This appeal involves a challenge to an update of the City of Visalia’s (Visalia)
general plan. Included in the update is a land use policy affecting areas designated
“Neighborhood Commercial.” Under the policy, no tenant in a Neighborhood
Commercial area may be larger than 40,000 square feet in size.
2.
Appellant claims Visalia violated the California Environmental Quality Act ... More...   $0 (02-05-2018 - CA)

Camden, NJ - Pleasantville Guidance Counselor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

A guidance counselor with the Pleasantville public school district today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of over $3 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Crai... More...   $0 (02-01-2018 - NJ)

Accredo Health Group, Inc., a specialty pharmacy that provides home care for patients with hemophilia (a rare condition that prevents blood from clotting properly), made donations to charities, two of which allegedly recommended Accredo as an approved provider for hemophilia patients. This raises whether the donations came with something expected in return for the recommendations, which might trig... More...   $0 (01-23-2018 - NJ)

Plaintiff-appellant Erotic Service Provider Legal,
Education & Research Project; K.L.E.S.; C.V.; J.B.; and
John Doe (collectively, “ESP”) appeal the district court’s
dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. §1983 action. ESP claims that
Section 647(b) of the California Penal Code, which
criminalizes the commercial exchange of sexual activity,
violates: (1) the Fourteenth Amendment subs... More...   $0 (01-19-2018 - CA)

Dayton, OH - Two Pharmacy Robbery Defendants Sentenced

Two Indianapolis men were sentenced on January 11, 2018 in U.S. District Court for conspiring to rob a Middletown pharmacy of morphine and oxycodone on April 29, 2017 for the purpose of selling the drugs on the street.

Eric Lamont Bates, 20, was sentenced to 96 months in prison and Yasar Jamal Burnett, 18, was sentenced to 72... More...   $0 (01-16-2018 - OK)

Plaintiff Melisa Richmond was
incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail from December 26, 2012 through February 13, 2013.

While in the custody of the Jail, Richmond received treatment for a self-inflicted burn wound on
her chest as well as for psychological needs. Richmond contends that she received
constitutionally inadequate treatment for her burn wound, which necessitated skin ... More...   $0 (01-16-2018 - MI)

On January 25, 2017, Sarah Gustin (Gustin) was introduced to Beaty through a
mutual friend. They spent time together the next day, and on January 27, 2017,
Gustin drove Beaty to the outskirts of Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, in
order to meet one of his friends regarding “[a] [m]eth deal.” (Tr. p. 81). The
friend, identified simply as “Taylor,” got into Gustin’s vehicl... More...   $0 (01-05-2018 - IN)

On March 30, 2016, Patrolmen Michael Bruening and Ryan Butler of the
Mentor City Police Department were engaged in a theft investigation involving various
retail stores on Mentor Avenue. As part of the theft detail, the officers surveilled parking
lots of stores for suspicious behavior. The officers wore civilian clothes and drove an
unmarked vehicle. They were on the lookou... More...   $0 (01-04-2018 - OH)

Burlington, VT - Perkinsville Man Pleads Guilty in Armed Pharmacy and Bank Robbery Case

Michael Bickford, age 38, formerly of Perkinsville, Vermont, pled guilty on December 18, 2017 in the United States District Court in Burlington to charges stemming from the December 5, 2016 armed robbery of the River Street Pharmacy in Springfield, Vermont. Bickford also admitted to the armed robberie... More...   $0 (12-29-2017 - VT)

A CVS clerk sold a can of Coors Light to a minor decoy working for the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (the Department). The sole issue in these
writ proceedings is whether the minor made a face-to-face identification of the seller as
required by California Code of Regulations, title 4, section 141 (hereafter Rule 141),
subdivision (b)(5). The Department suspended Garfield... More...   $0 (12-17-2017 - CA)

On September 25, 2015, agents with the Louisiana Department of
Corrections, Office of Probation and Parole, as well as officers from the Kaplan
Police Department and members of the canine unit, arrived at a residence to
execute a parole warrant on Robert Sinegal. After the officers located him and
collected evidence inside the residence, the State charged the defendant, Robert... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - LA)

David Herron and Appellant attended middle and high school together. Herron graduated
from the University of North Texas with a degree in creative writing. He went through several
stints in treatment centers and rehabilitation facilities for heroin addiction. Herron and Appellant
re-connected via Facebook in late 2012. Herron’s Facebook page referenced violent rap music
lyr... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - TX)

Pittsburgh, PA - Iserve Technologies, Inc. Pled Guilty in Connection with Guilty Pleas of Former Exec and Manager of Med-Fast Pharmacy Inc.

