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State of New York v. Gregory Mathieu

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with o first-degree corrupting the government.

Gregory Mathieu, ate 41, of Canarsie, Brooklyn, was accused of stealing $624,000 in pension benefits.

The defendant reactivated suspended pension payments of a deceased Department of Sanitation supervisor, stealing retroactive payments of approximately $242

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State of Oklahoma v. Steven Paul Wooten

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Keaton Taylor represented the Defendant charged with:

MAKING A TELEPHONE BOMB THREAT, in violation of 21 O.S. 1767.1, which provides:

A. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously commit any of the following acts shall be deemed guilty

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United States of America v. Hector Garcia and Victor Rodriguez

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting five illegal aliens

Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney Adds 269 Immigration Cases This Week


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John A. James, Aaron Tiffany, Christopher Kopf v. Norfolk Souothern Railway Company, aka Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al.

Toledo, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a wrongful termination claim.


Plaintiffs John James, Aaron Tiffany, and Christopher Kopf are former employees of Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) whose terminations were upheld in arbitrations under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). They bring fraud claims regarding the arbitrator selected to adjudicate their terminations, nam

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Gerald J. Kennedy, Jr. v. Rochester & Southern Railroad

Rochester, New York personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Railway Federal Employer's Liability Act negligence theory.

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The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) is a US federal law that provides compensation to railroad employees injured on the job due to their employer's negligence. Unlike typical workers' compensation, which is a n

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Jeffrey Garrels and Wendy Garrels v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory.

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The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a US federal law that allows railroad workers to sue their employers for injuries sustained due to negligence or unsafe working conditions. Unlike typical workers' compensation, FELA requires employee

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State of Oklahoma v. Michael Luttrell, Jr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

PLACING EXPLOSIVES IN OR NEAR BUILDING/VEHICLE/RAILROAD, in violation of 21 O.S. 1767.1;
MALICIOUS INJURY OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY LESS THAN 1000, in violation of 21 O.S. 1760 A1;
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OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER, in violation of 21 O.S. 540.



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United States of America v. David Crocker

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of armed robbery

Armed Robber Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robberies



David Crocker, 25, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 18 years in prison, for a se

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James Chapoy v. Union Pacific Railraod

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a FELA claim.

The question presented is whether a putative implied tolling agreement between James Chapoy and Union Pacific Railroad Company is enforceable under Texas law. Chapoy alleges that the parties’ course of conduct extended the tolling period for his Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim, which he brought fiv

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State of Oklahoma v. Brent Lee Abbe

Walters, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with:
1. CF GRAND LARCENY
2. CF INJURY TO OBSTRUCTION OF RAILROAD
3. CF MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY - OVER $1000


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Giselle Veller, et al. v. K.B., et al.

Bowling Green, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

This case arose from a fatal car accident in which K.B., who was 16 years old, was the driver, and Copeland, who was 15 years old, was the front-seat passenger and victim. Veller, Copeland's mother, filed this lawsuit against K.B., his guardian, and numerous entities. This

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Danielle M. Caraco v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Norfolk, Virginia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a FELA negligence theory.

Steven F. Fowlkes worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad at its Lambert's Point facility as a repair workers for a number of years.

The Complaint alleged that the company was aware of the hazards associated with asbestos-containing brake shoes and other asbestos-containing ins

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Elizabeth A. Acevedo, et al. v. Professional Transportation, Inc., and Ronald D. Romain


Evansville, Indiana employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theies.



Professional Transportation’s employees drive railroad workers to their job sites in passenger vans. In 2014 a group of current and former drivers brought a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–219 (FLSA), s

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United States of America v. Lameek Everette


Central Islip, New York racketeering charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.


Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years’ Imprisonment for Double Homicide at Bay Shore Long Island Railroad Station.


Lameek Everette, also known as “La,” a member of the Bloods Street gang, was charged with racketeering, including predicate acts of murder, robbery

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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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United States of America v. Gregory Vreeland

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Pay Employment Taxes

Springbrook Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes



Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for

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Jesse M. Smith v. The District Court of the Second Judicial District


Farmington, Utah personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.


The plaintiff in this proceeding brought an action against the railroad company in the justice court of Davis county, wherein judgment was rendered in his favor. The defendant then appealed to the district court, and thereafter, said plaintiff not being prepared to proceed with the trial, the case was dismiss

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Brian Pflughoeft v. Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, LLC


Wichita, Kansas personal injury FELA lawyer represented the plaintiff.



"The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) is a special federal law made to protect railroad workers. FELA covers their injury claims if a railroad worker gets hurt on the job. It's different than regular workers' compensation laws. These laws cover state workers in other industries." FindLaw

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United States of America v. Tonya Butler

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the Railroad Retirement Board

Slidell Woman Sentenced for Railroad Retirement Fraud



From January 2022 to April 2022, Tonya B

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Tony Mancini v. Long Island Rail Road Company


Central Islip, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory.



45 U.S.C. 41 provides:

Every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce between any of the several States or Territories, or between any of the States and Territories, or between the District of Columbia and any of th

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Douglas Cozort v. BNSF Railway Company


Springfield, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on Railroad Labor Act negligence theory.



49 U.S.c. 20202: The purpose of act is to promote safety in every area of railroad operations and reduce railroad-related accidents and incidents.

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State of Oklahoma v. Ricardo Herrera


Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, charged with larceny from a house or building in violation of 21 O.S. 1723.



Any person entering and stealing any money or other thing of value from any house, railroad car, tent, booth or temporary building shall be guilty of larceny from the house. Larceny from the ho

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State of Oklahoma v. Devon Williams


Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with third-degree burglary in violation of 21 O.S. 1435(B).



A. Every person who breaks and enters the dwelling house of another, in which there is at the time no human being present, or any commercial building or any part of any building, room, booth, tent, railroad car or other structure or erec

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United States of America v. Nicholas Rayn Garrison


Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary in Indian County.



In Feb. 2021, the Tulsa Police Department (TPD) took a report of a burglary from a gaming and trading card store. The victim provided TPD with footage of the break-in. The footage showed Garrison breaking into th

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R.A.M. v. Social Security Administration

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma social security disability lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits.


Sec. 1612. [42 U.S.C. 1382a] (a) For purposes of this title, income means both earned income and unearned income; and—

(1) earned income means only—

(A)

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