In December 2009, Medina was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos. He filed a personal injury complaint against numerous defendants in March 2010, alleging causes of action for negligence, breach of implied warranty, strict products liability, fraud/failure to warn, and conspiracy to defraud/failure to warn. Medina preserved his testimony in video-

A jury found Defendant guilty of attempted fetal homicide. During the
trial, the jury heard from Lisa Komes. Komes testified that she learned that she
was pregnant with Defendant’s child in February of 2010. She told Defendant
about her pregnancy, and he indicated that he wanted her to obtain an abortion.
Komes did not want to be pregnant at that time, but she did not wan

2 Narcisa Veliz Novack (“Novack”) and her brother Cristobal Veliz (“Veliz”)
3 appeal from judgments of conviction entered following a two-month jury trial in
4 the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kenneth
5 M. Karas, Judge). Both were convicted of numerous offenses, including one
6 count of racketeering in violation of the Racketeer Influe

Defendant Kenneth Barrett was sentenced to death after being convicted in federal
court on two counts of felony murder and one count of intentionally killing a state lawenforcement
officer. We affirmed on direct appeal. See United States v. Barrett, 496 F.3d 1079 (10th Cir. 2007). Defendant then filed a motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which the district court denied. See Barrett

Jane and Alan were never married to each other. Jane married Garrett
Schreur in January 2012. They live in Kanawha, Iowa with their two-year-old son
and P.S. Alan lives in Mason City. Both parents enjoy the support of their
extended families in the surrounding area.
Jane and Alan stipulated to joint legal custody in a decree entered in
September 2012. The decree gran

In 2010, the plaintiffs sued their Iowa employers, Manley Toy Direct,
L.L.C., and Toy Network, L.L.C., and related companies for alleged violations of
the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Code chapter 216 (2009). Additional related
entity defendants were added in two amendments, including Manley Toys
Limited and Toy Quest, Ltd. (collectively, hereinafter “Entity Defendants”). T

Husband and Wife were married in 1997 in Laramie, Wyoming. They had two children. During the marriage, Husband went into business with his father to form Gateway Construction, Inc., a residential construction company. While Husband worked long hours getting the business up and running, Wife was primarily a stay at home mother, but occasionally did some work for the business without pay. In 201

Wayne Kubsch appeals the denial
of his habeas corpus petition. After being convicted of
murdering his wife, her son, and her ex-husband, Kubsch
was sentenced to death. Kubsch’s three principal arguments
on appeal are that his conviction and sentence are unconstitutional
because (a) the Indiana trial court excluded evidence
of a witness’s exculpatory but hearsay statemen

On November 14, 2002, the grand jury sitting in Ada County indicted Abdullah on one count of murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 to -4003; one count of arson in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code section 18-802; three counts of attempted murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 and 18-306; and one count of injury to a child, a felony, Idah

Omaha, NE - Nebraska same sex marriage prohibition is unconstitutional

Plaintiffs are seven same-sex couples seeking to marry in Nebraska or to have
their marriage in another state recognized in Nebraska. They also seek state benefits
incident to marriage. The district court granted 1 Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary
injunction. It found that Article I, § 29 of the Nebr

Sioux Falls, SD - Eighth Circuit holds that South Dakota constitutional prohibition against same sex marriage is unconstitutional

Plaintiffs are six same-sex couples seeking to marry in South Dakota or to have
their marriage in another state recognized in South Dakota. They also seek state
benefits incident to marriage. The district court1 granted Plaintiffs’ motion for
1The

Little Rock, AR - Eight Circuit holds that same sex prohibition in Arkansas Constitution is unconsitutional

Plaintiffs are two same-sex couples seeking to marry in Arkansas or to have
their marriage in another state recognized in Arkansas. They also seek state benefits
incident to marriage. The district court1 granted Plaintiffs’ motion for summary
judgment, finding laws den

Comes now RAH, Petitioner, and for his Petition he states as follows:
1. Petitioner and Respondent were lawfully married in Tulsa County, on *,
197*. Their marital relationship has existed since that time. The parties have no minor children. Petitioner believes Respondent is not pregnant.
2. Petitioner is entitled to dissolution of marriage/divorce from Respondent by reason of the inco

