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Barry Hollman v. South Dakota Department of Social Services

[¶1.] The Department of Social Services (DSS) provided Medicaid benefits to Darlene Hollman while she was in a nursing home. At that time, Hollman had an interest in real estate. DSS did not record a lien on the property for the benefits it had provided until after Hollman died. Hollman’s children contested the lien’s validity. The circuit court granted summary judgment for DSS, ruling that t

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Apax Galss, Inc. v. WZ Associates Property Tulsa, LLC, Schweiger Construction Company, J. Dennis Semler, Treasurer of Tulsa County, Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County and Fidelity ^ Deposit Company of Maryland

Tulsa, OK - Apax Galss, Inc. sued WZ Associates Property Tulsa, LLC, Schweiger Construction Company, J. Dennis Semler, Treasurer of Tulsa County, Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland on a mechanics lien foreclosure theoies claiming:

1 Plaintiff, APAX GLASS, INC., (referred herein as “APAX” or “Plaintiff’) is an Oklahoma
Cor

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Gary Stokes v. TLCAS, LLC, et al.

¶1 TLCAS, LLC, together with Gary Gee, Marva Gee, and Nancy Gee (collectively, TLCAS) appeals from the trial court’s ruling that TLCAS engaged in deceptive and unconscionable practices under the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act (the UCSPA) and is liable to Auto-Owners Insurance Company (Auto-Owners) for costs related to a dealer’s bond and reasonable attorney fees under the terms of an indem

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United States of America v. Jantran, Inc.

The Miss Dixie is a cargo line boat operated by Jantran, a company
involved in maritime transportation on the Verdigris River in Oklahoma. While
operating on the river, the Miss Dixie struck and extensively damaged a lock
maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. After repairing the lock, the Corps
sued Jantran for the costs of repair.
One would think such a suit would be a ro

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Deborah Herting v. California Department of Health Care Services

In this case we are called upon to examine the relationship between “special needs trusts,” which allow certain individuals to qualify for public medical assistance under the federal Medicaid program, and the provisions entitling the state to recover the amounts it has paid to provide such assistance. Deborah Herting, trustee of the Alexandria A. Pomianowski Special Needs Trust, appeals

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Jennifer L. McDonald v. Lora Nell Waltz

Oklahoma City, OK - Jennifer L. McDonald sued Lora Nell Waltz on an auto negligence theory claiming:

1. That Plaintiff, Jennifer L. McDonald, is a resident of Tuttle, Grady County, State of Oklahoma, and at all times material hereto;
2. That the Defendant, Lora Nell Waltz, is a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma, at all times material hereto;
3. That on

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United States of America v. Brian Keith Small

MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brian Keith Small, 53, Rockford, Ill., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 20 months in federal prison for attempting to file false liens and encumbrances against a Bureau of Prison (BOP) official, while Small was an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institut

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Arbor Windsor Court, LTD v. Weekley Homes, LP

Appellant, Arbor Windsor Court, Ltd. (Arbor), appeals the trial court’s judgment following a jury verdict. Specifically, in two main issues, Arbor contends the trial court erred in rendering a take-nothing judgment on its breach of contract claims against Weekley Homes, LP (Weekley). Weekley also asserts two conditional cross-points in support of the trial court’s judgment. We affirm.
I. B

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United States of America v. Ronald L. Roberts

St. Louis, MO – Ronald L. Roberts was sentenced to 68 months imprisonment on charges of mail and wire fraud in connection with his obtaining more than a million dollars from lenders in a loan fraud scheme.

According to court documents, Roberts solicited personal loans for a fictitious real estate transaction involving property in or around Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which Roberts claimed h

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S.K. Peightal Engineers, Ltd. v. Mid Valley Real Estate Solutions V, L.L.C.

¶1 Petitioners have requested that we review two issues arising from the court of appeals’ opinion issued on interlocutory appeal under C.A.R. 4.2. We must decide: (1) whether entities that did not exist at the time the relevant contracts were completed can still be subject to the economic loss rule through the interrelated contracts doctrine; and (2) whether commercial entities situate

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CK Regalia, LLC, etc., et al. v. John Thornton and Do Campo & Thornton, P.A.

CK Regalia, LLC, Abraham Cohen and La Mansion, LLC (collectively “the
Former Clients”) appeal an order dismissing their complaint against John Thornton
and Do Campo & Thornton, P.A. (collectively “Do Campo & Thornton”) with
prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
Do Campo & Thornton entered into three separate contingency fee
agreemen

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Scott P. Russell v. Southeast Housing, LLC

Scott P. Russell, as Property Appraiser of Monroe County, Florida, appeals a
judgment holding that certain properties were not subject to ad valorem taxes for
the years 2008 through 2013. The properties are five military housing complexes
serving the Naval Air Station at Key West. The housing complexes are being
improved and operated pursuant to a public-private partnership between

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Thein Htaike v. Rosalind Sein a/k/a Daw Myint Myint Sein

