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George Rodrique, II v. Hearst Communications, Inc., et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff religious discrimination theory.

George Rodrique, II sued his
employer, Hearst Stations, Inc. ("Hearst"), after it denied his
request for a religious exemption from the company's COVID-19
vaccination requirement and then terminated him for refusing to
receive the vaccine. Rodrique claims that Hearst's fail

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Franklin County Board of Supervisors, et al. v. Marabelle Ann 'Le' Abbas, et al.

Hsmpton, Iowa civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant in a condemnation case.

This case involved damages awards related to a drainage ditch project undertaken in 2017 to deepen and widen the drainage ditch known as Drainage District No. 48 (DD48) in Franklin County. The district court concluded that the Franklin County Board of Supervisors (the Board) had not abandoned the origi

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Justin Rumbaugh v. DirectTV and American Zurich Insurance Company

Topeka, Kansas worekers compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff for compensation for a work place injury.

After suffering a back injury at work in 2014, Justin Rumbaugh received treatment through his employer's workers compensation insurer in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act. In 2016, about eight months after Rumbaugh was released to return to work and two years after hi

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Lynn Sennett v. Thomas Plura, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a legal malpractice theory.

On January 28, 2015, Edward was discharged from Loyola University Medical Center (Loyola) following a heart transplant. Per Loyola's discharge instructions, Lynn gave a dosage of insulin to Edward later that evening. However, Edward had already received the same dosage earlier in the

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Clayton Dezan, et al. v. Dignity Health, et al.

San Bernardino, California employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on breach of employment contract theory.

Plaintiffs Clayton Dezan, Cathy Rhinehart, and Shelley Wardrop worked as registered nurses at Community Hospital Of San Bernardino (Hospital), operated by Dignity Health (together, Defendants). They were members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) union and

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Sandra M. Escabi v. The School District of Osceola County and Davies Claims North America, Inc.

Orlando, Florida workers compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

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United States of America v. Fleet Patrick Matt

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing a Child

Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child



U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on Janua

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Estate of Emil Robert Zlatch, Jr., et al. v. Estate of Vickie Kauman, et al.

Kennewick, Washington personal injury lawyers represented the parties in negligence theory.

Emil Zlatich, Jr., (Mr. Zlatich) and his son and grandson, Emil Zlatich III, and Emil Zlatich IV, respectively, resided together at Mr. Zlatich's home in Kennewick, Washington. Ryan Kaufman[2] was the adult son of the Kaufmans and resided independently. Ryan was Mr. Zlatich's neighbor, and his hom

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Rebecca A. Niebuhr v. Jacob Sieberg, et al.

Mankato, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim.

Following a one-vehicle accident that happened at work and resulted in the death of the vehicle's passenger, that person's next of kin brought a wrongful-death action against the driver and the driver's parents who owned the vehicle. The district court determined that the driver was immune from

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United States of America v. Dariusz Pietron

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax and Mail Fraud

Owner of Construction Companies Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Mail Fraud



A Hopkinton man was charge for defrauding the Internal

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United States of America v. Fredrick Mendez

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud

Florida Man Sentenced to 41 Months For Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds



Fredrick Mendez, 45, of Boca Raton, Florida, was pleaded guilty to wire fraud

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United States of America v. Fredrick Mendez

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds

Florida Man Sentenced to 41 Months For Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds



The United States Attorney’s Office for the District

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United States of America v. Lakeatra E. White

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Credit Cards from the Mail

Granite City Postal Carrier Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Credit Cards from the Mail



Lakeatra E. White, 32

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Michael Sanchez v. Travelers Indemnity Company

Denver, Colorado insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith theory.

Michael Sanchez injured his back while employed at Denver Water. He sought workers’ compensation benefits, and Denver Water’s insurer, Travelers Indemnity Company, initially granted benefits as a work-related injury. Travelers later reversed that decision after receiving confl

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San Bernardino County Children and Family Services v. L.P.

San Bernardino, California family law lawyer represented the Defendant on a parental rights termination claim.

Father had two sons with his girlfriend, C.L. (Mother): Cash P. (born in 2020) and Luke P. (born in 2016) (collectively, the children). In May 2022, the family lived with the paternal grandmother, Michelle P. The family came to the attention of CFS in May 2022, when CFS receive

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United States of America v. Darmani Hawkins

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud

Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud



Darmani Hawkins, 21, of Auro

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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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Robert Bartol v City of Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

Order from pretrial Hearing:

At the hearing, the Court first addressed the submission of a final pretrial order. The parties were given a blank form order and an example of a completed final pretrial order used in a previous case. The Court instructed the parties to meet and confer, and then to submit a final p

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Gloria Cavaluzzi, et al. v. County of Sullivan

New York City, New York civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiffs taking of private property without just compesnation theory.

In Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023), the Supreme Court held that a county could be liable for taking private property without just compensation, in violation of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, where, after fore

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United States of America v. Sung Kook Hwang

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation And Fraud Schemes

Founder And Head Of Archegos Capital Management Bill Hwang Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation And Fraud

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Hendry Unseld Washington v. Robert Gilmore, et al.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was sexually abused while a prisoner.


Juries have leeway to punish and deter wrongdoers with punitive damages. Prison guard T.S. Oswald sexually abused a
prisoner twice. So the jury ordered him to pay not only $20,000 in compensation for each assault, but also $25,000 in punitive damages fo

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United States of America v. Sam Sarkis Solakyan

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with (a) conspiracy to commit honest-services mail fraud and health-care fraud and (b) honest-services mail fraud and aiding and abetting; (2) vacated the district court’s restitution order; and (3) remanded for further proceedings, in a case arising from a workers’ compensation fraud that generated $263 million i

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United States of America v. Timothy Gibson

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Credit Card Fraud Scheme, False Statements To Bank

Utah Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For $8 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme, False Statements To Bank

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United States of America v. Sung Kook

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation And Fraud Schemes

Founder And Head Of Archegos Capital Management Bill Hwang Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation And Fraud

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State of Oklahoma v. Randy Lance Stanley, Jr.

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

DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT WAIVES RIGHT TO PRELIMINARY HEARING, JURY TRIAL, AND NON JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA AND SENTENCES DEFENDANT TO:

COUNT 1) COURT WITHHOLDS A FINDING OF GUILT AND DEFERS FOR 2 YEARS UNTIL 12-16-2026 @ 9:30 AM IN ROOM 413. D

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