On September 12, 2012, the Department mailed plaintiff an "ADMINISTRATIVE
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE VIOLATION" (notice) to his residence, located at 6424 North
Whipple Street in Chicago (property). The notice asserted that, on May 31, 2012, an employee
of the Department (badge number 626) inspected the property and discovered that weeds "greater
than 10 inches in height" were growin

When certain Infiniti FX vehicles developed dashboard bubbling, Robert Hurst, on behalf
of himself and others similarly situated, filed a second amended petition seeking damages under
the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) and seeking certification of a class action
lawsuit against Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan). The circuit court certified the class, which
inclu

San Diego, CA - Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for two Fraud Schemes, Including one that Cost Verizon $17 Million

The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing business was sentenced in federal court to more than eight years in prison in two separate fraud cases, including one involving the sale of more than 30,000 Apple iPhones fraudulently obtained from Verizon Wireless

Antoinette Bryant (Bryant) initially did not notice that anything was amiss in her home.
When she returned from work on the afternoon of March 28, 2011, the front door of her family’s
two-story condominium in Johnston, Rhode Island was unlocked, but Bryant assumed that her
daughter Essence had been careless when leaving their home that morning.1 The house looked
as Bryant

This case arises from the theft of a comic book collection from a residence in La Vergne, Tennessee in April 2010. The Defendant was identified as a suspect in the theft when he sold or attempted to sell some of the comic books at area stores. During the investigation, law enforcement officers went to the Defendant‟s apartment and, upon seeing the stolen comic books in the backseat of a ve

As we explained in ASE I, the structural steel industry
is comprised of steel fabricators, who manufacture steel products
to meet design specifications, and steel erectors, who assemble
the fabricated steel. When a developer or owner taps a general
contractor to lead the construction of a building, that general
contractor typically solicits bids for a combined "fab and er

Black Gold owns the Black Gold Williston Lodge, a temporary workforce housing facility commonly known as a man camp, which has 322 rooms and 400 beds primarily for workers in the Bakken oilfield and was initially located on land outside the Williston city limits in Williams County. Black Gold has operated the Lodge since March 2011, initially operating under a temporary use permit issued by Willia

Rosario Turdo, the plaintiff, appeals from a March 10, 2014 judgment following a jury-waived trial in the Washington County Superior Court. The trial justice entered judgment in favor of James Main, the defendant, on the plaintiff’s breach of contract claim and also entered judgment in favor of the defendant on his counterclaim for
conversion. In addition, the plaintiff appeals from the M

The trial court found, or the record supports, the following facts. The Condominium was created on August 11, 2006, pursuant to a declaration, which was recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds. The Condominium is a fourteen-unit building consisting of twelve residential units and two commercial units.
The declaration provides that fourteen of the parking spaces on the condomin

Worcester, MA - Berlin Man Sentenced for Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

A Berlin man was sentenced for conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering and tax evasion.

Eric W. Sliwa, age 35, was sentenced to 78 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. On October 7, 2015, Sliwa pleaded guilty to

Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee-Area Attorney Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Financial Institutions and Clients, Money Laundering, and Filing a False Tax Return

Sarah E.K. Laux a/k/a “Sarah Kitzke” (age 35) of Mequon, Wisconsin, was sentenced before Judge Charles N. Clevert, Jr. on charges of bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Laux was se

Santa Ana, CA - Orange County Man Faces Nearly 200 Years in Prison after Being Convicted of Federal Charges in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A federal jury today convicted an Orange County man for leading a “builder bailout” real estate scheme that resulted in the fraudulent purchase of more than 100 condominium units around the country with mortgages that mostly went into default, resulting

Tulsa, OK - Lionel Andre v. Willow Creek I Neighborhood Association, Inc., Bud Proffitt, et al. on breach of fiduciary duty theories claiming:


I. JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Plaintiff Lionel Andre is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Defendant Willow Creek I Neighborhood Association, Inc. is an Oklap_ fha noj,rofit
corporation with its principal place o

Phoenix, AZ - Developer Sentenced to 10 Years for Investment and Bankruptcy Fraud

John Keith Hoover, age 64, of Mohave Valley, Ariz., was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton. His wife, Deborah B. Hoover, also 64, of Mohave Valley, Ariz, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and was sentenced to one year of home confinement followed by f

In the underlying proceeding, Sunset Ridge sued two other entities, Twin Creeks
Property, Ltd., and Twin Creeks Operating Co., L.P., and asserted claims based on a “monopoly in
violation of the Texas Anti-Trust Act and Sherman Anti-Trust Act” and for declaratory judgment
to construe an amended restrictive covenant and declare it invalid based on a provision of the Texas
Uniform

In 2006, McQueen used a home equity loan acquired from the purchase of a rental home
to personally invest in Maximum Return Trading (MRT).1 Jim Clements, the owner of MRT,
represented to McQueen that Clements was earning returns of forty to fifty percent per month
from currency trading. Clements told McQueen that he would receive a twenty-percent return,
but it would eventual

On April 13, 2009, the defendant pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received a six-year sentence, suspended to probation. Also on April 13, 2009, the defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to tamper with evidence and received a four-year sentence, suspended to probation, to run consecutively to his six-year sentence for a total effective sentence of ten years of probation. In March 2010, the

This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did n

The plaintiffs in this consolidated appeal, IDC Properties, Inc. (IDC) and Thomas Roos (Roos) (collectively, plaintiffs), appeal from an entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Goat Island South Condominium Association, Inc. (GISCA), America Condominium Association, Inc. (America), Capella South Condominium Association, Inc. (Capella), Harbor Houses Condominium Association, Inc. (Ha

There is no serious dispute about the facts of this case. The defendants Robert and Linda
Saint own a house that Cathleen Curreri rented from them. According to Curreri, the Saints
allowed mold to grow in the house, rendering it uninhabitable and damaging her furniture,
clothing, and other personal property. Curreri was also in arrears with her rent. As a result, the
Saints

The relevant facts pertaining to this appeal are fairly straightforward and largely
undisputed. On or about December 15, 2004, Michael J. Botelho (Botelho) purchased a
condominium unit, Unit 905, in the Lockwood at Warwick Condominium development located
at 3524 West Shore Road, Warwick, Rhode Island (the property). On the same day, Botelho also
executed a promissory note in

Norman, OK - Jennifer Garza sued Deerfield Condominiums, Northstar Properties, and North Star Properties & Investments, LLC on premises liability theories claiming:

1. That the Plaintiff, Jennifer Garza, is a resident of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma; that the Defendant, Deerfield Condominiums, is a condominium complex doing business in Norman, Cleveland County, State of Ok

In this landlord-tenant case, the defendant, Richard H. Stanziale, appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding the plaintiff, Peter Lee, a total of $18,122.50 in attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to General Statutes § 52-251a. The defendant contends that the court abused its discretion in so doing. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court. In its memorand

San Diego, CA - L.A. Man Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Scheme to Defraud Verizon by Reselling over 30,000 iPhones Obtained at Deeply Discounted Price

The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing business pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges, admitting that he illegally generated over $13 million in profits by selling more than 30,000 Apple iPhones fraudulently obtained from Verizon W

Appellant Christine E. Reule appeals from a take nothing judgment in favor
of appellees M&T Mortgage, M&T Bank, Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC,
Bayview Financial Trading Group, LP, Bayview Financial, LP, and Hughes,
Watters & Askanase, LLP (collectively, Mortgagees/Representatives), as well as
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appellees Carolyn Taylor, Audrey Lewis, Jeff Leva, Sandy Dasigenis (collectively,