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Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Fraud, And Money Laundering

Federal Judge Sentences Charlotte Licensed Clinical Social Worker To 11+ Years In Prison For Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Fraud, And Money Laundering

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Anita J. Peterson v. Timothy G. Petersen

Kearney, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the wife and husband in a divorce action seeking dissolution of their marriage.


Timothy and Anita met on a "Farmers Only" online dating service and were married in December 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Anita moved out of the parties' home on January 6, 2020, and filed a complaint for dissolution of marriage a few days later. She requeste

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State of Missouri v. Cortez Caves

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.


Cortez Caves ("Caves") appeals his convictions of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and one count of first-degree assault. Caves' sole point on appeal contends the trial court plainly erred in allowing a detective (

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Cristina Berrier v. Minnesota State Patrol

Owatonna, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a dog-bite claim.

Plaintiff sought to be compensated for the injuries and/or damages she suffered under "Minn. Stat. § 347.22, arising out of injuries she sustained after being attacked by a dog owned by the State Patrol..."

State claimed soverign immunity for claims under the dog-bite statute.

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Bryan M. Holl v. Moore Lake Correctional Facility

Carlton, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Eight Amendment violation theory.


Holl was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake (MCF-ML). In December 2022, Holl commenced an action for monetary damages against MCF-ML for violating his Eighth Amendment right to sanitary living conditions by failing to regularly provide him w

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Glorida Cocueeo v. Trader Joe's East, Inc.


Boston, Massachusetts, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination claim.


Gloria Cocuzzo claims that she was terminated by her former employer of seventeen years, Trader Joe's East Inc. ("Trader
Joe's"), and her former supervisor, Jennifer Gillum, because of her age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29

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Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawaii v. I.S.


Honolulu, Hawaii family law lawyer represented the Defendant on a child support question.



Mother is a responsible parent[2] under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 576E. On August 5, 2021, she asked the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) for a "modification of child support due to income change." The Office of Child Support Hearings (OCSH) held hearings on Janu

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Sue Chimento v. Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. and Scott McCoy


Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on defamation - libel and slander theories.



Plaintiff Sue Chimento brought claims for defamation, negligence, intentional interference with business relations, false representation, constructive fraud, and conspiracy against Defendants Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., and Scott McCoy, based on al

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Veronica Baxter, et al. v. Jafet Santiago-Miranda, et al.


Orlando, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued claiming the use of excessive force by the Defendant.



Plaintiffs Veronica Baxter and Al-Quan Pierce sued as personal representatives of the estates of the driver, Angelo
Crooms, and a passenger, Sincere Pierce, respectively. The plaintiffs’ complaint asserted that Santiago-Miranda used excessi

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mindyn Lynn Marmillion


Towanda, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and recklessly endangering another person ('REAP').



Defendant was found guilty.

Defendant claimed the trial court improperly convicted her of delivery of a controlled substance for several reasons, but mo

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United States of America v. Jimmy Ray Lightsey


Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(e).



Following a jury trial, Jimmy Ray Lightsey was convicted of
possessing a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)
and 924(e); knowingly possessing with intent to distribute cocaine,
co

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Jayne Swinford v. Officer Joshua Santos, et al.


Macon, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants for excessive force wrongful death theory.



Thomas was shot and killed by Athens-Clarke County (“ACC”)
police officers after he refused officers’ commands to drop a gun1
and instead raised and pointed it at police officers. Thomas’s
widow, Jayne Swinford, filed a laws

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David Heileman v. Ariel Cahoon


Harrisburg, Arkansas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.



In August 2017, Heileman and Cahoon were divorced by decree wherein their executed "Stipulation and Property, Child Custody and Support Agreement" was merged and incorporated. Per the agreement, the parties "shall have joint custody of [Minor Child 1 (MC1) and Minor Child 2 (MC2)],[1] wit

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Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.

Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr

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State of Oklahoma v. Vicky Pittman McNeely


Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.



Defendant was charged with one count of Murder in the First Degree for the shooting death of her husband inside their home. Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss the charge based on her claim of immunity from prosecution under 21 O.S.2011, § 1289.251, commonly referred to

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Cruz Morales v. The city of Oklahoma City, et al.


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma personal injury civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant to recover for injuries sustained by her minor daughter during an arrest.



On 21 September 2005, Oklahoma City police officer Mitchell McCoy was on duty at Roosevelt Middle School when a fight broke out in the school's cafeteria between twelve-year-old Alma Morale

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Monkentee Hill; Carstavious Shadon Stovall

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Gun and Drug Convictions

Two Men Sentenced Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions Stemming from Conduct in Tallapoosa County



Two Opelika, A

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The State of Oklahoma v. Mark Steven Anderson

Duncan, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(3).

¶7 In Proposition IV, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the results of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test without scientific foundation by expert witnesses. Results of the HGN test, predica

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Brandy A. Read v. Oklahoma Flintlock Products, LLP


Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who was sexually harassed at work.



Plaintiff sued Defendant under Title VII, alleging one sexual harassment claim
and two retaliation claims. The district court denied Defendant’s summary judgment
motion. At trial, the jury found in Plaintiff’s favor on the harassment claim and
awarded her $1,

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Rhonda Mengert v. United States of America


Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) and false imprisonment.


This case stems from Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) subjecting plaintiff
Rhonda Mengert to an inspection in a private room at Tulsa International Airport. After
Menge

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Monkentee Hill; Carstavious Shadon Stovall

Opelika, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Gun and Drug Convictions Stemming from Conduct in Tallapoosa County

Two Men Sentenced Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions Stemming from Conduct in Tallapoosa County

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Richard Vanhorn, Sr. v. Carlsbad Municipal School District, et al.


Carlsbad, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Richard Vanhorn Sr., as next friend of his minor child Richard Jr., sued the Carlsbad Municipal School District and Carlsbad Municipal School Board falls under the waiver of immunity (the building waiver) found in the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (TCA), NMSA 1978, §§ 41-4-1 to -27 (1976, amended 2020

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Aishly Foy v. Sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.


Birmingham, Alabama civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants who he claimed violated his constitutional rights.



The defendants moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity.

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Consent under § 636(c) may be express written or oral consent or inferred from a party's conduct. Roell v. Withrow, 538 U.S. 580,

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People of the State of Michigan v. James Donald Holkeboer, a/k/a James David Holkeboer


Grand Rapids, Michigan election fraud for falsifying election returns or records during the August 2022 primarily election criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



James Donald Holkeboer, a/k/a James David Holkeboer
served as an election inspector during the August 2022 primary election, is charged with election fraud for falsifying election returns or re

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State of Oklahoma v. K.N.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated DUI.

A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places or upon any private road, street, alley or lane whi

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