In April 2015, the Davidson County Grand Jury charged the defendant with one count each of resisting arrest and aggravated assault by causing the victim, Liela Avila, to fear bodily injury by use or display of a deadly weapon. The trial court conducted a jury trial in February 2016.
The State’s proof at trial showed that the victim moved to Nashville in early September of 2014 to pursue a car... More...   $0 (01-13-2018 - TN)

This case requires us to determine the legal relationship between the recording
deadline for a lis pendens in Minn. Stat. § 582.043, subd. 7(b), and the excusable neglect
provision in Minn. R. Civ. P. 6.02.
Enacted by the Legislature in 2013, Minn. Stat. § 582.043 (2016) requires mortgage
servicers to notify mortgagors of loss mitigation options before referring the mortgage f... More...   $0 (01-13-2018 - MN)

Respondent ABM Industries, Inc. (collectively with related respondents, ABM) is
a large facility services company with employees throughout the United States, including
thousands of janitorial workers at hundreds of job sites in California. Appellants
(referred to herein as plaintiffs) are present or former ABM janitorial employees. On
behalf of themselves and similarly situated Ca... More...   $0 (01-10-2018 - CA)

Appellant Laurence Schneider – also called a Relator – brought a qui tam suit under the False Claims Act against JPMorgan Chase, alleging that Chase falsely claimed compliance with a Settlement it, and a number of other large banks, reached with the United States and state governments. The Settlement – and it is a massive one, costing Chase alone $1.1 billion of cash and over $4.2 billion of in-k... More...   $0 (01-09-2018 - DC)

Many people dream of having a lakefront home. Timothy
Jodway and his wife, Alaina, were no different. So they took out a mortgage loan from Fifth
Third Bank and purchased a home on Lake Charlevoix in Boyne City, Michigan. But things did
not go as planned. Money became tight, and Timothy Jodway eventually had to file for
bankruptcy. And as part of his Chapter 13 repayment plan, Jodw... More...   $0 (01-05-2018 - OH)

In March 2015, the Eagan Police Department began investigating the reported use
of a cloned credit card3 by an unknown male at a Target store in Eagan. An investigator
learned from Target’s loss-prevention personnel that the same unknown male had been to
the store on five other occasions to purchase gift cards with what appeared to be cloned
credit cards. On one of the occasi... More...   $0 (01-05-2018 - MN)

In February 2008, the government began investigating
Scott as a result of a civil case case against him in Massachusetts
state court involving a mortgage fraud scheme Scott operated in
and around Boston. Scott purchased multi-family homes, divided
them into condominium units, and then recruited straw buyers to
purchase the units at prices favorable to Scott. He attracte... More...   $0 (12-30-2017 - MA)

Little Rock, AR - IBERIABANK Agrees to Pay Over $11.6 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Submitting False Claims for Loan Guarantees

IBERIABANK Corporation, IBERIABANK and IBERIABANK Mortgage Company (collectively, IBERIABANK) have agreed to pay the United States $11,692,149 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying they we... More...   $11600000 (12-26-2017 - AR)

On November 9, 2015, Ames Police officers responded to a call from
Sandra Fairbanks reporting a broken window at her residence. While discussing
the incident with Fairbanks at the front door to her residence, Officer Vincent Junior
reported he could smell marijuana and see a hazy smoke inside the residence.
After entering the residence with Fairbanks’ consent, Officer Junior ... More...   $0 (12-24-2017 - IA)

In the underlying action, appellant Paula Boyd
asserted claims against respondent David Freeman
predicated on allegations of wrongful foreclosure. The trial
court sustained Freeman’s demurrer to Boyd’s first amended
complaint without leave to amend, reasoning that the
doctrine of res judicata barred her claims, in view of a
judgment in favor of Freeman and against Boyd in a... More...   $0 (12-21-2017 - )

Plaintiff Antoinette Rossetta appeals from a judgment dismissing her second
amended complaint1 after the trial court sustained a demurrer by defendants
CitiMortgage, Inc. (CitiMortgage) and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for
Citicorp Residential Trust Series 2006-1 (2006-1 Trust). The complaint asserts causes of
action for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepr... More...   $0 (12-18-2017 - CA)

Los Angeles, CA - TWO LOS ANGELES-AREA MANAGERS OF FORECLOSURE RESCUE COMPANIES CONVICTED FOR ROLES IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME

A federal jury found two Los Angeles-area managers of foreclosure rescue companies guilty on December 14, 2017 for their roles in a foreclosure rescue scheme.

