¶1 The Complainant, State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association (Complainant), began proceedings pursuant to Rule 6, Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP) 5 O.S. 2011, ch. 1, app. 1-A alleging three counts of professional misconduct against the Respondent, Laurie Jean Miller (Respondent). The Respondent is an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and is currently in good s

Madison, WI - The United States of America charged Christopher Kania with obtaining oxycodone by use of misrepresentation, fraud, and deception.

Christopher Kania, 40, Portage, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 12, in U.S. District Court in Madison to obtaining oxycodone by use of misrepresentation, fraud, and deception.

This charge carries a maximum penalty of four

After respondent Victrola 89, LLC (Victrola) purchased
a house (the Property) from appellant Jaman Properties 8,
LLC (JP8), Victrola filed suit against JP8, appellant Jaman
Properties, Inc. (JP), and their principal, appellant Michael
Manheim (collectively, the Jaman Parties), among others,
regarding allegedly undisclosed and unrepaired defects in
the Property. Based on the

After respondent Victrola 89, LLC (Victrola) purchased
a house (the Property) from appellant Jaman Properties 8,
LLC (JP8), Victrola filed suit against JP8, appellant Jaman
Properties, Inc. (JP), and their principal, appellant Michael
Manheim (collectively, the Jaman Parties), among others,
regarding allegedly undisclosed and unrepaired defects in
the Property. Based on the

This is the fourth appeal in this longstanding lawsuit, and
challenges a $7 million default judgment entered after the trial
court issued terminating sanctions. Among the many issues
raised by the parties on appeal, three present significant legal
questions: (1) May a trial court issue terminating sanctions when
the discovery a party contumaciously refuses to provide
encomp

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

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

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

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

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

Oklahoma City, OK - The United States of America charged David Quy with obtaining prescription drugs by fraud and identity theft.

DAVID QUY, 62, an Oklahoma City resident who practiced medicine in Warr Acres, has pleaded guilty to obtaining prescription opioids by fraud and also to identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.

According to an indictment returned by

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

Defendants and appellants Sony Music Entertainment
(Sony), John Branca, as co-executor of the estate of Michael J.
Jackson (the Estate), and MJJ Productions, Inc. (collectively
Appellants) appealed from an order of the superior court partially
denying their motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute.
(Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)
1 We previously issued an opinion in
t

Phoenix, AZ - The United States of America charged Christian Coxon and Laura Marye Wesley, a/k/a Laura Lott and Waleed Sarrar, a/k/a Willie Sarrar with conspiracy to import knock-off jewelry and fraud.

Three members of an international conspiracy to import knock-off jewelry from the Philippines and misrepresent it as Native-American have pleaded guilty for their roles in the fraudulent sc

New Orleans, LA - The United States of America charged Bennie Ruth Harris with obtaining drugs by fraud.

Bennie Ruth Harris, age 64, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana pled guilty to obtaining oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, by fraud.

According to court documents, on August 7, 2017, HARRIS filled a fictitious prescription for oxycodone and took possession of the ox

Defendants Stephen Brown (Brown) and Ignite Channel, Inc. (Ignite) solicited and
obtained $180,000 in investments from plaintiff Bassel Ojjeh to produce a documentary
film on the refugee crisis in Syria. Plaintiff later sued, claiming that no “significant” or
“substantial” work had been performed on the film, and that defendants had breached
their contractual obligations, defrauded