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United States of America v. Justin Christopher Moore
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Justin Christopher Moore made and carried a box of 12 Molotov cocktails in a protest march to the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) building on Labor Day, September 7, 2020. Ultimately the marchers were moved away from the building in downtown Seattle. Police smelled gasoline and grew concerned about t... More... ( 09-19-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Raven Marlyne Hudson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Raven Marlyne Hudson, 39, pleaded guilty in May 2023, to drug trafficking and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. She was arrested in July 2022, in Seattle’s University District, after she rammed a law e... More... ( 08-16-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Jack Allen Robertson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact on board an aircraft. Jack Allen Roberson, age 69, from North Carolina was seated next to the 15-year-old victim who was traveling with her guardian. According to the criminal complaint, while Roberson appeared to be sleeping, he allegedly slipped his hand onto the victim’s thigh and ra... More... ( 07-17-2023 - WA) |
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James Gleason, et al. v. Evelyn Shapiro, et al.
Seattle, Washington employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming breach of fiduciary duty relating to E.R.I.S.A. 29 U.S.C. 1109 provides: (a) Any person who is a fiduciary with respect to a plan who breaches any of the responsibilities, obligations, or duties imposed upon fiduciaries by this subchapter shall be personally liable to make good to such plan any ... More... ( 07-07-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Marcus William Lowe
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. Attempted Enticement of a Minor - 18:2422(b) (1) Possession of Child Pornography - 18:2252(a)(4)(B), (b)(2) (2)... More... ( 07-07-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Erik A. Read
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing more than $200,000 from a union member’s account and other plans. Erik A. Read, age 52, from Tacoma, Washington who worked as a Third Party Administrator for union health and welfare and pension plans was indicted for stealing more than $200,000 from a u... More... ( 07-07-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Rajinder Pal Singh, a/k/a Jaspal Gill
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens by taking more than $500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring bringing hundreds of Indian Nationals across the border from Canada and then to locations in the mid-west and beyond. “Over a four-year period, Rajinder Pal Singh arranged for more than 8... More... ( 06-28-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Charles St. George Kirkland
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with an eight-year tax fraud scheme that resulted in more than $50 million in illegal tax refunds. Charles St. George Kirkland pleaded guilty in January 2023 to three counts of aiding or assisting the filing of fraudulent tax documents. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge John H. Chun rejected the defen... More... ( 06-12-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Devinare Antwan Parker
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with taking an improvised gun to a 2020 Seattle protest and threatened to kill police. At about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, May 31, 2020, two Seattle Police Officers were driving their marked patrol car north on Third Avenue near Benaroya Hall. They saw Devinare Antwan Parker, 31, who was downtown in violation of... More... ( 06-08-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Justin Costello
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with securities fraud. Justin Costello victimized marijuana business owners, private investors, and investors who purchased stock in the public market. Costello used fraud proceeds for an expensive lifestyle, including an elaborate wedding with a James Bond theme. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Ricar... More... ( 05-31-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Bryan Alan Sparks
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Bryan Alan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud scheme in November 2021 and pleaded guilty January 20,2023. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said, Sparks was “a... More... ( 05-23-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Jerry Chris Van Dyke aka Jerry Witten
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by representing himself as a Native American artist, when he had no tribal enrollment or heritage. The investigation of Jerry Van Dyke, age 67, from Seattle, began in February 2019, when the Indian Arts and Crafts Board received a complaint that Van Dyke was re... More... ( 05-17-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Susana Tantico
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with embezzlement. “Ms. Tantico, Susana Tanico, age 62, from Renton, Washington, was a trusted financial professional who sadly used her skills to steal from organizations serving those most in need of help,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. “Each time she used the organization’s credit card for trips, gambling, ... More... ( 05-16-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. United Wound Healing P.S.
Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused for fraudulently billing the federal government for health care services that were never performed. The U.S. Department of Justice, the Washington State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division, accused United Wound Healing, P.S. with violating the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare and Med... More... ( 05-08-2023 - WA) |
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Seyyed Javad Maadanian, et al. v. Mercedes-Benz, USA, LLC, et al.
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on product liability theories. Plaintiffs are twenty-six individuals who have lost the use of their Mercedez-Benz vehicles because the braking system installed in their 2004-2015 ML-Class, GL-Class, and R-Class vehicles was defective and has been recalled. One of the named plaintiffs, Seyyed Javad M... More... ( 05-05-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with willful failure to pay over taxes. Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay, 62, pleaded guilty in February 2023, admitting that between 2015 and 2019 he withheld Medicare, Social Security, and federal income taxes from his employees’ paychecks, but instead of paying the taxes to the government, he pocketed the money for his... More... ( 05-02-2023 - WA) |
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Bree Hepworth v. Wyze Labs, Inc.
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory. Wyze Labs, Inc., also known as Wyze, is a U.S. company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in smart home products and wireless cameras. “A product manufacturer is subject to liability to a claimant if the claimant's harm was proximately caused by the ne... More... ( 03-30-2023 - WA) |
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CVR v. Social Security Administration
Seattle, Washington social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSID benefits by HHS. Adults Who: Are age 65 and older, or blind, or have a disability. Have limited income (wages, pensions, etc.). Have limited resources (the things you own). Are U.S. citizens, nationals of the U.S., a... More... ( 03-29-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Santos Gutierrez-Fosella
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking while armed with multiple firearms. Santos Gutierrez-Fosella, age 24, of Mount Vernon, Washington, was indicted with two others on March 30, 2022. Robert Johnny was purchasing pills from Gutierrez-Fosella. He was sentenced in January 2023, to six years in prison. A third co-defendant, Steven Lo... More... ( 03-29-2023 - WA) |
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Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.
Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories. Defendants claimed to have identified “a real question” regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981).... More... ( 03-28-2023 - WA) |
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Edward Fogg, et al. v. Selene Finance, L.P.
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act violation theories. Edward and Maria Fogg own and manage a property located in Vancouver, Washington. Dkt. # 1-1 at 5 (complaint). In 2009, the Foggs executed a promissory note and deed of trust in connection with the property. Id. Wilmington Savings Fund Soci... More... ( 03-27-2023 - WA) |
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Windcrest Owners Assoc. V. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. And Allstate Ins.
Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendants on bad faith breach of insurance contract thories. King County Courthouse - Seattle, Was... More... ( 02-21-2023 - WA) |
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Fischer Studio Building Condo Owners Assoc. V. City Of Seatte, Et Al.
Seattle, Washington condominium law lawyers represented the parties in a dispute regarding the adverse impact on the light and glare from a new 46-story mixed-use apartment building. ... More... ( 02-21-2023 - WA) |
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United States of America v. Jason DeSimas, Jason Stanley, Randy Smith, and Daniel Dorson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assaulting a Black man because of his actual and perceived race. MoreLaw Legal News For Seattle Jason DeSimas, 45, Jason St... More... ( 01-30-2023 - WA) |
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Delaura Norg, et al. v. City of Seattle
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a governmental tort claims act negligence theory. MoreLaw Legal News For Seattle Delaura Norg called 911 seeking emergency medical assistance for her husban... More... ( 01-12-2023 - WA) |