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In the Matter of the Wrongful Conviction of Jason Mashaney

Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking damages from the State of Kansas as a result of being wrongfully convicted.


In 2004, a jury convicted Mashaney of aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child for his alleged conduct in 2003 with his then-five-year-old daughter, A.A. He was sentenced to 442 months in prison. A Court

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Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company


Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a car wreck.



On November 16, 2016, Hawkins was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended by Fatemah Alsuwaidan. Moments later, Miguel's work van rear ended Alsuwaidan's vehicle, causing a second collision with Hawkins's vehicle. At the time of the collisio

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Verstile Roofing, LLC v. Tim Horacek


Kearney, Nebraska breach of contract civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant.



Horacek incurred damage to his roof from a windstorm. Although Horacek requested that his insurance carrier MutualAid eXchange Insurance (MAX) pay for an entire roof replacement, MAX refused on the basis that the windstorm did not cause a total loss requiring a total roof

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United States of America v. Daniel Avendano-Silva and Yesica Villanueava-Martinez


Honolulu, Hawaii immigration criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with being in the United States without authorization.




Petitioners came separately to the United States from Mexico as minors. Both entered without legal authorization and remain here illegally, having been in the United States for decades. They have three children born in the

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United States of America v. Christopher C. Brown

Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $5.9 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme

Cordova Man Sentenced in Connection with $5.9 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme



Christopher C. Brown, 47, of Cordova, Tennes

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Jennifer Schonfeld v. Thomas M. Tortorici and Andrew J. Nelson


Chicago, Illinois personal injury auto negligence pedestrian accident lawyer represented the Plaintiff.


Plaintiff field a "personal injury action against Tortorici alleging that his negligence in operating his vehicle proximately caused her injuries. Schonfeld sought damages for medical expenses, loss of wages, pain and suffering, and loss of normal life. Plaintiff was struc

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Abraham Anderson v. Alice Musick, et al.


Sevierville, Tennessee specific performance real property lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant.




The Plaintiff sought specific performance related to a real estate transaction. The trial court denied relief, concluding that the series of papers introduced by the Plaintiff as a purported real estate contract between the parties did not constitute a valid contr

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Chauncey Hopkins v. United Parcel Service, Inc.


Memphis, Tennessee personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



On July 1, 2021, Plaintiff/Appellant Chauncey Hopkins ("Plaintiff") filed a complaint for damages against Defendant Bernard Moore and Defendant/Appellee United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS" or "Defendant") in the Shelby County Circuit Court ("the trial court"). Therein, Plaintiff alleged that

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Edward Ronny Arnold v. Deborah Malchow


Nashville, Tennessee personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory.



On October 23, 2019, Appellant Edward Ronny Arnold and Appellee Deborah Malchow ("Appellee Malchow") were involved in a motor vehicle accident. Following the accident, Appellant filed multiple lawsuits, which have given rise to three appellate deci

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Mona Ledet, et al. v. BP Products North America, et al.


New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant for wrongful death.




This litigation arises from the death of Clay Ledet, Sr., who succumbed to lung cancer in 2023 and who had been employed from 1994-2004 by the Hydril Company in its Westwego, Louisiana pipe yard. Decedent's wife and two children filed a wrongful death

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Porfirio Mireles v. Leon Cuellar, Alenman Trucking, LLC and United Wisconsin Insurance Company


Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory of the injuries and/or damages suffered as a result of a truck wreck.



This case was filed in the 21st Judicial District Court, Livingston Parish.

The Defendants removed the case to federal court and the Plaintiff sought remand.

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Juwon Chambers v. Haza Foods of Louisiana, LLC and Pennsylvania Manufacturers Indemnity Company


New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff.




