Workers Compensation Law
 
Vickey Murry v. Huffy Corporation

Tulsa, OK - Vickey Murry sued the Huffy Corporation on a friendly suit negligence theory claiming:

1. That on or about May 22, 2013 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, the minor Plaintiff lost control of her bicycle after the hand grip allegedly became dislodged, resulting in the minor Plaintiff fracturing her left wrist. As a result of said accident, the injured minor, J.L.S., and

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Schiffmann v. US

The raw facts are largely undisputed. ICOA is a Rhode Island corporation, whose subsidiaries provide wireless internet services in public spaces (such as airports and marinas).2 As far back as 2002, ICOA began struggling to stay current on federal trust fund tax obligations. Schiffmann became ICOA's president in October of 2004
and retained that title after becoming its chief executive off

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HYMAS v. US

Beginning in the 1970s, the Service entered into CFAs with farmers to manage public lands in the National Wildlife Refuge System for the conservation of migratory birds and wildlife, including at the Umatilla and McNary Refuges in the Pacific Northwest.1 See id. at 469–70.
1 The Umatilla Refuge covers more than 22,000 acres “within the upper reach of Lake Umatilla in Benton County, Washing

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United States of America v. Dr. William Bailey

San Diego, CA - Local Physician Convicted of Eight Counts of Tax Evasion After Earning Over $1 Million

A federal jury convicted Dr. William Bailey, a local physician of osteopathic medicine, on eight counts of tax evasion.

According to evidence presented at trial, between 2004 and 2011 Bailey earned over $1.1 million in compensation for his services as a physician at two differen

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In re Carrington H. et al.

This appeal arises from a petition to terminate the parental rights of Vanessa G. (―Mother‖) to her minor child Carrington. By the time the Tennessee Department of Children‘s Services (―DCS‖) filed the petition on October 24, 2013, it had been providing services to Carrington‘s family for ten years.2 Mother‘s entire history with DCS is not included in the record on appea

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Maureen McPadden v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.

Concord, NH - Former Wal-Mart Pharmacist Awarded $31 million in damages

Maureen McPadden sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on a wrongful termination theory claiming that she was fired from her pharmacist position at the Wal-Mart in Seabrook New Hampshire after she report safety concerns about how co-workers were dispensing prescriptions.

Wal-Mart claimed that the Plaintiff was terminate

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CLAUDE SEARS, et al. v. UNITED STATES

Before the court in this rails-to-trails takings case are the government’s motion for partial summary judgment and plaintiffs’ cross-motion for partial summary judgment under Rule 56(a) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). Both motions pertain to the interest rate that should be applied beyond February 3, 2016 as part of the just compensation that has otherwise been

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Rosalie Simon v. Republic of Hungary

This case arises out of one of humanity’s darkest hours. In the summer of 1944, upon the arrival of German troops in Nazi-allied Hungary, the Hungarian government implemented an accelerated campaign to deport Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps for extermination before the War’s end. At the outset of the War, the Jewish population in Hungary numbered more than 800,000. By the end of the War, mo

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Lamar Central Outdoor, L.L.C. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by Lamara for public use.

and states as follows:
1. This action is instituted in the name of the State of Oklahoma ex "rel.
Department of Transp

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Taylor v. Colorado Dept of Health Care

The Medicaid program is a federal-state joint venture that provides
medical assistance to low-income individuals like one of the plaintiffs, Ms.
Leslie Taylor. This assistance is provided to Ms. Taylor through two
programs administered in Colorado. One program subsidizes the cost of
attendants who provide in-home care; the other program compensates
recipients for mileage w

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Bryan Blackwell v. Clois Lee McClain, II

Tulsa, OK - Bryan Blackwell sued Clois Lee McClain, II on a negligence theory claiming:

1 . On or about March 4, 2011, in or near the city of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Plaintiff was employed as a security guard at the Morning Star apartment complex when Defendant attempted to gain access to the complex.
2. Consistent with his job duties, Plaintiff stopped Defendant and his vehicl

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Authors Guild Inc., et al. v. Google, Inc.