Tulsa, OK - In re the Marriage of MMRS and JMP - Divorce without Minor Children

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, Miguel Manuel Robles-Soto, by and through his attorney of record, Lorena Rivas Tiemann, pursuant to 43 0 5 § 105, and for his Petition of dissoltthon of Marriage, shows the Court as follows:
1. Residency The Petitioner is now and has been

Tulsa, OK - In re the Marriage of: TLM and JWM - (Family and Domestic: DIVORCE WITH MINOR CHILDREN)

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, TLM, for cause of action against the Respondent, JWM, alleges and states that:
1. Residency. Petitioner is now and has been for more than six (6) months preceding the filing of the Petition herein an actual resident, in

Tulsa, OK - SMC sued JCR seeking dissolution (divorce) of their marriage with minor children claiming:

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Comes Now Petitioner, SMC, and for her cause of action against Respondent, JCR, alleges and states:
1. Petitioner is now and has been for more than six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of this Petition, a resident of the State of Ok

Portland, ME - Cambodian Man Sentenced to Six Months for Marriage Fraud

Sothy Khiev, 48, a citizen of Cambodia who most recently resided in Florida, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to six months in prison for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Khiev was convicted on February 27, 2015 after a four-day bench trial. After serving his sentence, Khiev will be t

Peter Canisius, Jr. (Peter), the former
husband of Erin Joy Morgenstern (Erin), appeals from a judgment
of divorce of the Probate and Family Court. He argues that the
judge erred in treating Erin's vested contractual rights to
future payments resulting from the best-selling novel, The Night
1 Chief Justice Rapoza participated in the deliberation on th

Jefferson City, MO - Jefferson City Attorney Pleads Guilty to Marriage Fraud Conspiracy

A Jefferson City, Mo., attorney has pleaded guilty in federal court to enlisting a U.S. citizen to marry a Ukrainian national (with whom he was having an affair) so that she could remain in the United States and seek citizenship.

James Douglas Barding, 62, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty bef

Dallas, TX - Family Members Sentenced for Roles in Marriage Fraud Scheme

Mother Led Scheme for More Than 20 Years

A North Texas mother and her daughter, along with seven other family and extended family members, were sentenced for their roles in a marriage fraud conspiracy that began more than 20 years ago.

Frances Sandoval, 61, and her daughter, Monica Morena, 32, were

On the same day in April 2013, Accredited Surety posted two bonds for the release of Cale Brian Maisano, the defendant in two underlying criminal matters (Shasta County case Nos. CRF12-6931 and CRF10-5222). In case No. CRF10-5222, the amount of the bond was $10,000; in case No. CRF12-6931, the amount of the bond was $75,000. Maisano failed to appear in court on May 13, 2013, and the trial court

Secundino Medina died of asbestos-related mesothelioma. Medina’s estate, his daughters Patricia Soto, Yolanda Isaak, and Leticia Medina, and his great-grandson Eli Canett asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and wrongful death against a host of defendants, alleging that their asbestos-laden products contributed to Medina’s mesothelioma. Their claims against defendant BorgWarner

Appellees Jack Pidgeon and Larry Hicks (collectively, Appellees) sued to enjoin Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston (collectively, the City) from providing employee benefits to the same-sex spouses of employees legally married in another state. Appellees relied on provisions of the Texas Constitution and Family Code banning recognition of same-sex marriage in Texas, declaring same-
2

In this appeal, a wife asserts that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to her husband on her post-divorce proceeding to divide an employment-related bonus the husband received nine months after their divorce. Because we conclude that the bonus was not considered, divided, or partitioned in the divorce proceedings and the wife raised a fact issue concerning the characterization of t

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department) filed a petition seeking to terminate Mother’s parental rights to her fourteen-year-old daughter, K.D. A trial court “may order termination of the parent-child relationship if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence[] (1) that the parent has . . . executed . . . an . . . irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of