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Ivan Schweitzer and Marjorie Schweiter v. Robert Hardy, Jr. and B&L Transport, Inc.


Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence theories.



This case was filed in the Weld County District Court, 2024CV30157, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Colorado state law uses 50% modified comparative negligence. That means that if a driver is over 50% at fault for an accident, they give u

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Sandra CHAPPELL, Administrator of the Estate of Susan Renee Chappell v. Shemaro Deann WEBB and LaDorothy Breanna Foreman


Louisburg, North Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.



On the evening of 18 September 2020, Defendant Shemaro Deann Webb was driving a Nissan Altima southbound on US Highway 401 toward Raleigh while under the influence of alcohol. Defendant LaDorothy Breanna Foreman was a passenger and owned the Nissan Altima.

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Yolanda Chatwood v. Kumar Krishan and Saffron Transport, Inc.


Reno, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.



Nevada uses a legal principle called Modified Comparative Negligence. This rule allows for the distribution of fault among all parties involved in an accident. If you are involved in an accident, the amount of compensation you can receive for damages will be reduced by th

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Derek Hunter v. Mitchell Weeks and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.


El Dorado, Arkansas personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sue on auto negligence theories.



Under Arkansas statute, damages are awarded in proportion to the plaintiff's contributions to their own injuries. But if the plaintiff is at least as responsible for the injuries as the defendant, they may not recover any damages.

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Alan Rodemaker v. City of Valdost Board of Education, et al.


Vadosta, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.




Rodemaker filed his first lawsuit, Rodemaker I, in federal court in April 2020. It named as defendants the five black members of the Valdosta Board of Education - Warren Lee, Liz Shumphard, Tyra Howard, Debra Bell, and Kelisa Brown - in
heir individual capac

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Murphy Edwards, et al. v. USA Truck, Inc. and Brittany Murray


Houston, Texas personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence theories.



This case was filed in the 80th Judicial District Court Harris County, 22-13619, and was removed to federal court by USA Truck.

Texas uses a modified form of comparative negligence (also known as "proportionate responsibility" in Texas). This mea

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Alvaro Anaya v. The M/V Atahualpa, in rem, and Roomba Shipping Co.


Houston, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on maritime tort theory.



Maritime tort law refers to the injuries of a person or damages to property in an area of navigable waters in which admiralty has jurisdiction.

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Jennifer John v. Revlon, Inc., et al.


Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liablity theory.



Illinois law provides that a plaintiff seeking damages caused by defected and unreasonable dangerous product must prove the following three (3) things: The injury resulted from a product condition or defect; The product condition or defect was unreasonably dangerous

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State of Oklahoma v. Justin Travis Auten

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, charged with malicious injury to property in violation of 21 O.S. 1760, which provides:

A. Every person who maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any real or personal property not his or her own, in cases other than such as are specified in Section 1761 et seq. of this title, is guilty of:

1. A misdemeanor, if the

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Jennifer Dowell, et al. v. Atrium Medical Corporation


Concord, New Hampshire personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on product liability theories.



People injured while using a defective product can seek damages via a product liability lawsuit. In New Hampshire, there are numerous claims that a person can assert in a case seeking damages caused by a harmful product, including negligence, strict liability

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Jesus Martinez Gomez v. Donald Blakeley and Market Express, LLC


Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.



This case was filed in the Thirteenth Judicial District of New Mexico, case number 22cv90, and was removed to federal court by Market Express.

If you were injured in an accident but were also at fault to some degree, your possible recovery

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Sophia Chattin v. Romell Jones and Blue Thunder Trucking, Inc.


Indianapolis, Indiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.



Indiana follows a modified comparative fault system, which means that an injured party can still recover damages even if they are partially at fault for their injuries. However, the amount of compensation is reduced by the percentage of the plaintiff's fault.

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GALAUNDRA MYLES v. TYRONE LEWIS A/K/A TRONE LEWIS

Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the appellant with filing a paternity action against Tyrone Lewis in the Adams County Chancery Court seeking past and future child support and payment of other expenses for her daughter


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Mylena Alred v. Eustis Mortgage Corporation


New Orleans, Louisiana consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of contract theory.



The existence of a contract; Performance by the plaintiff or some justification for nonperformance; Failure to perform the contract by the defendant; and, Resulting damages to the plaintiff.

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STATE OF KANSAS v. BECKY ANNE WILSON

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, arguing the probations for the two lower-level felonies could not be revoked because she had completed their shorter statutory terms. She also challenged the order to pay interest

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William Michael Dewitt v. Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, L.L.P.


Fort Worth, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on premises liability slip and fall negligence theory.



This case was filed in the 342nd Judicial District Court, Tarrant County, TX, 342-348348-23, and was removed to federal court by Sprouts Farmers Market.

In law, premises liability refers to the factors that determine who is respons

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Robert H. Braver v. Clear Sky Financial, LLC


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory.



47 U.S.C. 227 provides:

As used in this section—
(1) The term “automatic telephone dialing system” means equipment which has the capacity—
(A) to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random

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Xioachun GAO v. Savour Sichuan, Inc.



New York City, New York labor law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.



From July 17 through July 19, 2023, the Court conducted a three-day bench trial for Plaintiff Xiaochun Gao's claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”),

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Ramon Acosta-Rosario v. Ronald E. Lytch, et al.


Brooklyn, New York personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.



On June 14, 2023, Plaintiff Ramon Acosta-Rosario commenced this action in the Supreme Court of New York, Bronx County. See ECF No. 1 Ex. A (Compl.). Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries allegedly sustained in a June 9, 2022 motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle owned

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Allen Carson v. New Bern Transport Corporation


Fort Wayne, Indiana personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.



Elements of a negligence claim in Indiana:

Breach of duty of care that directly causes injury.

Indiana follows a modified comparative fault system, which means that an injured party can still recover damages even if they are partially at fault for their

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John Baker and Michelle Baker v. Terrell J. Echols and Quality Carriers, Inc.


Fort Wayne, Indiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.



Indiana follows a modified comparative fault system, which means that an injured party can still recover damages even if they are partially at fault for their injuries. However, the amount of compensation is reduced by the percentage of the plainti

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Bryan LaFlamme v. Stillwater Insurance Company


Tacoma, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.



This case as filed in the Pierce County Superior Court, 23-00002-11242-9, and was removed to federal county by Stillater Insurance.

Washington law permits insureds to bring bad faith actions against insurers when claims made under thei

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Mohawk Field Services, Inc. v. WPT, LLC


Tulsa, Oklahoma commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.



"This litigation arises out of a contract for the construction of an ethylene cracking furnace located in Sulphur, Louisiana. Plaintiff Mohawk Field Services, Inc. ("Mohawk"), an Oklahoma corporation, submitted a bid proposal to WPT LLC ("WPT")

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Michelle Cortez Gomez v. Kohl's Corporation


Madison, Wisconsin consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraud theory.



The Fraudulent Representations Law (Wisconsin Statutes section 100.18) broadly prohibits advertising or sales claims that are "untrue, deceptive or misleading."

1. This is a class action brought by Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all others
similarly situat

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Kelly Chinea v. Woodward Camp, et al.


Williamsport, Pennsylvania personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.



Plaintiffs Kelly and Julio Chinea, on behalf of their minor daughter, S.C., sue Woodward Pennsylvania, LLC (“Woodward”), the gymnastics camp their daughter attended in the summers of 2018 and 2019. They also sue two former Woodward employees: Woodward's then-admini

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