Individuals and entities associated with Med-Fast Pharmacy, Inc. (“Med-Fast”) have resolved criminal and civil charges associated with Med-Fast’s improper submission of claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Iserve Technologies, Inc., ... More...   $0 (12-13-2017 - PA)

Mary Mantiply appeals the district court’s order awarding Richard and Patricia Horne1 the attorneys’ fees and costs that they incurred because of her unsuccessful appeal of the damages award to the Hornes for her violation of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision. This case involves an issue of first impression in this Circuit: whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes payment of attorneys’ ... More...   $0 (12-11-2017 - AL)

Las Vegas, NV - Man Sentenced To Over 6 1/2 Years In Prison For Committing Two Armed Robberies One Week Apart

A Las Vegas man was sentenced on December 5, 2017 to 67 months in prison and three years supervised release in connection with two armed robberies committed one week apart.

Walid H. Abdulla, 65, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of interference wit... More...   $0 (12-06-2017 - NV)

Austin, TX - Vidor, TX, and Houston Area Pharmacists Sentenced to Federal Prison on Bribery and Tax Charges in Connection with Health Care Fraud Scheme

In Austin on December 1, 2017, a federal judge sentenced Brian David Haney, 38-year-old partial owner of Vidor Pharmacy and Kevin Michael Gray, 45-year-old operator of Family Pharmacy, Inc., in the Houston area, each to 28 months in federa... More...   $0 (12-05-2017 - TX)

McAllen, TX - Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty In Connection with Health Insurance Fraud Scheme

The 45-year-old owner of Penitas Family Pharmacy has pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Omar Espericueta, of Palmhurst, pleaded guilty on December 1, 2017, joining co-defendant Oscar Elizondo, 47, of Pharr, who also pleaded guilty.

Both ... More...   $0 (12-05-2017 - TX)

Part D of the Medicare program is a voluntary prescription drug benefit program that subsidizes the cost of prescription drugs and prescription drug insurance premiums for Medicare enrollees.2 The Part D program operates as a public-private partnership between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and government contractors. CMS contracts with private insurance companies called “S... More...   $0 (12-03-2017 - PA)

Kannan Rajan, the complainant, testified that as the pharmacist at the BZ
Pharmacy in Harris County, Texas, he was responsible for handling the money in
the pharmacy’s cash register, the prescription medications, and other property of the
pharmacy. On September 11, 2015, while his assistant technician was on break and
he was alone in the pharmacy, the complainant went to the r... More...   $0 (11-30-2017 - TX)

Abingdon, VA - Knoxville Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA - Billy Groce Illegally Shipped and Sold Veterinary Drug

A Tennessee man, who operated a business that unlawfully distributed prescription animal drugs to evade existing Food and Drug Administration laws, was sentenced on November 29, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Ab... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - VA)

We are asked to consider the viability of two potential defenses to an alleged False Claims Act violation that arise in the context of the Medicare Part D Program: the government knowledge inference, which can defeat a finding of scienter in certain circumstances, and the element of materiality.1 The District Court relied upon the government knowledge inference doctrine in dismissing the claims. A... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - )

A jury convicted Kenroy Benford of being a felon in possession of a firearm in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on his constructive possession of a loaded
pistol that police seized from an apartment bedroom he shared with his girlfriend.
On appeal, Benford argues the district court erred in three ways: (1) it abused its
discretion by admitting evidence under Federal Rule of... More...   $0 (11-14-2017 - KS)

Tampa, FL - Owner of Florida Pharmacy Pleads Guilty in $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme; Real Properties, Cars and a 50-Foot Boat Will Be Forfeited

The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, pleaded guilty on November 6, 2017 for his rol... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - FL)

¶1 Plaintiffs brought an action in the District Court for Custer County and claimed a convenience store negligently and recklessly sold low-point beer to a noticeably intoxicated person who injured plaintiffs in a vehicle collision several hours later. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which was granted by the trial court.1 We reverse the judgment of the District Court.

¶2 Two... More...   $0 (10-24-2017 - OK)

St. Louis, MO - Former CEO of Benchmark Healthcare Sentenced on Health Care Fraud Charges

John Mac Sells, 53, of St. Peters, Missouri, was sentenced to 41months in prison and ordered to pay $667,201.85 in restitution.

According to court documents, between 2013 and 2016, John Sells was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Benchmark Healthcare of Festus, Inc. (Benchmark), and a nu... More...   $0 (10-06-2017 - MO)