Columbia, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories.

"South Carolina is a modified comparative negligence state. This means that if you are injured in a car accident, your damages will be reduced by your percentage of fault. For example, if you are found to be 20% at fault for the accident, your damages will be reduced by 2... More...   $1 (08-04-2023 - SC)

Chicago, Illinois consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation theory.

47 U.S.C. 228 provides:

(1) to put into effect a system of national regulation and review that will oversee interstate pay-per-call services; and
(2) to recognize the Commission’s authority to prescribe regulations and enforcement p... More...   $1 (08-04-2023 - IL)

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with health car fraud.

Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 49, of Arnold, Maryland, was found guilty on five counts of healthcare fraud for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for patients who received COVID-19 tests at sites operated by the defendant. Elfenbein is the fi... More...   $0 (08-04-2023 - MD)

Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"In Michigan, bad faith breach of an insurance contract is a tort action that allows an insured to recover damages from their insurance company for the insurer's unreasonable delay in settling a claim or for denying a claim that was clearly covered by the p... More...   $0 (08-04-2023 - MI)

Dallas, Texas insurance lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"Sure, I can help you with that.

In Texas, bad faith breach of insurance contract law is a tort that allows an insured to recover damages from an insurance company that has acted in bad faith in handling a claim. To prove bad faith, the insured must show th... More...   $0 (08-04-2023 - TX)

New York City, New York personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an auto negligence theory.

This case was initially filed in the State Court - Supreme, 813188-2020E and was removed to federal court by the Defendant based on diversity of citizenship and more than $75,000 in claimed damages.

"New York is a pure comparative negligence state, which... More...   $1 (08-04-2023 - NY)

“Fraudâ€� is any activity that relies on deception in order to achieve a gain. Fraud becomes a crime when it is a “knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detrimentâ€� (Black’s Law Dictionary). In other words, if you lie in order to deprive a person or organization of their money or property, you’re committing fraud. ... More...   $0 (08-04-2023 - NY)

Big Stone Gap, Virginia personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.

"This case was filed in the Wise County Circuit Court, CL23-53, and was removed to federal court by Walmart.
Premises liability law in Virginia is based on the concept of duty of care. This means that property owners have a duty to keep their property safe... More...   $0 (08-04-2023 - VA)

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with telemarketing fraud.

Charles Robert Brewer, aka “Robert Brewerâ€� or “Scott Brewer,â€� 59, of Manhattan Beach, California, joined a telemarketing conspiracy that spanned several states, including the District of Utah, and caused millions of dollars in losses between June 2016 to February 2017. In furtheran... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - UT)

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stalking, attempted first degree burglary in Indian Country, attempted sexual abuse, first degree burglary and coercion and enticement.


18 U.S.C. 1151 provides:

Except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title, the term “Indian countryâ€�, as used in this chapter, means (a) al... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - OK)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with espionage.

Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, age 22, was an active-duty sailor on the amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex stationed at Naval Base San Diego. In his role as a machinist’s mate, Wei held a U.S. security clearance and had access to sensitive national defense information about the shipâ€... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - CA)

Newport News, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

"The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects consumers' rights in the context of credit reporting. The FCRA regulates the way credit reporting agencies (CRAs) collect, access, use, and share the data they collect in your credit rep... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - VA)

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement on an application for a passport and aggravated identity theft.O’Ryan Jones, 54, after having been denied a passport in his own name, applied for a passport in the name and using the identifying information of his brother. In preparation for the passport fraud, the defendant also obtained h... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - VA)

Jackson, Mississippi personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Newton County Circuit Court, 22-cv-082-NWCM and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

"Premises liability law in Mississippi is based on the concept of duty of care. This means that property owners have a duty to kee... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - MS)

Natches, Mississippi personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.

"Premises liability law in Mississippi is based on the concept of duty of care. This means that property owners have a duty to keep their property safe for visitors. If a property owner fails to uphold this duty of care, and someone is injured as a result, the... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - MS)

Allentown, Pennsylvania insurance lawyer lawyer represented Plaintiff which sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, 2023-C-0486, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

"The idea that a person could sue his insurance company for its misdeeds in handling claims under a policy o... More...   $0 (08-02-2023 - PA)

Tampa, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act in connection with the marketing and sale of Smoke Away products as a quick, effective, and easy way to quit smoking.

According to the complaint, Michael J. Connors and several of his companies, ProTouch M... More...   $0 (08-02-2023 - FL)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for prescription medications that were not actually dispensed. During the period January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, these medications included but were not limited to Lidocaine, Lidoderm, Advair Diskus, Nexium, Creon, and Abilify. Future Pharmacy and JJ Pharm... More...   $0 (08-01-2023 - PA)

Houston, Texas qui tam defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

BestCare Laboratory Services LLC (BestCare), a now defunct Texas-based company that operated as a clinical laboratory, and its owner and founder, Karim A. Maghareh, have agreed to pay an additional $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment against them. The judgme... More...   $5700000 (08-01-2023 - TX)

Washington, DC - The Indictment:

The Grand Jury charges that, at all times material to this Indictment, on or about the dates and at the approximate times stated below:

INTRODUCTION

1. The Defendant, DONALD J. TRUMP, was the forty-fifth President of the United States and a candidate for re-election in 2020. The Defendant lost the 2020 presidential election.

2. D... More...   $0 (08-01-2023 - DC)

Salt Lake City, Utah insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract theory.

Plaintiffs Hal Jenkins, as assignee of certain claims of CLJ Healthcare, LLC ("CLJ"), and CLJ, as to certain non-assigned claims, (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed a complaint against Defendants in connection with their sale and administration of an ins... More...   $0 (07-31-2023 - UT)

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing health care fraud.

Peter Adamczak, a licensed chiropractor operating in East Meadow, Long Island, billed a private insurance company nearly $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed.

“Today’s sentence demonstrates that Adamczak’s long-running scheme, in which he... More...   $0 (07-31-2023 - NY)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion offenses related to multiple schemes that defrauded investors and financial institutions out of tens of millions of dollars.

Robert V. Matthews, age 65, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was a real estate developer in charge of The Palm House Hotel (“PHHâ€�), a ... More...   $0 (07-31-2023 - CT)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with operating a money laundering scheme that laundered nearly $8 million of wire fraud proceeds.

From at least in or about 2017 through at least in or about 2020, Abraham Adeniy opened and directed others to open multiple bank accounts, which received proceeds of various wire fraud schemes. ADENIYI provided... More...   $0 (07-28-2023 - NY)

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing wire fraud in an identity theft scheme.

Aaron Jamal Denzel Austin, 33, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on July 26, after he previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. There is no par... More...   $0 (07-28-2023 - GA)