Lexington, KY - Sex Offender from California Sentenced to 30 Years for Coercing a Kentucky Teenager to Send Sexually Explicit Photos of Herself

A registered sex offender from California, who previously admitted to coercing a minor from eastern Kentucky to send him sexually explicit photos of herself, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

On Thursday, Chief U.S. Distri... More...   $0 (08-18-2015 - KY)

At the time of the rape on January 22, 2010, Doe was a 14-year-old girl and
an eighth grader. From the time her mother became ill and later passed away in
2007, Doe grew up in foster homes scattered throughout North Carolina. In 2008,
Doe moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to live with her siblings’ stepmother, Patricia
Jones, before starting seventh grade. While in Huntsville, ... More...   $0 (08-15-2015 - AL)

In a proceeding before the Minnesota Tax Court, relator Guardian Energy, LLC,
challenged respondent Waseca County’s assessment of the value of its ethanol
production facility. In this appeal from the tax court’s order for judgment, Guardian
Energy argues that the tax court erred by (1) classifying 27 tanks1 used in the ethanol
production process as taxable real property and (2) ... More...   $0 (08-13-2015 - MN)

Mr. Hodge was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree for sexually assaulting his teenage daughter, R.H., on two separate occasions.1 Aside from the dates, the language included in the Information is identical for each count:
On or between the 1st day of May, 2012, and the 31st day of August, 2012,[2] [Mr. Hodge] did, at a time when he was eighteen (18) years ... More...   $0 (08-12-2015 - WY)

S.M. was born in October 2007. E.M., her maternal grandfather, and his
wife, C.M. (the guardians a/k/a the grandfather or grandmother), were appointed
guardians in March 2009, and S.M. has been in their sole care since that time.1
She is developmentally on track, has no special needs, does well in school, and
appears to be thriving. S.M. only lived with the mother during the... More...   $0 (08-10-2015 - IA)

The recent history of civil commitment of the mentally ill in this country is inextricably linked with the development of psychotropic drugs—antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and the like. According to an expert report submitted to the District Court, effective psychotropic medications emerged in the 1950s and “rapidly became a mainstay of treatment” in psychiatric hospitals “beca... More...   $0 (08-09-2015 - NJ)

Appellant L.M. (father) is the biological father of A.J. (child), who was six years old on May 13, 2014, the date of the challenged order. Father appeals from the juvenile court’s order at the Welfare and Institutions Code, section 366.26 permanency planning hearing denying him supervised visitation with the child based on a finding of detriment. As discussed below, while substantial evidence d... More...   $0 (08-04-2015 - ca)

Cara Munn and her parents brought suit against the Hotchkiss
School after Munn contracted tick‐borne encephalitis on a schoolorganized
trip to China. At trial, a jury found Hotchkiss negligent and
awarded the Munns $41.5 million in damages, $31.5 of which were noneconomic
damages. On appeal, the school argues that it did not have a
legal duty to warn about or protect agai... More...   $0 (08-03-2015 - CT)

Because this is an equitable case, the Court of Appeals, “acting in its sole discretion, may try the cause anew upon the record or make one or more factual findings anew upon the record.” ORS 19.415(3)(b). No party has requested that we exercise our discretion to review de novo. Nevertheless, as explained below, 272 Or App at 635, the trial court’s interpretation of the parties’ settlement agreeme... More...   $0 (08-03-2015 - OR)

Christine V. Violette appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the
District Court (Waterville, Dow, J.). Christine contends that the court (1) clearly
erred in its calculation of Randy R. Violette’s income; (2) abused its discretion in
its spousal support award; (3) clearly erred in finding that two assets, a piece of
real estate and a business, were nonmarital; and (4) v... More...   $0 (08-02-2015 - ME)

Christine and Randy were married on October 2, 1993, in Lewiston.
They have three children together: a seventeen-year-old son, a thirteen-year-old
2 son, and a ten-year-old daughter. Christine filed a complaint for divorce on
November 9, 2012. At the final hearing on December 12, 2013, the court heard
evidence of the following facts relevant to this appeal.
[¶3] Separ... More...   $0 (08-02-2015 - ME)

The Commission regulates the practice of pharmacy in the state of Washington. Wash. Rev. Code § 18.64.001. A comprehensive regulatory scheme tasks the Commission to, among other duties, “[r]egulate the practice of pharmacy and enforce all laws placed under its jurisdiction”; “[e]stablish the qualifications for licensure of pharmacists or pharmacy interns”; conduct and manage disciplinary proceed... More...   $0 (07-25-2015 - WA)

