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In the Interests of G.I. and R.I., Minor Children
Kansas City, Kansas family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action. In June 2022, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) received a report that a stranger found one-year-old R.I. wandering outside alone. DCF investigated the report and spoke to Mother and J.I. (Father) a few days after the incident. Mother and Father revea... More... ( 12-06-2024 - KS) |
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Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022. Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr... More... ( 11-05-2024 - KS) |
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T.D. and D.D. v. B.R.
Kansas City, Kansas family law lawyers represented father and grandparents in a grandparent visitation dispute. B.R., the natural father (Father) of the minor child at the heart of this case, H.R., appeals from the district court's written order establishing a grandparent visitation plan. When the child's natural mother passed away, the district court awarded custody to Father rather... More... ( 10-25-2024 - KS) |
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United States of Americav. Ulises Medina-Garcia
Kansas City, Kansas conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute controlled substances criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. ... More... ( 10-18-2024 - KS) |
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United States of America v. Michael D. Wilkins
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with escape from custody. 18:751(a) - Escape from Custody (INDICTMENT FILED 8/23/2023)... More... ( 09-25-2024 - KS) |
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Matthew Byrnes, M.C. v. St. Catherine Hospital, et al.
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights job discrimination lawyers represented the Plaintiff. People get fired from their jobs for many reasons, or, sometimes, for no reason at all. And if the person's an at-will employee, that's just fine, the law says. Just fine, that is, as long as his employer didn't fire him for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons. Plaintiff Dr. Matthe... More... ( 09-06-2024 - KS) |
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State of Kansas v. Zachary Christian Arnold
Kansas City, Kansas involuntary manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. In October 2019, Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a house based on a report that Chris Arnold, the defendant's father, had been shot and killed during an argument between the two men. (This opinion uses Zachary's and Chris' first names for purposes of clarity.) ... More... ( 08-20-2024 - KS) |
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Kaseem Stokes v. Churchill Container, LLC
Kansas City, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. "Churchill Container designs and produces rigid plastic cups and containers for clients who value branded package design as a marketing tool. Since 1980, we've been helping promote brands and increase revenue with programs designed to drive repeat business." ... More... ( 07-30-2024 - KS) |
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United States of America v. Feng Tao
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with making a materially false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). This case began as an espionage investigation. A visiting scholar at KU was angry with Tao over an authorship dispute and threatened to report him as ... More... ( 07-16-2024 - KS) |
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United States of America v. Chelli Payne
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of failing to account for or pay over employment taxes. ... More... ( 07-10-2024 - KS) |
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Pamela S. Magallanes v. Social Security Administration
Kansas City, Kansas social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits. s Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI of the Social Security Act) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides cash payments to individuals who are eld... More... ( 06-26-2024 - KS) |
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In the Marriage of Paul T. Elfgren and Jill M. Hendrickson
Kansas City, Kansas divorce lawyer represented the Petitioner and the Respondent in a marriage dissolution actions. After over 20 years of marriage, Paul T. Elfgren (Husband) and Jill M. Hendrickson (Wife) filed for a divorce. When the parties were unable to agree on property division, the district court divided the marital property following an evidentiary hearing... More... ( 06-14-2024 - KS) |
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Ana Galvan-Gomez v. Signature Landscape, LLC
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory. ... More... ( 06-10-2024 - KS) |
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United States of America v. G’Ante Butler; Zarion Butler
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with opening fire on law enforcement officers ... More... ( 04-30-2024 - KS) |
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Estate of Clayton D. Elston, et al. v. Drisco, LLC, et al.
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence and wrongful death theories. Kansas follows the comparative negligence rule. This rule means that if you are found to have contributed to causing the accident in which you were injured, your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. Drisco L.L.C. is a pri... More... ( 03-25-2024 - KS) |
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Kathlene Bell and Michael Bell v. Ashley L. Griswold,
Werner Enterprises, Inc., and Platform Science, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories. Kansas follows the comparative negligence rule. This rule means that if you are found to have contributed to causing the accident in which you were injured, your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. ... More... ( 03-22-2024 - KS) |
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Gary D. Burnett v. Auto-Owners (Mutual) Insurance Company
Kansas City, Kansas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. Kansas has adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation (1981), subject to certain limited exceptions. K.A.R. 40-1-34. This means that an insurer presented with a property and casu... More... ( 03-22-2024 - KS) |
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Joan Wilson v. United States of America (Department of the Interior)
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment) theory. 2000e et seq., makes it unlawful for a private employer or a state or local government “to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discrimi- nate against any individual with respect to his compen- sation, terms, con... More... ( 02-08-2024 - KS) |
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Juan Antonio Montemayor, et al. v. Juan Quinones, d/b/a DJ's Transport
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theories. Kansas follows the comparative negligence rule. This rule means that if you are found to have contributed to causing the accident in which you were injured, your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. ... More... ( 02-06-2024 - KS) |
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S.M.G. v. Social Security Administration
Kansas City, Kansas social security disability lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. The Commissioner of Social Security shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, which are necessary or app... More... ( 02-05-2024 - KS) |
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Kerissa Feuerstein v. BTX KS, Inc., et al.
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government' programs a... More... ( 02-02-2024 - KS) |
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Steven Hickcox v. Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., a/k/a Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a product liability theory. Plaintiff was a fork lift operator injured while operating a Hyster forklift who was crushed. Plaintiff expert's proposed alternative forklift mast guard design was deemed unreliable because it failed to commit to a specific guard design—mesh, grate, or wi... More... ( 02-02-2024 - KS) |
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K.S.M. v. Social Security Administration
Kansas City, Kansas social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW bemefits by HHS. The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security disability insurance program (title II of the Social Security Act (Act)) and the Suppl... More... ( 01-16-2024 - KS) |
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Margaret Lynn Nottestad v. The J.M. Smucker Company
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination) theory. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, protects employees and job applicants from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. ... More... ( 01-11-2024 - KS) |
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Gabriela Quijas v. Gene R. White and Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries. Kansas Auto Negligence Law: Key Points Kansas auto negligence law follows a modified comparative negligence system, meaning that your ability to recover damages in an accident depe... More... ( 12-27-2023 - KS) |