Jamie Matsuba, 33, and her father, Thomas Matsuba, 67, both of Chatsworth, were convicted after a ... More...   $0 (12-16-2017 - CA)

The underlying cause of action in this appeal stems from a business dispute among Juan Acra, Giovanni Bonaudo, and Bonaudo’s wife, Maria Jilma Maldonado. The dispute concerns services Bonaudo provided Acra and the corporate appellants, businesses controlled by Acra. The final judgment awards Giovanni Bonaudo, in relevant part, $403,488.72 in compensatory damages. The judgment is against appellants... More...   $0 (12-08-2017 - TX)

Michael David Scott appeals
from his conviction and sentence for wire fraud, bank fraud, and
money laundering, associated with a mortgage fraud scheme
perpetrated in the Boston area. His principal argument is that
the government unfairly procured his guilty plea by misusing
information he provided during proffer sessions. He also
challenges his sentence. For the following r... More...   $0 (12-08-2017 - MA)

Houston, TX - Jury Awards Publisher $585,000 In Damages On Copyright Claim

Energy Intelligence Group, Inc. sued Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors on a copy right violation theory claiming that the Defendant wrongfully copied its energy newsletters. It claimed that Defendant shared five subscriptions of "Oil Daily" with others in the investment firm who did not have subscriptions. Thirty-nin... More...   $585000 (12-08-2017 - TX)

In 2016, Ayeh and Vida Odai (Odai) had been divorced for about five years.
From the marriage, the parties had three children—aged seventeen, thirteen,
and eleven respectively. All three children lived at Odai’s house, and Odai’s
name was on the house’s mortgage. Ayeh resided in a shelter. On October 13,
2016, the parties’ thirteen-year-old daughter got injured and was taken... More...   $0 (12-06-2017 - IN)

The Contract Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits States from passing laws “impairing the Obligation of Contracts.” Art. I, § 10, cl. 1. The prohibition is not absolute, but it imposes substantial limits on laws that would undermine existing contractual rights. In 2012, an Indiana law took effect amending the State’s teacher tenure law to cut back on the rights of tenured teachers in... More...   $0 (12-05-2017 - IN)

Houston, TX - Suburban Man Convicted in Second Federal Case

A 54-year-old Kingwood man has entered a guilty plea to failing to appear in federal court for his conviction related to a Houston-area mortgage fraud scheme.

Oscar Cantalicio Ortiz was previously convicted of conspiring to commit bank, mail and wire fraud. He had been permitted to remain on bond pending his sentencin... More...   $0 (12-05-2017 - TX)

{¶1} Appellant Mother appeals the judgment of the Lorain County Court of Common
Pleas, Juvenile Division, that granted legal custody of her children K.C. and A.G. to Paternal
Great Aunt and Uncle (“Aunt” and “Uncle”). For the following reasons, this Court affirms.
I.
{¶2} Mother is the biological mother of K.C. (d.o.b. 12/15/11) and A.G. (d.o.b.
8/22/15). Father is the biologic... More...   $0 (12-04-2017 - OH)

On April 23, 2015, a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, returned a seven
count indictment against the defendants — who were former employees of SunTrust’s
Annandale branch.2 The indictment’s first count charged them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, in contravention of 18 U.S.C. § 1349.3
Counts 2 through 7 made substantive allegations ... More...   $0 (12-03-2017 - )

Dayton, OH - Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Steal Greene County Company Client Information

Christopher Paul Murphy, 68, of Golden Valley, Ariz., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization.

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - OH)

Albuquerque, NM - Paul Donisthorpe Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Arising Out of Scheme to Embezzle $4.8 Million from Client Trust Accounts - Plea Agreement Recommends Eight-to-Twelve-Year Prison Sentence and Requires Restitution in Amount of $4,812,857

Paul Donisthorpe, 62, pleaded guilty on November 27, 2017 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to wir... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - NM)

Samvel Topchian appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri,
granting summary judgment to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase), Martin, Leigh, Laws &
Fritzlen, PC (MLLF), and Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS) on Topchian’s claims of breach
of contract (against Chase), violations of the Missouri Merchandizing Practices Act (MMPA)
(against Chase, MLLF, and... More...   $0 (11-28-2017 - MO)

Michael Johnson was charged and tried for murder. At trial, Mr. Johnson requested an instruction for the lesser offense of homicide by assault. The trial court agreed and stated on the record that it would use the homicide by assault instruction submitted by Mr. Johnson. ¶3 The jury returned a guilty verdict on the murder charge, and Mr. Johnson appealed his conviction to the court of appeals. H... More...   $0 (11-26-2017 - UT)

Appellant Arnetia Joyce Robinson is a
stockholder in the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”; collectively, the “Companies”). During the
economic recession in 2007–2008, Congress enacted the Housing and Economic Recovery Act
of 2008 (“HERA”), which created an agency, Appellee Federal Housing Finance Agen... More...   $0 (11-26-2017 - KY)