California Health Care Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Paul Ricahrd Randall </h2> </center>
Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and cocealment of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange, California, along with pharmacist and pharmacy owner Kyrollos Mekail, 38, of Moreno Vall... More...
$ (09-10-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez </h2> </center>
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with participating in a years-long scheme to smuggle exotic reptiles into and out of the United States in violation of the Lacey Act Trafficking, 16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(1) and 16 U.S.C. 3373(d)(1)(B). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">K... More...
$ (08-25-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> R.K.C. v. Google, et al
Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a tort theory claiming that they defendants intentionally designed game that addict him. R.K.C. v. Google, a 15-year-old plaintiff sued YouTube (owned by Google), claiming its platform is designed to be addictive and caused him mental health harms. Google recently settled this lawsuit. However, R.K.C. continu... More...
$ (06-23-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. United States and State of California ex rel. Jason Vellen v. Circle Medical Care of California, Circle Medical Technologies, Inc., Dr. Nicole Tsang, D.O, and George Favvas </h2> </center>
San Francisco, California, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a violation of the False Claims Act. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Circle Medical Care of California operates an online telehealth platform through which it offers mental health treatment and primary care medical service... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenneth Iwamasa </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death and serious bodily injury. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, of Toluca Lake, was a live-in personal assistant was sentenced today to... More...
$ (05-27-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Violetta Mailyan </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and attempted obstruction of criminal investigation of heath care cases. Reported by Kent Morlan Glendale Doctor Violetta Mailyan, age 45, was accused of submitting more than t$45 million in bogus claims to Medicare for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never provide and usin... More...
$ (05-22-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sydney Johnson and Brandon Marion </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with illegally importing 27 protected parrots and parakeets in a modified spare tire in the trunk of a car. Reported by Kent Morlan Sydney Johnson, age 27, of Santee and Brandon Marion, age 38, of Temecula tried to sneak 11 orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) and 16 white-fronted Amazon parrots ... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub, age 51, of Chula Vista,m California, and her co-conspirators billed Medicare nearly $51 million for bogus prescriptions and were paid approximately $20 million, ultimately laundering at least $14 million dollars ... More...
$ (04-19-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anar Rustamov </h2> </center>
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with large scale fraud. Anar Rustamov, age 38, formerly of Sunnyvale, California and a national of Azerbaijan, was part of a scheme to submit thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) on behalf of unsuspecting beneficiaries for medical equipment such as blood glucose monitor... More...
$ (03-22-2026 - CA)K.G.M. v. TIKTOK, Inc., e tal.
Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs product liability, tort and intentional tort theories. K.G.M. v. Snap refers to a major lawsuit where a plaintiff (K.G.M.) sued Snap Inc., alleging its social media platform was intentionally designed to be addictive, causing mental health issues, with Snap recently settling the case, while other platforms like Meta and... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - CA)<H2> Dr. James Taylor, ex rel. United States of America v. Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco, California, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory. Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program, also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare beneficiaries may opt out of traditional Medicare and enroll in private health plans offered by insurance companies known as Medicare Advantage Organizations, or MAOs. The Centers f... More...
$556000000 (01-15-2026 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Israel Claustro
Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Orange County Superior Court judge Israel Claustro, age 50, was charged with defrauding California’s workers’ compensation program. “Judge Claustro violated the law for his personal financial benefit,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “We will not hesitate to ... More...
$ (01-07-2026 - CA)<H2> The People of the State of California v. Osvaldo Deleon
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with animal abuse. Osvaldo Deleon, 61, was accused of animal abuse for failing to seek medical attention for his dog’s severely injured leg. The dog’s hind leg had an open wound with exposed bone when officials with the county’s Department of Animal Services (DAS) encountered it. The dog was taken into a ve... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - CA)Mr Michael Devin Floyd v. Santa Clara Department of Corrections, et al.
San Francisco, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that his rights were violated by the Defendants.<br> <br> Late in the evening on August 18, 2021, Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Devin<br> Floyd was arrested and brought to the Santa Clara Main Jail for booking. Four hours<br> later, Floyd was transferred to the nearby Elmwood Correctional Facility. There,<br> correct... More...
$0 (10-28-2025 - CA)San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties v. WAG Hotels
San Francisco, California, civil litigatoin lawyer representeds the Defendant charged with violation of California Pet Boarding law.<br> <br> "For many of us, pets are members of the family,†said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. "When we drop them off at a boarding facility, we do so expecting that they will be treated like beloved family members. This settlement helps ensure that Wag Hote... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - CA)In re Marriage of R.K. and G.K.
San Luis Obispo, California family law lawyers represent the parties in divorce case.<br> <br> The parties were married in May 2016. They have one child – Daughter – who was born in January 2016. They separated in February 2019. Mother acknowledges that she "experienced mental health issues after giving birth.†In December 2020, the parties signed a marital settlement agreem... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - CA)Robert Platt v. Sodexo, SA and Sodexo, Inc.
Santa Ana, California employment law lawyer represented the kPlaintiff under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B)<br> and § 502(a)(3), and a breach of fiduciary duty claim on behalf of the employer-sponsored health insurance plan<br> ("the Planâ€) for losses under ERISA § 502(a)(2). <br> <br> Robert Platt sued his employer, Sodexo, Inc. and Sodexo, S.A. (collectively, "Sodexoâ€), claiming that... More...
