Kirmuss operated an electronics business that specialized in radio-related products. In
2007, at a trade show in Hong Kong, he discovered a speaker microphone with a built-in global
positioning system (the GPS-Mic), manufactured by Wintectronics (Wintec). Kirmuss believed
the GPS-Mic could transform communications for first responders and military units, so he
arranged to mee

Cox was employed by ACE as a “Center Manager.” As part of her “new-hire
paperwork,” Cox signed an arbitration agreement dated February 7, 2012.1 The agreement stated
in a footnote that “[t]his Arbitration Agreement is effective December 1, 2011, and it replaces or
modifies, as applicable, any previous dispute resolution agreements or arbitration agreements in
effect prior to De

San Antonio, TX - Illinois Furniture Importer and Manager Agree to Pay $1,525,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Under Civil Settlement with United States

Daniel Scott Goldman and his companies, Ecologic Industries LLC and OMNI SCM LLC will collectively pay $1,525,000 under a civil settlement with the United States Department of Justice. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought

On the morning of June 2, 2014, Dallas Fire Rescue was dispatched on an unresponsive
child call to a Dallas apartment complex. When officers arrived, they found fifteen-month-old
Marquis Johnson lying on a floor. He was pale and cool to the touch and did not have a
heartbeat. Officers began CPR. Officer David Lindsey noticed an obvious injury to Marquis’
right eye, an “inor

Wheatland Drywall (Wheatland) was hired as a subcontractor to do construction work. Wheatland contacted Hilton Plaster (Hilton) to do stonework on the same project. When Hilton was not paid, it sued Wheatland and its owner, Bobby Knoblauch. Wheatland and Knoblauch alleged that the general contractor had hired Hilton. Knoblauch eventually learned that the general contractor had paid Wheatland for

New York, NY - Gary Hirst, Former President And Chairman Of The Board Of Gerova Financial Group, Found Guilty Of Defrauding Shareholders

Gary Hirst, former president and chairman of the board of Gerova Financial Group, Ltd. (“Gerova”), a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, was found guilty of defrauding the shareholders of that company by secretly giving away n

This bad-faith insurance dispute began as a low-speed automobile
collision in an apartment complex parking lot. The accident involved a vehicle
owned and driven by Harry Sykes III and a vehicle owned by Samantha
Hollaway and driven by Danny Bartlett. Both parties rely on their own
accounts of the series of events leading up to the accident.
According to Hollaway, Bartlett

The Petitioner/Appellee, Tracey Childers (wife) and the Respondent/Appellant, Kelly Childers (husband) were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 13, 1996. They have two daughters, born in 1998, and 2001, respectively. The wife received her medical degree in 1994, and then completed a residency in ear, nose, and throat. Throughout their marriage, the couple started a number of businesses, most of whi

On or about October 9, 2014, Plaintiff/Petitioner Jhonhenri Jabrille Lee (Lee) was involved in a motor vehicle collision with Defendant/Respondent Diana Catalina Salgado Bueno (Bueno). Lee was driving a vehicle that was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Bueno at the intersection of NW Expressway and Blackwelder in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The collision pushed Lee's vehicle into the vehicle

At the outset, we acknowledge that when a district court has granted a motion to dismiss, "an appellate court must accept the facts alleged by the plaintiff as true, along with any inferences that can reasonably be drawn therefrom." Cohen v. Battaglia, 296 Kan. 542, 546, 293 P.3d 752 (2013). Accordingly, the following facts are those asserted by Platt in her district court petition.
Platt wa

Appellants are three federal prisoners who spent several years housed in specially designated Communication Management Units (CMUs), a classification that meant family visits and communications with the outside world were curtailed. Appellants contend their designation to CMUs violated their due process rights. One appellant also alleges his continued CMU placement was in retaliation for protect

Wentworth is a property-management company, and the
Wentworth Group is the parent entity. Michael Mendillo was the
president and chief executive officer of Wentworth and the owner
of the Wentworth Group. In May 2005, Mendillo hired Ramon to
serve as one of Wentworth’s regional vice presidents -- the only
one of Hispanic descent. In that role, Ramon managed high-rise

Crane Co. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. appeal from an adverse jury verdict in favor of Richard DeLisle in which the jury found that both appellants’ products containing asbestos were substantial contributing causes to appellee DeLisle’s mesothelioma and awarded substantial damages. Crane primarily argues that the court erred in not excluding expert causation testimony, in denying its motion for

Boston, MA - Former Letter carrier sentenced for workers comp fraud

A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining worker’s compensation for medical travel.

