Miami, Florida, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.

According to Barfell's First Amended Petition, on April 8, 2021, approximately two months after giving birth, Barfell went to the Integris Miami Hospital in Oklahoma with complaints of a frontal headache. The headache worsened and between April 11th through the 15th she went to various provid

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State of Oklahoma v. T.J.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lewd molestation and first-degree rape.

21 O.S. 1123(A)

A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and intentionally:

1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16) years of age, or other individual the person bel

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Brigette I. Bodie-Jernigan v. School Board of Broward County, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Americans With Disabilities Act job discrimination theory.

In August 2007, Bodie-Jernigan began working as a teacher
at the Dillard 6-12 School in Broward County.1 Her responsibilities
included maintaining discipline in the classroom and creating a pos-
itive and engaging learning environment for he

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United States of America v. Carlos A Lopez, Barrett R. Howell

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Unauthorized Disposal of Government Records

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today the filing of a bill of information in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, charging former federal prosecutor CARLOS A. LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”),

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Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway

Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory
under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway’s sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington

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Sherry H. Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, et al.

Portland, Oregon, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.

Sherry M. Detwiler worked as a Privacy Officer and the Director of Health Information for Defendant-Appellee
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (“MCMC”), a hospital in The Dalles, Oregon, from September 14, 2020, through
December 20, 2021. In her own words, Detwiler is a practicing

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United States of America v. Andrew Do

Newark, N.J. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Billing Practices and Kickbacks

An Orange County, California resident entered into settlement agreements with the United States resolving allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for the referral of certain prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorne

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United States of America v. Dr. Samuel R. Chacon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs

An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.

According to court

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United States of America v. Demario Covington, a/k/a Booger

Florence, South Carolina, pro se defense without a lawyer represented himself seeking compassionate releasse e pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

The Defendant was charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS knowingly did conspire with each other and with others, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, c

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Dionne Baughman v. World Acceptance Corporation, et al.

Norman, Oklahoma employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Plaintiff, Dionne Baughman, filed suit against her former employer, World Acceptance Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc., and its parent corporation, World Acceptance Corporation. Baughman's petition presented a single claim for intentional infliction of emotional distre

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United States of America v. Susie Files

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Government Money

A Poland woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for Social Security fraud and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Susie Files, 65, to 36 months of probation and ordered her to pay $165,878 i

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State of Iowa v. Lonnie Ray Hayes

Des Moines, iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular homicide while intoxicate.

Lonnie Ray Hayes of Des Moines had previously admitted to causing the Dec. 23, 2023, accident that killed Roberto Eduardo Rodriguez-Peterson, 35, of Des Moines. Mr. Hayes said he was high on marijuana when he was traveling more than 70 mph on East 14th Street and collided

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United States of America v. Herline Lochard, Carleen Noreus, Patrick Buchanan, Gilbert Hyppolite, Irene Matthews, Lemuel Pierre, Joel Lubin, Jose Napoleon, Victor Escalante Zerpa, Cleophat Tani, Lonnette Blair, Stephanie Dorisca,

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud,

Fraud Charges Filed Against 12 Defendants in Phase II of Operation Nightingale



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United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement

Federal Jury Convicts Former Assistant Director of Spokane Tribe’s Division of Child and Family Services of Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement

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United States of America v. Vitaliy F. Bobak

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive stolen goods trafficking scheme

First of a pair of men charged in massive stolen goods trafficking scheme enters guilty plea


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Michael Rentshler v. Atlantic General Hospital Corporation

Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a property damage theory.

As a comprehensive healthcare services company, AGH collects, maintains, and
stores highly sensitive personal and medical information pertaining to its patients, including, but
not limited to: Social Security numbers, dates of birth, full names, addresses, telephone numbers,
dri

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Keeley Olson and Dustin Olson v. A.R.T. Institute of Washington, Inc., et al.

Greenbelt, Maryland, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on medical malpractice claims.

In Maryland, a medical malpractice claim requires demonstrating four elements:
a duty of care owed by the healthcare provider to the patient, a breach of that duty (deviation from the accepted standard of care), causation (the breach directly caused the injury), and damages (the pati

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United States of America v. Romney Manuel

Baton Rouge, LA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Former Louisiana Department Of Education Employee Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud


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State of Florida v. India Comer and Shantearia Gaines

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking writs of habeas corpus.

This case concerns two female juveniles who have been charged as adults and are being held for pretrial detention. India Comer is seventeen years old and charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a juvenile delinquent. Shante

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United States of America v. Priscilla Orange

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Obstructing Audit and Embezzling Funds Meant for Childcare


Oklahoma City Daycare Owner Convicted of Obstructing Audit and Embezzling Funds Meant for Childcare


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United States of America v. Matthew James

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with healthcare fraud.

Mathew James, the owner of a medical billing business that submitted insurance claims on behalf of doctors, was tried and convicted on charges of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identify theft. The charges stemmed from James’s ro

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United States of America v. Nnamdi Felix Udeagha

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

Texas Resident Sentenced For Conspiring To Defraud The Chickasaw Nation Department Of Health


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United States of America v. Dustin Noble

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act

Noble Outdoors Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act Involving 114 Illegal Hunts


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Anna Lange v. Houston County, Georgia, et al.

Macon, Georgia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Anna Lange, a transgender woman and deputy at the Hou-
ston County Sheriff’s Office, sought a male-to-female sex change
surgery1 and requested that the County’s employer-provided
health insurance pay for it. But because the County’s insurance pol-
icy excludes “[d]rug

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Jane Doe 1 v. City View Independent school District

Wichita Falls, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.

Jane Doe attended high school in City View ISD from the fall of 2016
to the spring of 2020.1 Robert Morris was employed as a teacher and coach
at City View ISD while Doe was a student there. In 2016, Morris allegedly
began emotionally and sexually abusing Doe, then a fiftee

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