Necessity Law
 
United States of America v. Edilberto Torrez, Jr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smuggling goods into the United States and illegal possession of a machineguns. 18 U.S.C. 545, which provides: Whoever knowingly and willfully, with intent to defraud the United States, smuggles, or clandestinely introduces or attempts to smuggle or clandestinely introduce into the United States any merchand

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State of Oklahoma v. Jenkins

Okemah, Oklahoma,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. W.C. (Bill) Jenkins was convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and appeals. He does not deny that he shot and killed the deceased, one Roy Bradburn, but insists that such killing was in his necessary self-defense. Certain legal propositions, hereinafter discussed, are presen

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State of Oklahoma v. Donna Lee Bechtel

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder in the First Degree. ¶1 DONNA LEE BECHTEL, Appellant, was retried1 by jury for the crime of [840 P.2d 4] Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S. 1981 § 701.7 [21-701.7], in Case No. CRF-84-4550 in the District Court of Oklahoma County before the Honorable Richard L. Freeman, District Jud

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United States of America v. Dr. Brian August

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t

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United States of America v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., LP

Dallas, Texas commercial litigation lawyers George M. Kryder , Jason J. Fleischer, and William S. Scherman represented the Defendant charged with violatiing federal pipeline safety regulations. The government alleged that Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., LP (“PEPL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer, LP. and PEPL violated pipeline safety regulations requiring it to

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United States of America v. Michael Kochen and Sandra Herek

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Medicare Fraud. Michael Kochen, 42, and Sandro Herek, 56, targeted Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through deceptive telemarketing practices, pressuring elderly individuals to accept medical equipment they did not need — and in some cases, did not want. Over the course of the scheme, more than $17 million was pa

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Cheryl Lane, et al. v. Stericycle

Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on Equal Pay Act violation theories Stericycle sells waste-disposal services to healthcare organizations and commercial businesses. Its sales department includes two divisions: a national division, serving corporate entities including pharmacies; and a hospital division, serving hospitals and integrated delivery netw

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United States of America v. Jesse Foote

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme. From December 2017 to March 2021, Jesse Foote, 60, of Fairfield, Connecticut, conspired with overseas telemarking call centers, DME suppliers, telemedicine companies, and doctors to submit fraudulent claims to health care b

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Stephen Lee Allen v. District Court

Bartlesville, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder in the first-degree.

¶1 The Petitioner has filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus requesting that this Court direct the District Court of Washington County to grant Petitioner's discovery requests in Case No. CRF-90-239. Petitioner appeals from an order by the District Court denying in part and

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Estate of Devine v. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a medical malpractice wrongful death theory.

On May 10, 2023, Appellees filed a wrongful death and survival action against Appellant, in connection with a biopsy that Gabriella underwent as part of her treatment for Acute Myelogenous Lukemia, which Appellees allege caused Gabriella's death. Appellees

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Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his painful foot condition.

To walk, Coe uses a cane and wears leg braces. When Coe a

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United States of America v. Eskender Getchew

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, including opioids, without a legitimate medical purpose.

kender Getachew is a medical doctor who operated a clinic in Columbus, Ohio, that provided treatment to patients suffering from opioid addiction. The federal government alleged that Dr. Getachew unlawfully pres

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Jama R. Young v. Corey R. Miller

Lincoln, Nebraska pro se Plaintiff sought a protective order.

Miller and his counsel separately filed requests for a hearing to show cause for why the protection order should not be renewed. Miller's request stated he was contesting the renewal "on multiple grounds"; Miller's counsel requested a hearing because the request for renewal was untimely made pursuant to statute. The court grant

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United States of America v. Jimmy L. Hudson, Jr.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs.

After selling fentanyl to a confidential informant, Hudson was indicted on drug distribution charges. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he pled guilty to one count of distributing fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). The agreement specifically noted that Hudson

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The People of the State of California v. Ike Nicholas Souzer

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with d with the manufacture and possession of a weapon while in custody.

Legal issue Can an inmate successfully claim a defense of legal necessity for possessing a weapon in jail when alleged threats are speculative and not reported to authorities?

CRIMINAL LAW. POSSESSION OF WEAPON IN CUSTODY. The c

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Kurt Alexander v. Sterlin Proctor, et al.

Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation claim.

In the spring of 2021, Plaintiff Kurt Alexander (“Alexander”) worked as a law enforcement officer for Federal Protective Services (“FPS”), an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), and lived in private military housing at J

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Alyssa Mann v. State of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking expungement of criminal records.

¶6 "The right to expungement of criminal records is governed by statute." V.C.B. v. State, 2020 OK CIV APP 69, ¶6, 480 P.3d 919, 921 (citation omitted). To qualify for an expungement, Mann would have to fall within one of the fifteen categories in 22 O.S. Supp. 2019 §18(A).

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United States of America v. Michael L. Riggins

Monroe, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to $3.8 Million Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme



A Louisiana man pleaded guilt

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Carl M. Canevari, et aux. v. Christopher Lusby, Deborah Lusby, and Donald Lushy

Sebring, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an easement dispute.

This is a case involved a dispute over an easement for ingress and egress across portions of property owned by Appellants, the Lusbys. Appellees, the Canevaris, filed a three-count amended complaint seeking: Count I, declaration of an express easement; Count II, injunctive relief precluding the Lusby

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Janice Hughes Barnes, et al. v. Roberto Felix, Jr.

Houston, Texas personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.c. 1983 excessive force claim.

Roberto Felix, Jr., a law enforcement officer, pulled over Ashtian Barnes for suspected toll violations. Felix ordered Barnes to exit the vehicle, but Barnes began to drive away. As the car began to move forward, Felix jumped onto its doorsill and fired two shots insi

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A.A.R.P., et al. v. Donald J. Trump, President of the Untied States, et al.

The President has invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), Rev. Stat. §4067, 50 U. S. C. §21, to remove Venezuelan nationals who are members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a designated foreign terrorist organization. See Presidential Proclamation No. 10903, 90 Fed. Reg. 13033 (2025). Applicants are two detainees identified as members of TdA and a putative class of similarly situated detainees in the N

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State of Oklahoma v. Cale Smith

Durant, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder who claimed self-defense.

Cale Smith was convicted in the district court of Bryan county for the crime of murder, and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life. He was convicted of killing one Newt Carriker near the town of Bokchito. The killing occurred on the premises

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D.R.T. v. State of Oklahoma

Poteau, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking an expungement.

Title 22 O.S. Section 18 - Expungement of Criminal Records provides:

A. Persons authorized to file a motion for expungement, as provided herein, must be within one of the following categories:

1. The person has been acquitted;

2. The conviction was reversed with instructio

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Jonathan David Jarrett v. Tiffany Marie Jarrett

Tyler, Texas family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

Tiffany testified that she and Jonathan have two children, Ian and Luke, who were fifteen and thirteen at the time of trial. Tiffany testified that she and Jonathan separated in late November,[3] when she left as a result of Jonathan's abuse and went to a women's shelter. According to Tiffany, several incidents that No

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United States of America v. Eric Karlewicz a/k/a “Anthony Mazza”, Nicco Romanowski

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback statute and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Operators of New Jersey Company Sentenced to Prison and Enter into Related Civil Settlement Agreement for R

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