Plaintiffs filed this action seeking recovery of over
$200,000 on the general theory that defendants had secured
a series of promissory notes at exorbitant interest rates from
plaintiffs through loansharking. Over the years, plaintiffs
paid substantial sums on those notes but, despite repeated
requests from plaintiffs, defendants never gave them an
accounting of how much th

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Rex Smith v. Kelly Davis and Amber Davis

Rex Smith and Nancy Smith appeal the trial court‘s judgment in favor of Kelly Davis and Amber Davis based on Texas Property Code Section 5.077. The Smiths raise fourteen issues on appeal. We affirm in part, reverse and render in part, and reverse and remand in part.
BACKGROUND
The Smiths own the Tall Oaks Estates Subdivision in Van Zandt County, Texas. In 2003, Rex Smith signed a contrac

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Michael D. Karns v. Jalapeno Tree Holdings, LLC; Mark S. Parmerlee; and Paul Bambrey

Appellant Michael Karns, owner of the El Fenix chain of Mexican food restaurants in the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, sought to purchase a competing chain of Mexican food restaurants
from Appellees Jalapeno Tree Holdings, L.L.C., Mark S. Parmerlee, and Paul Bambrey
(collectively “Jalapeno Tree”). Although the parties initially agreed to certain terms outlined in a
letter of inte

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Clarence Stumhoffer, Heir of the Estate of Robert Brian Stumhoffer, Deceased v. Daniel Perales and Erin Perales

Appellees, Daniel and Erin Perales (collectively, “Perales”), sued the appellant, the independent administrator and heir of the Estate of Robert Brian Stumhoffer (“the Estate”), seeking to recover attorney’s fees and costs incurred in
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defending an adverse claim to title on real property sold to Perales by Robert Stumhoffer, decedent. In a single issue, the Estate challenges the

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United States of America v. Scott Bodley

Madison, WI - Scott Bodley, 58, formerly of Madison, Wis., was convicted of 26 criminal tax charges following a three-day trial in federal court in Madison. The charges included filing false money orders with the IRS, filing false 1099-OID documents with the IRS, filing false tax returns with the IRS, income tax evasion, and endeavoring to impede and obstruct the due administration of the Interna

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Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa d/b/a Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Charles Johnston appeals from a district court order granting a motion for directed verdict adverse to his breach-of-contract claim against appellees Martin and Loyola McNulty (McNultys). Appellee Mercy Medical Center (Mercy) sued the McNultys for breach of a purchase agreement and sought declaratory judgment that a right of first refusal, held by Johnston, was invalid. Johnston brought a cross-cl

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Joseph Todd Harrison and Amy Lynn Harrison v. John Rawlings, Chris Rawlings and Christine Rawlings

Now on this 18th day of December, 2014, the Petitioner/Plaintiff and Co-Petitioner/Defendant set forth above, jointly petition this Court to approve a stt1ement agreement previously entered into between the parties, in accordance with 12:;0S. §-83, all as more fully set forth below.

1. On or about September 27, 2013 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma,the minor,-Joseph Scott Harrison, was involved

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Joshua Stout and Tracie Jenkins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

COMES NOW the Plaintiffs set forth above, and herein waive venue and pray that this Honorable Court approve the settlement agreement previous]y entered into between the parties, all as more fully set forth below:
That on or about March 19, 2013, the minor, L. S., was involved in an automobile accident wherein said minor allegedly sustained various injuries. As a result of the accident the inju

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Irma Barragan v. Nederland Independent School District

Appellant Irma Barragan appeals the trial court’s enforcement of a purported
Rule 11 agreement to settle the lawsuit and dismissal with prejudice of her
personal injury lawsuit against appellee Nederland Independent School District
(“NISD”). Barragan raises seven issues for our consideration. We reverse the trial
court’s orders and remand the cause for further proceedings c

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One Way Plumbing, LLC v. Matthew Geary

Plaintiff One Way Plumbing, LLC., alleges and states the following for its Petition against Defendant:
1. Plaintiff is engaged in the plumbing business in, inter alia, Tulsa County.
2. At all times material to this Petition, Defendant Matthew Geary was a resident of and the real property which is the subject of this action is located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
3. In or about December,

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Gray1 CPB, LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc.

You cross continents and spend years trying to collect a judgment for your client. Late one Friday afternoon, the debtor‟s lawyer walks into your office and hands you a cashier‟s check for almost $13 million, covering the entire judgment and all accumulated interest. Do you accept the check or say, “No thank you, I need to make a motion for attorney fees first?” Put another way, is a bird

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Walter c. Minnick v. Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley, L.L.P.

Walter Minnick and A.K. Lienhart Minnick, husband and wife (collectively Minnicks), brought a professional malpractice action against the law firm Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley, LLP (Hawley Troxell), alleging negligence in rendering services in connection with a real estate development project. On motion of Hawley Troxell for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the action as time-barr

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The People v. Juanita Vidana

A jury found defendant Juanita Vidana guilty of one count of grand theft by larceny (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (a))1 and one count of grand theft by embezzlement (§ 503). The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted defendant 36 months of formal probation. She was ordered to serve 240 days in jail: 30 straight days, and the remainder to be served on weekends. In addition to the usu

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