Joseph Bouchard, 67, of Georgetown, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler to six months’ probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and restitution o

Tammy Honeycutt (“Honeycutt”) met with Lieutenant Creed Freeman (“Lt.
Freeman”) and Detective George Gillenwater (“Det. Gillenwater”) of the Rockingham
Police Department (“RPD”) at the police station at approximately 10:00 a.m. on 26
February 2013 to discuss conducting a “controlled buy” of narcotics. A controlled buy
is a process in which a confidential police informant, typi

HICKS, J. The defendant, David Aldrich, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (MacLeod, J.), on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(j) (2007). The defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling preventing him from crossexamining the victim about three of four allegedly false allegations of sexual assault that she had made against othe

Tacoma, WA - Suquamish Tribal Couple Sentenced to Prison for Repeated Physical Abuse of their Children

Six Children under the Age of Eight Removed from Home by Tribal Welfare Workers

A member of the Suquamish Tribe and his wife were sentenced to prison today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for the repeated physical abuse of two of their six children, announced U.S. Attorney Anne

San Francisco, CA - Former San Francisco Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Concealing Facts About Employee Wages

Former Owner of Hong Kong Lounge Restaurants Admits Submitting Forms To The Department of Labor Falsely Stating Workers’ Overtime Wages Were Paid

Ming Lian Zhou pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to a scheme to conceal a material fact from a government ag

Modesto, CA - Defendant Found Not Guilty at End of Second Trial for Murder

The States of California charged Juan Manuel Tello with first-degree murder for killing Robert Ruvalcaba, age 38, who was found dead in an alley in west Modesto in 2011. The State claimed that Tello killed Ruvalcaba for asking to be paid an outstanding debt for drugs.

California Penal Code Title 8

Los Angeles, CA - “Stock Trading Whiz Kid” to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Stock Newsletter Fraud Charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a self-proclaimed “stock trading whiz kid” and his stock newsletter company in Los Angeles have agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to settle charges that they defrauded subscribers through false statements and misrepresentations.

District of Columbia - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Wells Fargo $100 Million for Widespread Illegal Practice of Secretly Opening Unauthorized Accounts

Bank Incentives to Boost Sales Figures Spurred Employees to Secretly Open Deposit and Credit Card Accounts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $100 million for the widespread i

This is a civil trespass and conversion case in which plaintiffs seek monetary damages for the unauthorized subsurface mining of 855,500 tons of limestone. Bromley Quarry & Asphalt, Inc., admits it extracted some rock but disputes the extent of its liability. We must decide: (1) if the statute of limitations began to run because the conversion was reasonably ascertainable by the plaintiffs more

Tulsa, OK - Brothers Who Killed Family Sentenced to Life In Prison Without The Possibility of Parole

The State of Oklahoma charged Robert Davis Bever, age 19, and Michael John Bever, age 17, with multiple counts of first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 and one count of assault and battery with intent to kill in violation of 21 O.S. 652 for fatally stabbing five family members.

In 1965, Congress enacted the Highway Beautification Act to control “the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to the Interstate System . . . in order to protect the public investment in such highways, to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel, and to preserve natural beauty.” 23 U.S.C. § 131(a). The HBA penalizes those

In this certified appeal, the plaintiff, WesternDermatologyConsultants,P.C.,claimsthatthe Appellate Court improperly reversed the judgment of the trial court, which found that the defendants, VitalWorks, Inc. (VitalWorks),1 and Cerner Physician Associates, Inc. (Cerner), had violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110aetseq.,2 bymakingmisrepresentationsi