Plaintiff Hensel Phelps Construction Company (Phelps)
was the low bidder on a public works contract awarded by the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
through competitive bidding, and commenced work on the
project. Another bidder challenged the award of the contract to
Phelps, and was successful, obtaining a ruling in a San Diego
trial court that ... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - CA)

Ali Madani sued his next-door neighbor, Michael
Rabinowitz. Madani brought trespass and nuisance claims,
seeking to remove a portion of Rabinowitz’s fence, which
encroached on Madani’s property. Madani also sought to enjoin
Rabinowitz from continuing to park old, inoperable cars on a
driveway Madani owned, and to collect damages from Rabinowitz
for the latter’s past use of ... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - CA)

Newark, NJ - United States of America charged Yorce Yotagri with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

A Freeport, New York, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to carry out a $9 million scheme to use bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit, a scheme known as “shotgunning,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpen... More...   $0 (02-24-2020 - NJ)

If amendments to a revocable trust made shortly before
the settlor dies disinherit a beneficiary, does that individual, as
one who is not named in the trust’s final iteration, have standing
to challenge the validity of the disinheriting amendments in
probate court on grounds such as incompetence, undue
influence, or fraud?
The Court of Appeal interpreted Probate Code sectio... More...   $0 (01-27-2020 - CA)

Investors who purchased shares of exchange-traded funds sued the issuers of the
fund and associated entities for violations of disclosure requirements under the federal
Securities Act of 1933. The trial court entered judgment for respondents after finding
appellants lacked standing to pursue their claims. Appellants’ challenge to this ruling is
based on a provision of the Investmen... More...   $0 (01-24-2020 - CA)

After defendant 21st Mortgage Corporation foreclosed on her home, plaintiff
Earline Williams brought this action alleging defendant interfered with her rights under
California law, breached its contract with her, acted negligently, and committed elder
financial abuse. In particular, plaintiff alleges that she should have been able to avoid
foreclosure by tendering the amount then i... More...   $0 (01-23-2020 - CA)

In 1950 the owner of property in Boyle Heights agreed to
provide eight parking spaces to the owner of a neighboring lot
who wanted to build a warehouse exceeding the maximum
allowable square footage then permitted by the Los Angeles
Municipal Code (LAMC). A notarized parking affidavit
documenting the agreement was filed with the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety... More...   $0 (01-22-2020 - CA)

Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged Katherine Prosper with social security fraud.

A Clinton woman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Bangor to Social Security fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

According to court records, from about August 2006 through March 2019, Katherine Prosper, 61, a recipient of Supplemental S... More...   $0 (01-13-2020 - ME)

San Francisco, CA - The United States of America charged Joey Stanton Dodson with operating a Ponzi scheme.

A federal grand jury indicted Joey Stanton Dodson, chairman and managing partner of an energy company, charging him with crimes related to an alleged $15 million Ponzi scheme involving approximately 50 victims.

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice ... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - CA)

Plaintiff Jeremiah Mathews worked as a maintenance supervisor and a cook for
defendant Happy Valley Conference Center, Inc. (Happy Valley), which hosts seminars,
retreats, and camps on a 30-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Happy Valley is
a subordinate affiliate of defendant Community of Christ (the Church). When a younger
male employee confided in plaintiff that Hap... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - CA)

Defendant and appellant John-David Gonzales (Gonzales) appeals the orders of
the trial court that led to the disbursement of settlement funds to respondents Michael
Silvers, a law corporation (Silvers), Panish, Shea & Boyle (PSB), Michael W. Jacobs
(Jacobs), Case Advance (CA),1 Nexus Physical Therapy (Nexus), and Everence
Association, Inc. (Everence) (Silvers, PSB, Jacobs, CA, Nexu... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - CA)

Oakland, CA - The United States of America charged Terrence Patrick Goggin with money laundering.

Terrence Patrick Goggin pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Goggin, 78, of San Francisco, is a former California State Assemblyman and current California-licensed attorney. According to his guilty plea, he admitted that, in 2013 and 2014, he was the founder and CEO of Metropolitan C... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - CA)

This appeal raises an important issue concerning the investigative authority
of two committees of the United States House of Representatives and the
protection of privacy due the President of the United States suing in his individual,
not official, capacity with respect to financial records. The specific issue is the
lawfulness of three subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Fi... More...   $0 (12-04-2019 - NY)