Samvel Topchian appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri,
granting summary judgment to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase), Martin, Leigh, Laws &
Fritzlen, PC (MLLF), and Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS) on Topchian’s claims of breach
of contract (against Chase), violations of the Missouri Merchandizing Practices Act (MMPA)
(against Chase, MLLF, and... More...   $0 (11-28-2017 - MO)

Defendants and appellants Applied Underwriters, Inc.
(Applied Underwriters), California Insurance Company (CIC),
Continental Indemnity Company (CNI), Applied Risk Services,
Inc., Joan Sheppard, Westin Fredrick Penfield, and Michael Scott
Wichman (collectively, defendants) appeal from an order denying
their petition to compel arbitration of a dispute with plaintiffs
and resp... More...   $0 (11-26-2017 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Houston Man Sentenced in $6.4 Million Diamond Investment Fraud Scheme

Christopher Arnold Jiongo, 57, of Houston, Texas, appeared this morning before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $3,786,595 in restitution for his role in a diamond investment scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Nort... More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - TX)

The single issue before us
is whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in denying
Appellant Laura Sheedy's ("Sheedy") motion for extension of time
to file a notice of appeal pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 8002(d)
(1)(B) for failing to show excusable neglect. Sheedy's motion was
filed one business day late as a result of her attorney's
preoccupation with his second jo... More...   $0 (11-21-2017 - MA)

Artur Hefczyc appeals from an order denying his motion for class certification in
his lawsuit against Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (Rady). On behalf of a proposed
class, Hefczyc seeks declaratory relief to establish that Rady's form contract, signed by
2
patients or guarantors of patients who receive emergency room care, authorizes Rady to
charge only for the reasonable ... More...   $0 (11-18-2017 - CA)

Greensboro, NC - North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison For Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud

A Greensboro, North Carolina, resident was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), filing a fraudulent tax return, and bankruptcy fraud.

According to documents and information provided to the court, during 20... More...   $0 (11-16-2017 - NC)

Kimberly Ann Zizza appeals an
order from the bankruptcy court denying her Chapter 7 discharge on
the grounds that she made material, knowing, and fraudulent false
oaths in the course of her bankruptcy proceedings. 11 U.S.C.
§ 727(a)(4). The bankruptcy court found that Zizza had failed to
disclose in her schedules and at her first creditors' meeting,
with reckless indifferen... More...   $0 (11-15-2017 - MA)

Watson was a long-term employee of BNSF in Lincoln County. During his BNSF
employment, he was exposed to vermiculite dust. The vermiculite mined in Libby and
the dust produced by it contains amphibole asbestos. BNSF transported vermiculite for
W.R. Grace & Company and its predecessors from Libby to various locations.
¶4 In July 2000, following widespread news reports on the... More...   $0 (11-15-2017 - )

Dallas, TX - Two North Texas men sentenced for roles in a $6.4 million diamond investment fraud scheme

Craig Allen Otteson, 65, of McKinney, Texas, and Jay Bruce Heimburger, 59, of Dallas, appeared this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and were sentenced for their roles in a diamond investment scheme.

Otteson and Heimburger both pleaded guilty in July 2017... More...   $0 (11-09-2017 - TX)

This case arises from Richard Gomez’s breach of a real estate agreement for the sale and purchase of residential real estate from Todd Phillips in his capacity as Trustee of Trust “A” of the Elliott Family Trust. Phillips appeals the Ada County district court’s denial of Phillips’s request to recover actual damages. After a bench trial, the district court held that Phillips’s claim for breach of c... More...   $0 (11-08-2017 - ID)

Dallas, TX - Swiss Citizen Serves 11 Months For Bankruptcy Perjury

Rudolf Suter, 67, formerly of Dallas, appeared in federal court on November 7, 2017 before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey and was sentenced to time served (nearly 11 months in federal custody) for committing perjury in a federal proceeding under oath.

Based on witness testimony at the sentencing hearing, Ju... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - TX)

Following a jury trial and entry of final judgment, Joseph Geeting, Richard Geeting, and Lauri Geeting filed this appeal in which they argue two issues: they are entitled to a new trial because significant portions of the reporter’s record are missing or have been destroyed and because appellee Craig Dyer presented evidence and arguments supporting his now-disallowed cause of action for shareholde... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - TX)

3 {1} The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United
4 States Constitution and Article II, Section 14 of the New Mexico Constitution.
5 Defendant was arrested on May 12, 2008, and charged with a number of offenses
6 relating to criminal sexual contact of a minor. Prior to a mistrial on March 8, 2010,
7 trial was delayed for a number of reasons includ... More...   $0 (11-03-2017 - NM)

