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PATRICK JOSEPH CARNEY v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

The record discloses the following undisputed facts. In the spring of 2006, defendant invited various contractors to submit bids in connection with the purchase and removal of three abandoned railroad bridges that spanned Arthington, Polk, and Lexington Streets in Chicago. Among those invited to bid was Happ’s, Inc., a scrap contractor that had worked with defendant and other railroads for 25 year

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State of Minnesota vs. Kristyn Nicole Schouweiler

In February 2015, Schouweiler issued a check in the amount of $1,969.07 to the
Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer for past-due property taxes payable in 2014. The
check was not honored by Schouweiler’s bank, which returned it for insufficient funds.
The County Auditor/Treasurer mailed a notice to Schouweiler, informing her that she had
5 days to make a valid payment, but she fa

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United Food v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

This case is a continuation of litigation that has been ongoing between these parties
both in Arkansas and across the nation. UFCW is a national labor organization. OUR
Walmart is a subsidiary of UFCW; it is an association of current and former Walmart
employees (“associates”) and their supporters whose purpose is, in part, to help associates on
issues related to their employ

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Fredrick Dale Blevins v. Pepper-Lawson Construction, L.P., Winco Masonry, L.P., and Alejandro Sanchez ¬¬

In October 2012, Blevins was driving on Kingsland Boulevard near Katy
Taylor High School around 7:00 p.m. The high school was being renovated, and
Winco, a subcontractor of Pepper-Lawson Construction, L.P., the general contractor
managing the project, was conducting some masonry work. While attempting to
pass a car on Kingsland Boulevard, Blevins hit a construction vehicle, a

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United States of America v. Manuel Johnson and Quincy Terrell Doss

Birmingham, AL - Tuscaloosa Men Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana through the U.S. Mail

A federal judge sentenced two Tuscaloosa men to prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana through the U.S. mail and bribing U.S. Postal Service employees to deliver the drug, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, U.S. Posta

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Juan Antonio Deleon v. The State of Texas

Appellant Juan Antonio Deleon pleaded guilty to separate charges of deadly
conduct and enhanced aggravated assault. See TEX. PENAL CODE §§ 22.02, 22.05.
The aggravated assault charge included an enhancement because of a prior
conviction for aggravated assault. The trial court deferred adjudication and placed
Deleon on community supervision for five years.
After Deleon was

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MUSTANG RUN WIND PROJECT, LLC v. OSAGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT v. THE OSAGE NATION ¬¬

Mustang Run Wind Project, LLC, (Mustang) filed an application with the Osage County Board of Adjustment for a conditional use permit involving between 9,406 and 9,453 acres of land. Mustang proposed to use the land for placing sixty-eight wind turbines on less than 150 acres and generating electricity.1 Public meetings on the proposed wind energy facility were held in April and May 2014. The prop

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United States of America v. Robin Renee Haigler

San Antonio, TX - Waco Woman and Former DTS Medical Supply Company Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with $4.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Robin Renee Haigler, 60-year-old former customer recruiter in the Waco area for DTS Medical Supply Company in Devine, TX, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for her role in an estimated $4.5 million Health Care Fraud sch

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TOM ROBAK and CHARLOTTE ROBAK v. RAVALLI COUNTY Case No. -

This case began in 2008 when Plaintiffs Tom and Charlotte Robak (Robaks) filed
a Complaint, Request for Declaratory Judgment and Demand for Jury Trial, on August
22, 2008, in response to a December 2007 letter, signed by Laura Hendrix, Ravalli
County Floodplain Administrator, requesting the Robaks halt construction on their home
because it was possibly in the floodplain. For t

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Bret Vance v. City of Laramie Case No. - 2016 WY 106

On December 5, 2012, Mr. Vance reported for work as a shift commander for the City’s fire department and was notified that he had been randomly selected for alcohol detection testing. Two breathalyzer tests performed minutes apart detected a low level of alcohol in his blood stream. Mr. Vance had previously been disciplined for testing positive for cocaine in 2010. Under the City’s policies, a

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United States of America v. Karen Finley

Chicago, IL - Former Redflex CEO Sentenced To 30 Months For Corruption In The Awarding Of Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Contracts

The former chief executive of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and over $2 million in restitution for paying bribes to a city official to help procure the contracts.

As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems

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United States of America v. Gerhard L. Felts a/k/a Gary Felts d/b/a Black Diamond Kennel MoreLaw Television The Consequences Of Lying To Federal Agents by Kent Morlan

Cedar Rapids, IA - Black Diamond Dog Kennel Owner Sentenced For Making False Statements

A northwest Iowa man who owed a monetary penalty to the United States for numerous violations of animal welfare regulations at his kennel was sentenced to 3 years’ probation for lying to the government about his assets and income.

