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Tim Landholt v. Kendall Corley, et al.
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Columbia, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.
A South Carolina state court judge issued a bench warrant to arrest Tim Landholt for not paying child support. Sheriff’s deputies soon arrested Landholt, who was fined and sent on his way. But the clerk’s office never recalled or cancelled the executed warrant. Over f... More... $0 (08-29-2025 - SC)
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Andrew Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging, L.L.C.
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Williamsport, Pennsylvania disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities
. Its purpose is to guarantee that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else in areas of... More... $0 (08-28-2025 - PA)
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Jeremy Kellog, et al. v. Jonathan D. Nichols
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Albany, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.
The Plaintiffs are New York State residents who applied for concealed carry licenses under the State’s firearms licensing laws. Jonathan D. Nichols, a state court judge serving as a statutory firearms licensing officer, reviewed and denied their applications for failing to meet the stat... More... $0 (08-28-2025 - NY)
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Vanessa Velasco Ortega v. Isaiah Holloway, et al.
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Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.
Isaiah Holloway and Vanessa Velasco Ortega cross-appeal from the district
court’s order granting in part and denying in part Holloway’s motion for summary
judgment. Holloway encountered Velasco Ortega in the course of his duties as a
Deputy Police Officer for t... More... $0 (08-28-2025 - WA)
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Gillian Filyaw v. Steve Corsi, et al.
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Lincoln, Nebraska civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a wrongful termination of Medicaid benefits without notice.
Medicaid is a federal and state funded program that provides medical
coverage for certain people with limited income. Accepting the facts in Filyaw’s
complaint as true, she obtained Medicaid in the fall of 2020 administered through
the NDHHS.
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Jeanne Hedgepth v. James A. Briton, et al.
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Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination claim.
Jeanne Hedgepeth, a high
school teacher with two suspensions and prior warnings of
possible termination, posted inflammatory messages to a Fa-
cebook account followed mostly by former students. The
posts prompted numerous complaints and media inquiries to
the school distr... More... $0 (08-26-2025 - IL)
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United States of America x rel. Robert C. O'Laughlin, M.D. v. Radiation Therapy Services, P.S.C., dba Ashland Bellefonte Cancer Center, et al.
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Ashland, Kentucky civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam claim.
Dr. Robert O’Laughlin brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. He claimed that his former employers, providers of radiation and chemotherapy services, fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal programs. He alleged that they falsely represented that ... More... $0 (08-25-2025 - KY)
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United States of America v. EZ Lynk, SEZC, Thomas Wood, Bradley Gintz
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New York City, New York civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants on a Clean Air Action violation theory.
This case presents two principal questions. The first is whether the government has adequately alleged that the “EZ Lynk System,” a product manufactured and sold by Appellees Thomas Wood and Bradley Gintz through their company, Appellee EZ Lynk, SEZC, is a “defeat devi... More... $0 (08-22-2025 - NY)
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Jeffry Cintron v. Paul Bibeault, et al.
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Providence, Rhode Island personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.
In July 2019, Jerry Cintron overdosed on a fentanyl-laced pill while in Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) custody. For his alleged role in acquiring, possessing, and consuming the pill, RIDOC sanctioned Cintron with 450 days in solitary confinement. While so... More... $0 (08-21-2025 - RI)
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Martha Ellis v. Salt Lake City Corporation, et al.
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Salt Lake City, Utah personal Injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.
Martha Ellis joined the Salt Lake City Fire Department (“SLCFD” or the
“Department”) as a firefighter in 1994. Thereafter, she quickly moved up
the ranks. In 2004, she was promoted to Fire Captain and served as the
Fire Marshal for the Salt Lake City Inte... More... $0 (08-18-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Jaquan L. Bridges
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Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a machinegun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o).
Bridges was driving on a highway in Memphis, Tennessee, when he almost struck a
police vehicle. As police tried to stop him, he slowed his car, rolled down the window, and fired
several gunshots—one bullet hit the police car and narrowly... More... $0 (08-15-2025 - TN)
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Benjamin Joseph Herold v. Michael Christensen, et al.
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Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an excessive for claim.
Benjamin Joseph Herold, who suffers from mental illness, lost his right eye after he was shot in the face with pepper spray during an encounter with three St. George, Utah police officers in March 2019. Herold sued Sergeant Michael Christensen (the officer who pepper-sprayed him) and the City ... More... $0 (08-08-2025 - UT)
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Honor Duvall, et al. v. Phoenix Children's Hospital, et al.