$0 (08-07-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Tyler Gauthier </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cit, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsore... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - CA)Joanne Allison v. Dignity Health
San Francisco, California employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a class action case relating to wages, hours, and benefits.<br> <br> Joanne Allison, a former registered nurse, filed a class action lawsuit against her former employer, Dignity Health, alleging unpaid work, meal period, and rest break violations. She sought class certification for registered nurses at three Dignity hosp... More...
$0 (06-25-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Daniel Medina </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal trafficking of protected exotic birds through Ports of Entry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b>Exotic Bird Smuggler Busted at the Border</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> Juan Daniel Medina, the third individual in the past... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smuggling Baby Spider Monkeys </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wildlife Trafficker Sentenced for Smuggling Baby Spider Monkeys</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston, Texas was sentenced in f... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Felipe Ruiz, Jose Gabriel Aguirre </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Submit Millions of Dollars in False Claims Related to Skin Grafts </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fresno County Podiatrist and Sales Representative Indicted for Conspiracy to Submit Millions of Dollars in False Claims Relat... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Marcus Asay and Antonio Gastelum </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Founder and Top Executive for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences Following Fraud Trial </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Fresno... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Julian Omidi, etc.
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal health fraud.<br> <br> Before Ozempic and similar "wonder drugs,†medically-assisted weight loss had to happen the old-fashioned way—<br> surgical intervention. For Southern California residents in the 2010s (especially those stuck in traffic and staring at<br> billboards), the Wizard of Lo... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al.
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with fraud.<br> <br> "[O]ne tiny drop changes everything.†That was the vision shared by Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh "Sunnyâ€<br> Balwani, who set out in the mid-2000s to revolutionize medical laboratory testing through a biotechnology<br> company called Theranos. In the early 2010s, Theranos claimed t... More...
$0 (02-24-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Andrew Scott </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud in Connection with Medical Device Sales </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Fraud in Connection with Medical Device Sales </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - CA)Kern County Department of Human Services v. M.J.
Bakersfield, California family law lawyer represented the Defendant dependency case.<br> <br> Appellant M.J. (mother) is the mother of the now seven-year-old Je.J. and five-year-old Ja.J. (collectively, the children), who are the subjects of this dependency case. Mother appealed from the juvenile court's orders issued at a dispositional hearing on June 17, 2024, which resulted in the children bei... More...
$0 (02-07-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Bryan Meneses Ferreira
Visalia, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing a false report.<br> <br> On January 15, 2020, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office filed a 48-count indictment, charging defendant with filing a false report (§ 118.1; counts 1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 37); conspiracy to commit a crime of perjury (§§ 182, subd. (... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Ruben Montes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides into the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides into the United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ruben Montes of C... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Trever Richard Dalton
Ventura, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a firearm.<br> <br> Trever Richard Dalton shot and injured his neighbor following an altercation. After waiving jury, the trial court found appellant guilty of assault with a firearm (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(2))[1] and found true the special allegations that he personally inflicted great bodily i... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - CA)Clayton Dezan, et al. v. Dignity Health, et al.
San Bernardino, California employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on breach of employment contract theory.<br> <br> Plaintiffs Clayton Dezan, Cathy Rhinehart, and Shelley Wardrop worked as registered nurses at Community Hospital Of San Bernardino (Hospital), operated by Dignity Health (together, Defendants). They were members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) union and ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CA)In re V.A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law
Stockton, California family law lawyer represented father of V.G. in a parental rights termination action.<br> <br> In February 2022, the Agency detained the minor V.G. (then a newborn) and her half sibling A.T.[2] (then nine years old) and filed a dependency petition pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g). At that time, mother A.R. (mother) stated she had no known Indian ancestry and ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Mohammad Rasekhi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Southern California-Based Clinics, Laboratory, and Owners to Pay $15 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims Arising from Kickbacks and Self-Referrals</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - CA)United States of America v. Sam Sarkis Solakyan
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with (a) conspiracy to commit honest-services mail fraud and health-care fraud and (b) honest-services mail fraud and aiding and abetting; (2) vacated the district court's restitution order; and (3) remanded for further proceedings, in a case arising from a workers' compensation fraud that generated $263 million in cl... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Emmanuel Garcia
Bakersfield, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with buying and receiving stolen vehicles.<br> <br> On May 7, 2021, the Kern County District Attorney filed an information charging defendant with buying or receiving a stolen vehicle (§ 496d, subd. (a); count 1), driving in willful or wanton disregard for safety of persons or property while fleeing a pursuing pe... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Veronica Katz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bay Area Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Health Care Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Veronica Katz was sentenced to two yea... More...
$0 (12-09-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Nita Palma; Percy Abrams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with 12 counts of health care fraud and 16 counts of paying illegal kickbacks for health care referrals </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Glendale Woman and Lakewood Man Found Guilty of $3.2 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks for... More...
$0 (12-12-2024 - CA)Toiah Gordon v. Continental Casualty Company
<h2><br> Los Angeles, California insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought a declaratory judgment interpreting an insurance policy.<br> </h2><br> The Gordon plaintiffs, Shen, and Xin sued Continental for breach of contract and related claims. Continental moved for summary judgment on the basis subsections (a) and (b) of the abuse or molestation exclusion in the insurance policy ap... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - CA)Josanna Harrington v. Neutron Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Limebike and/or Lime
<h2><br> Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> <h2><br> <br> ¶ 1 Electric scooters have permeated cities throughout the United States in recent years, and Denver is no exception. And with new technologies often come new twists on established legal principles. This is such a case. Applying tort common law, we must determine whether t... More...
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