Gerhard (“Gary”) Felts, age 61, from Kingsley, Iowa, was senten

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State of Oklahoma v. Mario Walters

Tulsa, OK - Criminal defense lawyer Jerry Trusterrepresented Mario Walters, who was charged by the States of Oklahoma with:


Count # 1.
Count as Filed: WE6, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, i

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JOSEPH VINCOLI v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Case No - COA15-1013

In 2010, Vincoli was hired by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) into a position subject to the NCHRA2 and subsequently attained the status of a “career State employee.” A “career State employee” is afforded certain protections provided by the NCHRA, such as the right not to be disciplined except for just cause. However, the NCHRA also grants the Governor the authority to

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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. JOHN J. LANDRY III

On July 11, 2012, Defendant entered the home of eighty-three-year-old Preston Lebleu at the Chateau du Lac apartments at 333 Mill Street in Lake Charles. After a struggle, Defendant bound Mr. Lebleu’s hands with bedding and his feet with a sweatshirt and then wrapped a comforter over his face, shoving it into his mouth. Defendant then took what money he could find and left Mr. Lebleu bound and gag

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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. CHRISTOPHER LANCE WASHBURN

On July 28, 2015, the State filed an amended bill of information charging the defendant, Christopher Lance Washburn, Sr., with molestation of a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2. The bill was further amended to reflect that the alleged victim, S.L.S.,1 was under the age of thirteen when the alleged molestation occurred. See La.R.S. 14:81.2(D)(1). The State filed a Notice of Intent to Use Ev

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Claudia Lasha Johnson v. The State of Texas

Marquis died on June 2, 2014 of blunt force trauma. Appellant’s boyfriend, Clezel Mughni, was convicted of capital murder in Marquis’s death. Appellant was charged with injury

–2– to a child by omission for failing to seek adequate medical care for Marquis or failing to protect Marquis from Mughni.1 Evidence at trial showed appellant met Mughni online in April 2014. Two weeks lat

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State of Nebraska v. Peter Francis Draper

Draper was convicted of intentional child abuse resulting in death and intentional child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury in connection with the untimely death of his 2-year-old grandson. For the second time, Draper has appealed these convictions to this court. On the first direct appeal, after finding cumulative error concerning the testimony of Draper’s wife, Nancy Draper (Nancy), we rev

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PatrIcia Bowers Edwards, individually and as guardian of Robert Drew Bowers v. Don Andrews, District Judge

Guardian of her disabled adult son petitions this Court to assume original jurisdiction and issue a writ prohibiting the trial court from exercising jurisdiction over the claims of two discharged domestic workers. Original jurisdiction is assumed. Let the Writ of Prohibition issue, directing Respondent Judge, or any other judge to whom case No. CJ-2014-2718 is assigned, to (1) vacate the Journal

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United States of America v. Ronald S. Calderon

Los Angeles, CA - Former State Senator Ronald Calderon Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Receiving Over 150,000 Dollars in Bribes

Former California State Senator Ronald S. Calderon was sentenced today to 3½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal corruption charge and admitting that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for performing

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United States of America v. KTX Limited and KTX Properties, Inc.

Beaumont, TX - FOUR TEXAS COMPANIES AGREE TO PAY $3.5 MILLION FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AT TWO OIL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSING FACILITIES

Four Texas companies pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a total of $3.5 million dollars for criminal violations of the Clean Air Act at two oil and chemical processing facilities in Texas.



The Information filed in federa

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ESTRELLA J.C.*

.Thedefendant,EstrellaJ.C.,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,oftwocountsofriskofinjurytoachildinviolation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) admitting into evidence a video recordin

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  VIRGIL JOHNSON and VIRGIL JOHNSON TRUCKING vs. ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC.

The record establishes the following facts as undisputed. On September 1, 2000, Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (AMPI) entered into an oral agreement with Virgil Johnson, the sole proprietor of Virgil Johnson Trucking. AMPI is a cooperative of dairy farmers that receives milk produced by its members, processes the milk into butter and cheese, and sells the dairy products. AMPI contracts with in

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Eugene Rose, Sr., Pamela Annette Rose and Frankie Lee Sanders

Houston, TX - CEO, CFO and VP Convicted in Nationwide Worker's Compensation Fraud Scheme

Several officials with Team Work Ready (TWR) have been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. TWR had clinics in five states including Federal Work Ready in Houston, Alamo Work Ready in San Antonio and Bayou Work Ready in

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State of Oklahoma v. Ben T Snells

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Ben T Snells with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: COMPFR, WORKER'S COMPENSATION FRAUD, in violation of 21 O.S. 1663 C 1
Date of Offense: 01/31/2012

Party Name

Disposition Information

SNELLS, BEN T
Disposed: DEFERRED, 09/10/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: WORKER'S COMPENSATION FRAUD(COMPFR)
Violation

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