California Insurance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joyce Turner </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining FEMA disaster relief money. 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> Joyce Turner, 56, of Rosharon, Texas, submitted a fraudulent disaster benefits application to FEMA, falsely claiming she li... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> State of California v. Alflya Zuckerman, Rubein Tamrzaian, Valie Muradkhanyan, Ararat Chirkinians </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aggravated white-collar crime, presenting a false insurance claim and destroying insured property. Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village and Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Ararat Chirkinian, 39, all of Glendale, were charged with multiple felonies including aggravated white-collar crime... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - CA)<H2> Gildardo Lugo Cerbantes v. Equifax Information Services, LLC., et al.
Oakland, California, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a U.S. federal law regulating how consumer credit information is collected, used, and shared, promoting accuracy, fairness, and privacy for consumers. It gives consumers rights to access their credit reports, dispute inaccuracies, know ... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - 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> Sam Marshall v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
San Diego, California, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.... More...
$0 (11-18-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Kirill Afanasyev
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.<br> <br> Jose Vicente Badillo, Kirill Afanasyev, Jason Naraja, and Jaime Respicio conspired to defraud an auto insurance company by submitting a fraudulent insurance claim on a wrecked car that Afanasyev purchased in May 2019. The Indictment alleges that, when Afanasyev bought... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Roosevelt Gulley III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, Ca criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Covid-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center>... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Robert “Bobby†Salazar </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with arson of commercial property and arson in furtherance of a felony for directing a motorcycle gang member to set fire to an underperforming restaurant property </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fresno Restaurant Operator Charged with Hiring a... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Monique Marie Dodson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering i </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Salinas Construction Company Controller Charged With Stealing More Than $8 Million Dollars From Employer</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - 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. Selena Stewart </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Inglewood Woman Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefi... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Kari Marie Russo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with submitting numerous fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using stolen identities </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oakland Woman Who Made Multiple Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Using Stolen Identities Sentenced To 33 Mo... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Vicente Badillo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme To Burn Competitors' Tow Trucks Throughout The Bay Area </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Francisco Tow Company Operator Indicted In Scheme To Burn Competitors' Tow Trucks Throughout The Bay Area</h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (03-13-2025 - 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)<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. Anwer Fareed Alam; Yousofzay Fahim Alam </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $2.1 Million Mail Insurance Scam </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Riverside County Brothers Sentenced to Prison for $2.1 Million Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded United States Postal Service </h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - CA)Victor Yacullo v. AIG Property Casualty Company
<h2><br> San Diego, California bad faith breach of insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> California law recognizes the concept of insurance bad faith, which is when an insurance company acts in an unreasonable or dishonest way that breaches the policyholder's rights. This is different from a simple breach of contract lawsuit, as it allows policyholders to recover a... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kaymeisha Keyes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits</h2></center><... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kaymeisha Keyes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Paul Horton Smith Sr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> Ponzi Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Moreno Valley Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme that Drew in More Than $24 Million from Victims</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. David Constantin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mastermind of $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Accomplices Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David Constantin, masterm... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - CA)In re the Marriage of Elisa Ruelas and Alfredo Asensio, Elissa Ruelas
<h2><br> San Diego, California family law dissolution (divorce) lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> <br> In 2015, Asensio and Ruelas, who were married in 2002, entered into a marital settlement agreement to divide their marital assets and debts. The agreement was eventually incorporated into their dissolution judgment. In<br> <br> 3<br> <br> it, the parties waived spousal sup... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - CA)John's Grill, Inc. et al. v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
<h2><br> San Francisco, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Plaintiffs John's Grill, Inc., and John Konstin (together, John's Grill) operate a restaurant in San Francisco. Like many businesses, John's Grill suffered substantial financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. John's Grill sought compensation for its losses from its property insurer, Sentinel... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Christos Mavrokelos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using Debit Card Skimming Devices on ATMs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Romanian National Sentenced for Using Debit Card Skimming Devices on ATMs to Steal Nearly $150,000 from Victims Throughout California</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jaswinder Bhangoo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing over $160,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Bakersfield Man Sentenced for Stealing over $160,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money </h2></center><br> <br> aswinder Bhangoo, 51, of Bakersfield, was s... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Tracy Emery Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Mark&l=Reichel&i=98622&z=95814" target="_new">Mark Joseph Reichel</a>, represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Calaveras County Man Sentenc... More...
$0 (05-13-2024 - CA)Jennifer Garnier and Angela Toft v. American Reliable Insurance Company, et al.
San Bernardino, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> According to the complaint filed by the Plaintiffs, rain water from a large storm on Feb. 15, 2019, flooded the home of Garnier and Toft, who are sisters. The damage rendered their property uninhabitable. The Plaintiffs gave notice and submitted a claim b... More...
$0 (05-08-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Makiah Miles; Apryl Weston </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unemployment Insurance Fraud </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Mother and Daughter Team Sentenced to Prison for Jailhouse Unemployment Insurance Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> Makiah Miles, 30, of Compton, California, was sentenc... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - CA)<h3> Melinda Brantley, et al. v. Zurich American Insurance, et al.
Sacramento, California employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on wrongful termination theories.<br> Zurich Insurance was founded in Switzerland in 1872. The company expanded into North America in 1912 to become a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and services in the U.S. and Canada. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Zurich Insurance Group, Z... More...
$80000000 (04-19-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Kirby Wells </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robert Kirby Wells.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Yolo County Insurance Broker Sentenced for Identity Theft </h2></center><br> <br> Robert Kirby Wells, 64, of Woodland, was sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft.<b... More...
$0 (04-15-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v Joshua Morgan; Kyle Adams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with TRICARE Fraud.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Final Defendants Sentenced in $65 Million TRICARE Fraud </h2></center<br> <br> <br> The final two members of a massive conspiracy to bilk TRICARE, the military's healthcare program, out of ... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - CA)Gordon R. Osborn, D.D.S. v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, et al .
Fresno, California insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Bakersfield Superior Court, BCV-21-100909, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the... More...
$0 (03-08-2024 - CA)William Weisberg v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
San Francisco, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the contract and may be liable for damages. A bad-faith breach of contract claim, generally, must be brought within four years ... More...
$0 (03-22-2024 - CA)Heidi Lynn Gentry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
San Jose, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the contract and may be liable for damages. A bad-faith breach of contract claim, generally, must be brought within four years from ... More...
$0 (03-19-2024 - CA)Evelyn Teichner v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Los Angeles, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the contract and may be liable for damages. A bad-faith breach of contract claim, generally, must be brought within four years fr... More...
$1 (03-25-2024 - CA)Jose Castro v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
San Diego, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 37-02023-0004190-CU-BC-CTL, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. ... More...
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