Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, William V. Whelan, Mei-Yin M. Imanaka
and Deborah A. Yates, for Defendants, Cross-complainants, and Respondents.
Plaintiff AMN Healthcare, Inc. (AMN) appeals (1) the judgment in favor of
defendants Kylie Stein, Robin Wallace, Katherine Hernandez, Alexis Ogilvie (sometimes
collectively, individual defendants) and Aya Healthcare, Inc. (Aya) (sometimes... More...   $0 (11-02-2018 - CA)

East St. Louis, IL - Pulaski County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

Jessica A. Browning, 44, of Ullin, Illinois (Pulaski County), has pleaded guilty to two counts of bankruptcy fraud, Steven D. Weinhoeft. A federal grand jury indicted Browning in August of this year as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s continuing effort to crackdown on those who commit bankruptcy fraud in the S... More...   $0 (10-27-2018 - IL)

“If this case is an example, the term ‘civil procedure’ is an oxymoron.” Green v. GTE Cal., Inc., 34 Cal. Rptr. 2d 517, 518 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). It comes before us for a second time, more than five years after Results Staffing, Incorporated (“RSI”), fired Jose Hernandez for failing to report to work. Hernandez appeals the interlocutory order granting RSI’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) mo... More...   $0 (10-25-2018 - TX)

Malcolm French first entered the logging business as a college student, contracting with landowners to cut down trees. He grew the business, first hiring his own crew, and then buying land of his own. By 2009, French -- either personally or through various companies he controlled -- owned approximately 80,000 acres of land, including an area in Washington County, Maine, known as Towns... More...   $0 (09-23-2018 - ME)

On October 21, 2015, law enforcement arrested Appellant and discovered that he was carrying methamphetamine in his pocket. The trial for the possession offense occurred on May 17, 2016. Appellant testified during the guilt/innocence phase that, on the date of his arrest, he believed that he was carrying bath salts rather than methamphetamine. The jury subsequently found Appellant guilty of poss... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Defendant was indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury in February of 2016 for one count of violating the Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004 (“the Act”) by “[f]alsification of a TBI registration form” as stated in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-39-208(a)(2); one count of violating the Act by “[f]ailure to timely disclo... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - TN)

The jury was instructed the State would have to prove several elements of
first-degree robbery, including: “The Defendant or the person(s) the Defendant
aided and abetted was armed with a dangerous weapon.” The jury also was
instructed the State would have to prove several elements of first-degree burglary,
including: “During the incident the Defendant or the person(s) he aide... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

On October 21, 2015, law enforcement arrested Appellant and discovered that he was carrying methamphetamine in his pocket. The trial for the possession offense occurred on May 17, 2016. Appellant testified during the guilt/innocence phase that, on the date of his arrest, he believed that he was carrying bath salts rather than methamphetamine. The jury subsequently found Appellant guilty of poss... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - TX)

Three men hatched a plan to rob a person who was seeking to buy marijuana from one of them. They enlisted the help of Albert Garcia because they knew Garcia had a gun. Garcia ended up shooting the would-be marijuana purchaser and his friend. Both died. The State charged Garcia with two counts of first-degree murder, in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.1 and 707.2 (2015), and two counts ... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - IA)

Sometime after 9:00 p.m. on the evening of December 23, 2008, Harold and Frances Kavalier observed a light blue van engaging in odd behavior in a restaurant parking lot in Cedar Rapids. An African American male wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the “hood tied up way around [his] face” eventually emerged from the van, which contained at least two other occupants, and proceeded in the direction... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - IA)

A jury convicted Appellant of aggravated sexual assault of child. The indictment alleged that on or about July 1, 2010, Appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the penetration of his penis into the mouth of N.M., who at the time was younger than fourteen.1 As with many cases of this type, the jury was confronted with the child victim’s claim of the assault, and the defendant’s denial th... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

Matthew Durham appeals his convictions and sentence on four counts for illicit
sex with minors in Kenya after travelling there from the United States. This opinion
addresses the following eight issues presented for appellate review.
1. Is 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c), the statute on which the convictions
were based, unconstitutional on its face and as applied to Mr.
Durham because it ex... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - OK)

Tacoma, WA - Prominent Southwest Washington Fishing Guide Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Disability Fraud Scheme
Defendant Claimed he was Disabled and Unemployed at the Same Time he Ran a Successful Business Featured in Magazines, Online and on the Radio

A prominent Southwest Washington fishing guide was sentenced today in U.S. District court in Tacoma to twelve months ... More...   $0 (08-29-2018 - WA)