A grand jury returned a three-count
indictment against Leon Fadden for conduct related to bankruptcy
fraud. Before trial, Fadden proposed a theory-of-defense
jury instruction for Counts 1 and 2. The district court
rejected that instruction, instead reciting the Seventh Circuit
Pattern Instructions. A jury convicted Fadden of all three
counts. Fadden now appeals his convicti... More...   $0 (11-01-2017 - WI)

Appellants Gordon Runyon and Donna Runyon were once married.
In July 2010 respondent Comerica Bank (Comerica) obtained a joint and several judgment
for breach of guaranty against Gordon and some other defendants. Gordon and Donna
then divorced, the other judgment debtors settled with Comerica, and postdivorce,
Comerica obtained an order to show cause why real property that was form... More...   $0 (10-22-2017 - CA)

This case has a complex procedural history lasting more than a decade and spanning several state and federal venues. It began when the estates of several deceased nursing-home patients (the “Estates” or “Appellants”) brought a series of wrongful-death suits against a network of nursing homes. These suits collectively resulted in $1 billion in empty-chair judgments against the network. In an effort... More...   $0 (10-21-2017 - FL)

¶1 Wesley Robinson Shuman and Catherine Jane Shuman obtained a bifurcated decree of divorce in 2011. Several years later, in 2015, all outstanding issues related to their divorce were submitted to the trial court for resolution. Following a two-day trial, the court granted primary physical and sole legal custody
1. After hearing the arguments in this case, Judge J. Frederic Voros Jr. retired a... More...   $0 (10-19-2017 - UT)

Santa Ana, CA - San Juan Capistrano Businesswoman Who Stole more than $1.5 Million from Clients Sentenced to over 5 Years in Federal Prison

The owner and operator of a financial services company that provided accounting, tax and bookkeeping services to small businesses was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from her clients.

... More...   $0 (10-18-2017 - CA)

Pittsburgh, PA - Former Army Manager Sentenced to Prison for Taking $1 Million in Illegal Gratuities

A resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was sentenced to 46 months incarceration and a $100,000 fine, on charges of taking illegal gratuities, income tax evasion and making false statements to federal law enforcement officers.

Judge Schwab imposed the sentence on Anthony A. Shaw,... More...   $0 (10-13-2017 - PA)

El Reno, OK - Carolyn Hamilton, natural mother and legal representative of the minor child, E.H. v. Erich Cardosi

Issue # 1. Issue: NEGLIGENCE (GENERAL) (NEGL)
Filed By: HAMILTON, CAROLYN
Filed Date: 08/06/2010
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: CARDOSI, ERICH Disposed: DEFAULT JUDGEMENT, 09/13/2016. Judge
Defendant: CARDOSI, ERICH Disposed: VACATED... More...   $0 (10-08-2017 - OK)

This interlocutory appeal is from an order denying a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop a foreclosure sale.1 We DISMISS the appeal as MOOT.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 2014, Plaintiff Audrey Dick (“Plaintiff”) and her husband borrowed $100,000 from Colorado Housing Enterprises, L.L.C. and Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation (“Defendants”). The loan was... More...   $0 (10-05-2017 - TX)

Houston, TX - Montgomery County Couple Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Conspiracy

A Conroe, Texas couple was sentenced for bankruptcy fraud conspiracy in the Southern District of Texas.

Richard Kent Harris, 74, and Darlene Ann Riley, 59, pleaded guilty on Mar. 8, 2017, to conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. Harris was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison by U.S. District Jud... More...   $0 (09-26-2017 - TX)

The Vallejo Police Officers Association (VPOA) petitioned the superior court for
a writ of mandate alleging that the City of Vallejo (City) engaged in bad-faith bargaining
in violation of state law and then unilaterally imposed contract terms that impaired
VPOA members’ vested rights to retiree medical benefits that covered insurance
premiums up to the full cost of a Kaiser health ... More...   $0 (09-24-2017 - CA)

On March 27, 2013, pro se Appellant Ron Lewis filed his original petition,
alleging various causes of action against Appellees William F. Rucker, Laura K.
Rucker, Rucker Management LLC, WFR Partners LP, Texas Environmental
Technologies, LLC, Rucker Properties, LLC, R&R Family Management, LLC,
R&R Family LP, QSR&B Management, LLC, QSR&B Properties LP, and
Herbert S. Beasley. Alt... More...   $0 (09-23-2017 - TX)

When an individual files for bankruptcy, he must file sworn disclosures listing his debts and his assets, including any pending civil claims, and identifying any lawsuits he has filed against others. Occasionally, a plaintiff who has a pending civil lawsuit fails to list the claims or lawsuit in these disclosures. In omitting this information, the plaintiff effectively takes inconsistent positions... More...   $0 (09-18-2017 - AL)