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Phoenix, Arizona personal injury lawyers represented the PlaintiffS who sued on intentional infliction of emotional distress theories.
Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants were liable under this state law claim because their actions “in making or contributing to the making of false reports of abuse to DCS were extreme and outrageous.” However, Arizona’s mandatory reporting statute req... More... $0 (08-08-2025 - AZ)
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United States of America v. Armand Ntchana
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the federal and state False Claims Acts
APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k and Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act AllegationsMore... $0 (08-06-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Whitfield Leland III
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Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act Robbery, Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and being an Armed Career Criminal in Possession of a Firearm
Former Mayoral Candidate Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison For Armed R... More... $0 (07-25-2025 - FL)
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Catherine A. Black v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
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DAllas, texas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.
In 2012, Black began working as operations support administrative
assistant for Paycom Payroll, LLC. As an employee, she participated in
Paycom’s group insurance plan, which was governed by ERISA and
administered by Unum. Under the policy, a plan participant q... More... $0 (07-24-2025 - TX)
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Adam Urda v. Jeffrey Sokso
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued civil rights violation theory.
One Saturday afternoon, LaRae Bowen had some friends over, including her coworker Urda. The group headed down to a lake and tried to start a bonfire. But the wood was still wet from some rain and would not catch. Then one partygoer had an idea: He went to his truck and got a qu... More... $0 (07-22-2025 - PA)
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National Rifle Associations of America v. Maria T. Vullo
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New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a First Amendment violation claim.
This case involves First Amendment claims brought by Plaintiff National Rifle Association of America (the "NRA") against Defendant Maria T. Vullo, the former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") under former Governor Andre... More... $0 (07-21-2025 - NY)
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Leona M. Qualey v. Pierce County, et al.
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Tacoma, Washington personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.
The suit calls tOn Jan. 16, 2022, Moses Portillo was shot and killed. The plaintiff claimed that the shooting “unnecessary, reckless, negligent and wrongful,” and it claims Dolan violated proper police procedure, Sheriff’s Department’s policies and procedures and Was... More... $0 (07-19-2025 - WA)
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Robert Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Loggistics, LLC
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Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence wrongful death theories.
Robert Cox sued Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Logistics, LLC (together, “TQL”) for negligence under Ohio law. Mr. Cox alleged that TQL, in its capacity as a freight broker, negligently hired an unsafe motor carrier, resulting in a moto... More... $0 (07-15-2025 - OH)
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State of Missouri v. James Willis Peters
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Joplin, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with class C felony of driving while intoxicated and sentenced as a chronic offender for having four or more previous intoxication-related traffic offenses ("IRTOs")
On August 8, 2021, Peters was charged with one count of the class C felony of driving while intoxicated as a chronic offender under section 577.010.... More... $0 (07-14-2025 - MO)
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Joseph Heid v. Mark Rutkoski and Forrest Best
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Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 use of unreasonable force in violation of the Fourth Amendment theory.
On the evening of April 26, 2016, Heid, his wife, and their
roommate were drinking alcohol at their home. Heid’s daughter
and stepson were also at the home. Around 9:00 PM, Heid and his
wife go... More... $0 (07-11-2025 - FL)
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Norberto Vegas v. Be Vitamins Health Food Store Incorporated
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Hackensack, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in several areas: employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunicat... More... $0 (07-10-2025 - NJ)
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Teresa J. Scott v. Macon Bibb Couonty, Georgia, et al.
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Macon, Georgia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.
Scott, a Black woman, filed her initial pro se complaint against her employer, Macon-Bibb County, pursuant to Title VII and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 for race discrimination. Scott later retained counsel, and without seeking leave of the court, filed her first amended complaint which a... More... $0 (07-10-2025 - GA)
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Joe R. Whatley, Jr. v. Canadian Pacific Railroad Company; Soo Line Railroad Company
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Fargo, North Dakota personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on multiple wrongful death claims.
On June 29, 2013, a Canadian Pacific train carrying crude oil left New Town,
North Dakota, bound for an oil refinery in New Brunswick, Canada. World Fuel
Entities (“WFE”) was the shipper. Canadian Pacific transported the cars as far as
Quebec and then turned them over t... More... $0 (07-08-2025 - )
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