This case arises from a personal injury lawsuit filed by Plaintiff, Juwon Chambers, who alleges injuries sustained from a fall at a Wendy's restaurant owned and operated by Defendant, Haza Foods of Louisiana, LLC. At the time of the incident, Plaintiff, a subcontractor, was on the premise ins

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Patsy Newton v. Dr. Kelly Shurm


Monticello, Arkansas medical malpractice personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



In January 2012, Newton was referred by her treating physician to Dr. Shrum, a gynecologist practicing in Monticello, Arkansas, due to severe pelvic pain. While Newton had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy in 2007, she had retained both her fallopian tubes and her ovaries,

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United States of America v. Brian Harris Carlie


Tulsa, Oklahoma receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography in Indiana County criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



From June 2023 through September 2023, Brian Harris Carlile, age 31, admittingly used his cell phone to possess, receive, and distribute images and videos that contained minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Many of the i

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Chris Thorngren v. Zurich American Insurance Company


Tulsa, Oklahoma bad faith breach of insurance contract lawyer represented the Plaintiff.




Oklahoma law states that an insurance company acts in bad faith when it breaches its duty of good faith and fair dealing with its policyholder. To prove bad faith, the policyholder must show that the insurance company:

Unreasonably refused to pay the claim

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State of Oklahoma v. Rodney Shane Smith

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dumping trash on public / private property in violation of 21 O.S. 1761.1.

A. Any person who deliberately places, throws, drops, dumps, deposits, or discards any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance on any public property, on any private property of another without con

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Natasha Varner v. Family Dollar Stores of Georgia, LLC


Atlanta, Georgia premises liability personal Injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

This case was filed in the State Court of Clayton County, 2022CV00173, and was removed to federal court by Family Dollar Stores of Georgia, LLC


Georgia premises liability law holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries that occur on their property due to their

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Diane Pooser v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.


Augusta, Georgia premises liability personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.


This case was filed in the State Court of Richmond County Georgia, 2024RCCV00305, and was removed to federal court by Wal-Mart.

Georgia premises liability law holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries that occur on their property. This includes injuries that happ

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Monique Naves v. Trans Union, LLC


Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fair Credit Reporting Act consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff.



The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information:

Scope

The FCRA applies to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), which collect and sell consumer information, and to

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Mashell Jackson v. Atrium Medical Corporation


Concord, New Hampshire personal injury product liability lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Atrium Medical Corporation is a medical device manufacturer that develops and sells critical care products worldwide:

Products

Atrium Medical's products include balloon expandable covered stents, chest drainage devices, local drug delivery, soft tissue an

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Marilyn Martyn v. Rossell Nevins, M.D., et al.


Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury medical malpractice lawyers represented the Plaintiff.




In 2009, Dr. Russell Nevins performed a revision right total shoulder arthroplasty on Marilyn Martyn. During this shoulder replacement surgery, Martyn suffered a fracture to her distal humerus. Nevins attempted to cement the fracture, but the cement extravasated through the fra

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Francesco Scotti v. Matthew Mimiaga


Providence, Rhode Island real property lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a breach of contract case.



This action involves a contract to sell real property located at 300 Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island (the property). We have primarily derived the facts of this case from the complaint filed by Mr. Scotti seeking specific performance of an option

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Joe Doe v. Saint Francisco Hospital, Inc.


Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming that it released confidential personal identifying information and protected health information to Meta Platforms, Inc., d/b/a Meta ("Facebook or Meta).

The plaintiffs, Doe I and Doe II, filed an eleven-count complaint with the following common factual allegations. Doe I was the victim

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Dustin Bain v. South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, L.L.C.


Wichita, Kansas Federal Employer's Liability Act personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a federal law that gives railroad workers the right to sue their employer for damages if they are injured, sickened, or killed on the job. FELA was passed by Congress in 1908 to improve safety on the railroads and compensate i

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Mark Sanborn and Darla Sanborn v. Crestbrook Insurance Company


Denver, Colorado bad faith breach of an insurance contract lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.




Crestbrook Insurance Company was an insurance company that underwrote Nationwide's private client business. It offered a range of services, including:

Homeowners insurance
Automobile insurance
Personal collections and excess liability
P

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