The United States of America, by and through counsel, submits this statement of its views
concerning the proposed class action settlement (the “Proposed Settlement” or “Agreement”)
between the American Association of Publishers, et al. (the “Class Plaintiffs”) and Google Inc.
(“Google”).
The United States has been informed by the parties that they are continuing to consider
pos

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STATE OF IOWA vs. ADAM CHRISTOPHER DAHL

Adam Dahl’s ex-girlfriend accused him of entering her home and assaulting her. She further complained that he entered her vehicle and took several items from the vehicle. The State charged Dahl with firstdegree burglary, third-degree burglary, and domestic abuse. See Iowa Code § 708.2A(1), .2A(3)(b) (2013); id. §§ 713.1, .3(1)(c), .6A(2). The district court appointed private counsel to represe

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BOSSE v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Shaun Michael Bosse was tried by jury and convicted of Counts I, II and III, First Degree Murder in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2009, § 701.7(A); and Count IV, First Degree Arson in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 1401(A), in the District Court of McClain County, Case No. CR-2010-213. For each of Counts I-III, the jury found that Bosse knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person, that

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United States of America v. Jun Yoon Choi

Denver, CO - Former Denver Massage Parlor Owner Pleads Guilty

Jung Yoon Choi, age 55, formerly of Aurora, Colorado, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to obstructing and impairing the laws of Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Judge Blackburn is

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United States of America v. Frederick Vernon Williams, Jacqueline Louisa Gentle, Denise Allison Williams and Carolyn Shelmadine Willis-Casey

Las Vegas, NV - Family Members Convicted In Benefits Fraud Case

A brother and sister have been convicted by a federal jury of multiple felony counts for using false identities to steal almost $300,000 in unemployment funds and other federal benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. Two other family members were also convicted of fraud for their part in

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Andrew Spencer v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company

On May 16, 2010, Andrew Spencer (the “Plaintiff”), an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (the “Railroad”), seriously injured his back when he threw a switch in the rail yard in an effort to move a section of track. The Plaintiff sued the Railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51–60 (2006), alleging that the Railroad was negligent because it knew or sho

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Coniglio v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.

On March 30, 2012, thirty-three plaintiffs filed a complaint against
Appellees in Koonce v. Chesapeake Exploration, Columbiana County Common Pleas
Court Case No. 2012 CV 136. Sixteen plaintiffs were later added. On March 22,
2012, seventy-five plaintiffs filed a complaint against Appellees in Coniglio v.
Chesapeake, Carroll County Common Pleas Court Case No. 2012 CVH 27102.

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STATE OF IOWA vs. ADAM CHRISTOPHER DAHL

Adam Dahl’s ex-girlfriend accused him of entering her home and assaulting her. She further complained that he entered her vehicle and took several items from the vehicle. The State charged Dahl with firstdegree burglary, third-degree burglary, and domestic abuse. See Iowa Code § 708.2A(1), .2A(3)(b) (2013); id. §§ 713.1, .3(1)(c), .6A(2). The district court appointed private counsel to represe

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Safeway Insurance Company v. Hadary

The procedural history of this appeal is important to consider. On November 3, 2014,
this court filed its opinion in Safeway Insurance Company v. Hadary, 2014 IL App (1st) 132554
(Safeway I). The petition for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in Safeway I was denied on
November 25, 2015, with the order of the Supreme Court stating as follows:
¶ 4 "In the exercise of this

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Donnis Lawson, Estate of Jimmy David Lawson and Shawn Lawson v. Frank W. Frasier, Frank W. Frasier, P.C., Frasier Frasier & Hickman, L.L.P., Henry A. Meyers, III, Meyers & Leonard, P.L.L.C. and Charles J. Watts

Tulsa, OK - Donnis Lawson, Estate of Jimmy David Lawson and Shawn Lawson sued Frank W. Frasier, Frank W. Frasier, P.C., Frasier Frasier & Hickman, L.L.P., Henry A. Meyers, III, Meyers & Leonard, P.L.L.C. and Charles J. Watts on professional negligence theories claiming:
This Court has jurisdiction of this case because it involves claims by citizens of Oklahoma against natural and corporate cit

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United States of America v. Wendy Moore

Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, see United States v. Lentz, 524 F.3d 501, 507 (4th Cir. 2008), the evidence at trial established the following. On April 5, 2013, police officers stopped Aaron Wilkinson as he drove through the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Wilkinson revealed to the police that he and his former prison cellmate, Samuel Yenawine, were involved in a murde

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United States of America v. Hugo John Scherzberg

Oakland, CA - Former Concord Resident Pleads Guilty To Religious Hate Crime

Defendant Admits Setting Fire to Pittsburg, California, Church in 2010

Hugo John Scherzberg pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland to committing a religious hate crime in relation to the March 20, 2010, fire at a church in Pittsburg, Calif.

In pleading guilty, Scherzberg, 48, formerly of Conc

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Trennon Putnam v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Inc.

The employee testified in his deposition that, after he graduated from high school in 1985, he worked for Bevis
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Yvette Ford vs. Minneapolis Public Schools

Yvette Ford sued the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) asserting retaliation in
violation of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA). In April 2013, the district court
dismissed Ford’s MWA claim on the ground that the statute of limitations had expired.
The court of appeals affirmed. Ford v. Minneapolis Pub. Schs., 845 N.W.2d 566 (Minn.
App. 2014). Ford petitioned for review.

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