Chicago, IL - The United States of America charged Dr. Omar Garcia with Medicare fraud.

A federal jury in Chicago was convicted a physician on fraud charges for approving medically unnecessary tests that were billed to Medicare.

While working for Chicago-based Grand Medical Clinic Inc., DR. OMAR GARCIA authorized percutaneous allergen tests for numerous Medicare beneficiaries, kn... More...   $0 (02-17-2020 - IL)

Great Falls, MT - The United States of America charged Leo James Hagan with involuntary manslaughter.

A jury convicted an East Glacier Park man accused of killing one passenger and seriously injuring a second passenger after he had been drinking and driving and crashed in Glacier National Park in 2019.

The jury found Leo James Hagan, 19, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and of ... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MT)

In this child custody matter, appellant Kayvon Shams-Shirazi seeks
relief from an order awarding respondent Nicole George $13,000 in attorney
fees as sanctions under Family Code section 271.1 On appeal, he contends
the ruling is subject to reversal because the motion for sanctions was
untimely filed. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The parties, who were never m... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - CA)

This case concerns whether Riverside County may impose a tax on possessory
interests in federally owned land set aside for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
or its members. In 1971, this court held that it may, holding in part that federal law did
not preempt the tax. (Palm Springs Spa, Inc. v. County of Riverside (1971) 18
Cal.App.3d 372.) The tax was also upheld that yea... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - CA)

Califia Farms, LLC (Califia) manufactures and distributes
a “100% Tangerine Juice” known as “Cuties Juice.” The front
label of the juice’s bottle depicts a smiling tangerine coming out
of its peel. Above the tangerine, the label prominently displays
the word “Cuties”; below the tangerine and on three lines of
1 We draw the facts set forth below from the allegations in
the o... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - CA)

Kenneth Ray Manzanares, 42, of Santa Clara, Utah, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree for the July 2017 killing of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, onboard the cruise ship Emerald Princess in the U.S. Terri... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - AK)

Los Angeles, CA - The United States of America charged Guiqiong Xiao Gudmundsen, a.k.a. “Kimi” Gudmundsen, of Anaheim Hills with:

18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be Done
(1-4)
18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be done
(5)
18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Ca... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

A trial court may certify a class in a proposed class action
lawsuit only if, among other things, the court finds a “‘community
of interest’” among the proposed class members (Duran v. U.S.
Bank National Assn. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1, 28 (Duran)), which in
part means that “‘“common questions of law or fact”’”
“‘“predominate”’” because “the elements necessary to establish
liabil... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

St. Louis, MO - The United States of America charged Bradley A. Seyer, D.D.S. with making false statements relating to health care matters.

Bradley A. Seyer, D.D.S., 53, of Florissant, Missouri, was sentenced today to 18 months of imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. Previously, on June 26, 2019, Dr. Seyer pleaded guilty to two felony charges of making false statements to Medicare and illega... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MO)

A housing corporation tried to enforce an arbitration
agreement against a local chapter of an international fraternity.
The trial court denied the corporation’s motion to compel
arbitration. We reverse because the international fraternity
demanded arbitration, as did the housing corporation, so an
arbitration there must be.
I
We summarize the facts from the documents fi... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - CA)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas with kidnapping resulting in death.

JAVIER ENRIQUE DA SILVA ROJAS (the “defendant” or “DA SILVA”) pled guilty to kidnapping Valerie Reyes (the “Victim”) in New Rochelle, New York, and unlawfully transporting her to Connecticut, where her body was found approximately a week later. DA SILVA, who was arrested ... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - ny)

Bowling Green, KY - The United States of America charged Kenton L. Shearer with illegal distribution of drugs.

An Albany, Kentucky, pharmacist has pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.

Kenton L. Shearer was charged via an Information on January 10, 202... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - KY)

The Privette/Hooker doctrine limits the circumstances
in which the hirer of an independent contractor can be liable for
injuries to the contractor’s employees. (Privette v. Superior Court
(1993) 5 Cal.4th 689; Hooker v. Department of Transportation
(2002) 27 Cal.4th 198 (Hooker).) In a negligence action, the hirer
of an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor’sMore...   $0 (02-06-2020 - CA)

Shreveport, LA - The United States of America charged Melissa W. Richardson with stealing drugs from mail-out prescriptions.

A licensed pharmacist, who was formerly employed with the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Shreveport, was found guilty today by a federal jury for stealing controlled substances from mail-out prescriptions.

Following a one-week trial and four hou... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)

Roanoke, VA - The United States of America charged Frank Purpera, Jr. with drug distribution and health care fraud.

The former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, who illegally distributed controlled substances, conspired to commit health care fraud, committed health care fraud, and then obstructed justice to hinder the investigation, was convicted yesterday at the conclusion of a seven... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - VA)

Beckley, WV - The United States of America charged William Earley, D.O. with drug distribution.

A South Carolina physician pled guilty to a drug crime William Earley, D.O., 63, pled guilty to distributing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional medical practice and beyond the bounds of medical practice.

“Earley is the latest drug dealer ... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - VA)

Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Anthony Diaz with wire and mail fraud.

Anthony Diaz, age 52, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on January 30, 2020 following a jury trial, of wire fraud and mail fraud offenses. The 12-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.

According to United States ... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - PA)