RIVERSIDE, CA – A federal jury convicted three defendants who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga business that offered bogus loan modification programs to thousands of financially distressed homeowners who lost more than $7 million when they paid for services, including loan modifications, that were never provided.

The three Southland residents found guilty today of federal fraud charges were

After plaintiff and appellant Jessica Chan’s mother died from internal
hemorrhaging related to Coumadin use following heart surgery, Chan successfully sued
defendant and respondent Peter Curran for medical malpractice. Neither the sufficiency
of the evidence to support the malpractice verdict, nor any other issue associated with the
trial and the rendition of the jury verdict, is

For customers who are regularly visited by the ubiquitous white trucks of
FedEx Ground, with their familiar purple and green logos, the usual concern is
whether packages are picked up on schedule and delivered on time. If asked, a
good number of those customers would probably say that they believe (or
reasonably assume) that the drivers of those white trucks are employed by FedEx.<

This is an accelerated, interlocutory appeal involving a suit brought by appellants Marissol Ochoa Sierra and her spouse Emilio Chapa Trevino in connection with an allegedly wrongful sale of a 2010 Cadillac Escalade by appellee the City of Pharr (the
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City). Sierra and Trevino appeal the trial court's grant of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. In its plea, the City argued that the tr

¶0 Appellant landowner neglected to pay taxes on certain real property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma. The property was sold at a tax sale and a tax deed was issued to the buyer. The landowner filed suit seeking to invalidate the tax deed and quiet title in himself, asserting that the sale and resultant deed were void because he was not given constitutionally sufficient notice of the sale

Appellant David Mauk, the general manager for Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, was sued for defamation, slander per se, and business disparagement. Mauk moved to dismiss the suit under section 101.106(f) of the Texas Tort Claims Act. He asserted he was immune from suit because he was a governmental unit employee acting within the scope of his employment and the suit could h

BATON ROUGE, LA - LINDA D. WHITE, age 64, of Livingston, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick to altering and falsifying records in a federal investigation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1519. As a result of her conviction, WHITE faces a potential prison term, as well as a significant fine and restitution to her victims.

WHITE operated

Plaintiff and appellant Ismael Rosas appeals from judgments entered after the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants and respondents BASF Corporation; Berje Inc.; Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd.; Centrome, Inc., dba Advanced Biotech; Elan Chemical Company, Inc.; Emoral, Inc.; O’Laughlin Industries, Inc.; O’Laughlin Industries Co., Ltd.; and O’Laughlin Tianjin Industries

This case arises from the City of Basehor's unilateral annexation of Cedar Lake Estates (Estates), a platted subdivision adjoining the City. Daniel L. Stueckemann and Cathy S. Stueckemann, as trustees of the Stueckemann Living Trust, and the Cedar Lake Association (collectively the Stueckemanns) sued the City to invalidate the annexation on numerous grounds. The district court and Court of Appeals

This case arises from a final judgment validating the City of Cape Coral’s special assessment to provide fire protection services. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(2), Fla. Const. The City of Cape Coral (“City� or “Cape Coral�) passed an ordinance levying a special assessment against all real property in the city, both developed and undeveloped. The assessment has two tiers—on

Following an encounter between the
parties, Defendant, a local police chief, called Plaintiffs'
employer to complain about their behavior during the incident.
Plaintiffs filed suit, alleging, inter alia, slander and
interference with advantageous business relations. The district
court granted summary judgment to Defendant on both counts. We
affirm.
I. Background
Col

This appeal involves child pornography. The defendant, Mr. Richard
Franklin, subscribed to a website called “GigaTribe.� Like some other popular
websites, GigaTribe allowed Mr. Franklin to approve other subscribers as
“friends,� allowing them into his “tribe.� For his so-called “tribe,� Mr. Franklin
posted previews of pornographic images of children. In posting the

¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(d), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating
Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be cited and does not
serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this
Court’s quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana
Reports.
¶2 Roger Indrelan

A jury convicted Jose Vega-Robles of conspiracy to sell controlled substances,
attempted robbery, and two first degree murders, and found true gang and firearm
enhancements. In People v. Chiu (2014) 59 Cal.4th 155 (Chiu) our Supreme Court held
“an aider and abettor may not be convicted of first degree premeditated murder under the
natural and probable consequences doctrine.� (I

This controversy—which involves the wrongful denial of unemployment
compensation benefits—began in January 2010 because of a pair of shoes. More than
five years later, appellant Employment Development Department (EDD or the
Department) continues to refuse to award Jose Robles (Robles) the benefits to which he
would have been entitled absent the Department’s error, this despit

A jury convicted defendant Paul Gordon Smith, Jr., of the first degree murder of Lora Sinner, with the special circumstance of torture.1 The jury also found defendant guilty of false imprisonment by violence and conspiracy to commit murder. It determined that he used a deadly weapon and inflicted great bodily injury.2 The jury decided death was the appropriate penalty, and the court imposed that s

Jan J. Golnick appeals from the district court’s judgment in his negligence action against Jack W. Callender. Callender amended his answer to admit that he was negligent in causing the vehicle accident that injured Golnick. Thereafter, the court sustained Callender’s motion to preclude evidence of his negligence at trial. The court also denied Golnick’s request to amend his complaint to alle

[¶1.] The City of Hot Springs (the City) requested proposals from private entities interested in using real property that belonged to the City. Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. (Lien) and Croell Redi-Mix (Croell) both submitted proposals to lease the property on various terms and conditions. Lien’s proposal was accepted, and a final agreement was negotiated. Croell subsequently sued to require the City t

[¶1.] This appeal requires us to construe statutes of limitation affecting childhood sexual abuse claims against entities that allegedly failed to take steps to safeguard children from known or suspected molesters. Plaintiffs allege that they were sexually abused sometime during the late 1950s through the early 1970s by certain priests, brothers, nuns, and others when they were children attending

Appellant Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation appeals the trial court’s order granting appellee Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC, d/b/a Petroleum News Bakken’s motion to dismiss filed pursuant to chapter 27 of the civil practice and remedies code, the Texas anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute, referred to as the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act (TCPA). See

These consolidated appeals involve motions to dismiss defamation claims under the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act1 (TCPA). AOL, Inc. brings an interlocutory appeal of the denial of its motion to dismiss defamation claims brought by Dr. Richard Malouf and his wife, Leanne Malouf.2 The Maloufs appeal the final judgment in a severed action dismissing their
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Duncan, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Chancey Allen Luna, age 17, with first-degree murder as a result of the shooting death of Christopher Lane, age 22, who was shot in the back while jogging along Country Club Road in North Duncan on August 16, 2013. The State alleged that the shooting was motivated that the defendant being bored and want to do something that was exciting.

The vict

Defendant Lisa Sedillo appeals her March 2013 conviction of one count of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)),1 five counts of attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a)), and one count of shooting at an inhabited dwelling (§ 246). The convictions arise out of a gang-related shooting on December 1, 1992 that occurred outside a home in Long Beach. Francisco Moreno, the actual shoote

For many in this country, the practice of yoga is an entirely secular experience undertaken for reasons such as increasing physical flexibility, decreasing pain, and reducing stress. For others, the practice of yoga is a religious ritual, undertaken for spiritual purposes. In this case, we are required to determine whether a school district's institution of a yoga program as a component of its phy

Brooklyn, NY - Following a two-week trial, Abid Naseer, 28, a Pakistani national who joined al-Qaeda and plotted to commit a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn federal court of providing material support to al-Qaeda, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence. The evi