Salt Lake City, UT - The State of Utah charged John Martin Carrell, age 62, with 33 counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of child for molesting two minor girls. Carrell drove a school bus for the Canyon School District. The State alleged that Defendant sexually abused the two special needs students at Altara Elementary School. They were five years old when the offenses allegedly ... More...   $0 (07-25-2015 - UT)

This is an action for medical negligence and wrongful death. Plaintiffs,
Nicole B. Verrastro, as Surviving Daughter of Bridget E. Verrastro, and
Christopher Giery as the Executor of the Estate of Bridget E. Verrastro
(collectively, “Plaintiffs”), sent a Notice of Intent to Investigate (“Notice of
Intent”) to various doctors and medical practices pursuant to Title 18, section <... More...   $0 (07-24-2015 - )

Plaintiffs-Appellees Joanne Neale, Keri Hay, Kelly McGary, Svein Berg, Gregory Burns, David Taft, Jeffrey Kruger, and Karen Collopy (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed suit on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of current and former Volvo vehicle owners and lessees. Plaintiffs allege that a uniform design defect exists in the sunroof drainage systems in the following vehicles sold and leas... More...   $0 (07-23-2015 - )

This case presents the question whether, given the current state of medical
science, a state generally may prohibit physicians from aborting unborn children who
possess detectable heartbeats. The district court 1 held that it may not. Because
United States Supreme Court precedent does not permit us to reach a contrary result,
we affirm.
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North Dakota has, for a number of ... More...   $0 (07-22-2015 - ND)

This appeal involves a putative class action brought by consumers from six states alleging that Appellants-Defendants Volvo Cars of North America, LLC and Volvo
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Car Corporation (collectively “Volvo”) sold certain vehicles with defective sunroof drainage systems. Volvo challenges the grant of class certification by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. For the reasons th... More...   $0 (07-22-2015 - NJ)

The Branson Label, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Florida Branson Label"),
appeals the district court's dismissal of its suit. 1 The district court found that Florida
Branson Label collusively manufactured subject-matter jurisdiction in violation of 28
U.S.C. § 1359. Florida Branson Label argues that the district court erred by adopting
the wrong legal test for determining collusion... More...   $0 (07-17-2015 - MO)

Ashley Denham, as parent and legal guardian of F.L.J.B., her minor daughter, appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Texas Mutual Insurance Company by which Denham takes nothing in her worker’s compensation claim on behalf of her minor daughter. We will affirm.
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Factual and Procedural History
Donnie Lee Burris was employed by Panhandle Fire Protection, LLC. On August 4,... More...   $0 (07-15-2015 - TX)

Appellants Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. (“Searcy Denney”), et al. appeal the refusal of the guardianship court to authorize payment of $2.5 million in attorneys’ fees to the firms involved in the litigation of a medical malpractice lawsuit, the appeal, and a subsequent lobbying effort to secure a claims bill (also deemed a “private relief act”) from the Legislature on behalf of A... More...   $0 (07-15-2015 - FL)

This is a negligence action brought by Plaintiff Shawana Layne (f/k/a Shawna Singleton)
as guardian ad litem and next friend to Frank Layne, Jr. This matter arises from a November 10,
2011, work place accident which caused injury to Mr. Layne and Defendant, Jair “Hector”
Cabrera. The accident took place at a facility operated by Defendant Gavilon Grain LLC
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(“Gavilon”... More...   $0 (07-12-2015 - )

Detroit, MI - A Detroit area hematologist-oncologist was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme that included administering medically unnecessary infusions or injections to 553 individual patients and submitting to Medicare and private insurance companies approximately $34 million in fraudulent claims.

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell... More...   $0 (07-10-2015 - MI)

32 Luis Ramon Morales‐Santana asks us to review a March 3, 2011
33 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his motion to
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reopen his removal 1 proceedings relating to his claim of derivative
2 citizenship. Under the statute in effect when Morales‐Santana was born – the
3 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (the “1952 Act”) – a child bornMore...   $0 (07-09-2015 - NY)

Appellant Gerald W. Pierre appeals orders from the trial court on his
applications for fees and costs in his capacity as successor guardian and successor
trustee of the person and property of the ward Rodney Brown. The history of the
estate of the ward prior to Mr. Pierre’s involvement is riddled with questionable
actions and overreaching by the personal representative of the estat... More...   $0 (07-08-2015 - FL)

Appellant mother (“Mother”) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, L.G. Mother does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s findings under section 161.001(1) of the Texas Family Code (“the Code”), but contends the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the trial court’s finding that termination was in the ... More...   $0 (07-08-2015 - TX)