Appellant Kalsoom Ahmad appeals from the trial court’s final divorce decree. In a single issue, Kalsoom complains that the trial court abused its discretion in its division of the parties’ marital estate. We affirm.
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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Background
Kalsoom and Appellee Ishfaq Ahmad were married in Pakistan in 1987. The parties were married for twenty-six years and had tw... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - TX)

Monira Ulkarim appeals an order granting a special motion to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16)1 her complaint against Westfield LLC (Westfield). She alleges several counts against Westfield relating to the termination of a lease allegedly in violation of a lease agreement. Plaintiff contends her complaint does not arise from protected activity under the anti-SLAPP statute and she established a p... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - CA)

Plaintiff Camille Haddad (“Haddad”) appeals the order of the district
court granting summary judgment to Defendant law firm Alexander, Zelmanski, Danner &
Fioretti, PLLC, (“Firm”) in this action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
(“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq., and the Michigan Collection Practices Act (“MCPA”),
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.251, ... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - MI)

LAS VEGAS, NV – A Las Vegas attorney was sentenced to 366 days in prison for assisting a client launder approximately $2.25 million that had been obtained fraudulently in an online investment scheme, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.

R. Christopher Reade, 43, of North Las Vegas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson, wh... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - NV)

The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup Inc. to resolve federal and state civil claims related to Citigroup’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) prior to Jan. 1, 2009. The resolution includes a $4 billion civil penalty – t... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - DC)

LAS VEGAS, NV – A former Las Vegas resident who made over $3 million from selling unregistered penny stock in a purported diamond mine company known as CMKM, has been sentenced to four years in prison, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

Marco Glisson, 59, formerly of Las Vegas, but most recently of Miami, Fla., was sentenced on Ju... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - NV)

ATLANTA, GA - Eric M. Martin, Mark Megalli, and Richard T. Posey have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in insider trading conspiracies involving Carter’s, Inc. stock.

“Illegal insider trading undermines confidence in the nation’s stock markets. Today’s sentences are a step towards restoring that confidence. These sentences send a strong message to company insider... More...   $0 (07-08-2014 - GA)

St. Louis, MO – RICHARD SADDLER owned Omicron Capital LLC, a local St. Louis company purportedly in the business of assisting customers in refinancing commercial and real estate loans.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between January 1, 2010, and March 31, 2012, Saddler accepted roughly $350,000 from at least nine customers, falsely representing that the mone... More...   $0 (07-05-2014 - )

MEDFORD, OR – Victor Manuel Chavez, 40, of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced Monday to forty-one months in federal prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Owen M. Panner, after Chavez pleaded guilty in March 2014 to theft from interstate shipment and money laundering. As part of his sentence, Chavez was fined $25,000, will serve three years of post-prison supervised release, and must pay restitution ... More...   $0 (07-04-2014 - OK)

Maimi, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and Ronald J. Verrochio, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Division, announce that Ajay Thuraisingham, 27, of Ontario, Canada, and co-defendant Christopher Duharte, 36, of ... More...   $0 (07-03-2014 - FL)

WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Justice today announced an agreement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc. that resolves a criminal investigation of SunTrust’s administration of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

As detailed in documents filed today, SunTrust misled numerous mortgage servicing customers who sought mortgage relief through HAMP. Specifically, SunTrust made mate... More...   $0 (07-03-2014 - VA)

American Heritage Capital, LP sued Alan and Dinah Gonzalez for defamation and tortious interference with prospective business relationships. AHC nonsuited its claims against Dinah. The trial judge dismissed AHC’s claims against Alan based on Alan’s motion to dismiss under the Citizens Participation Act, Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The judge later awarded Alan atto... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - TX)

This interlocutory appeal arises out of Cassandra Michelle Myers’s efforts to enforce a portion of the property division in a 2006 divorce decree against her former husband, Burghardt Smith. In April 2012, Myers moved to enforce the divorce decree’s provision regarding the sale of the couple’s marital residence. The

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trial court issued an enforcement decree in August 2012 find... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - TX)

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael P. Stephens, Acting Inspector General for the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General (“FHFA-OIG”), announced today that the United States has settled civil fraud claims under the False Claims Act against HSBC BANK USA, N.A., HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA),... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - NY)

¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(d), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be cited and does not serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this Court’s quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana Reports.

¶2 Shawn Conrad (Shawn) appeal... More...   $0 (06-29-2014 - )

John Rady appeals pro se from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and dismissing Rady’s claims with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Curtis and Myra Green executed a deed of trust and promissory note with Home 123 Corporation in January 2007 to purchase the property... More...   $0 (06-29-2014 - TX)

Appellant Robert Samaniego appeals from a final decree of divorce. On appeal, Robert raises four issues, contending he was denied his rights to Due Process and Due Course of Law under the United States and Texas Constitutions when: (1) the attorneys committed fraud; (2) the trial court divided the community property using “inaccurate property details and appraisal valuation,” rendering the jud... More...   $0 (06-25-2014 - TX)

Joanne Peake purchased a home from Marviel and Deanna Underwood. About two years later, Peake brought an action against the Underwoods and the Underwoods'


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real estate agent, Paul Ferrell.1 Peake sought to recover damages for defendants' alleged failure to disclose defective subfloors in the home.

After the case had been pending for more than one year, Ferrell moved for t... More...   $0 (06-25-2014 - CA)

New York, NY - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PAUL J. KONIGSBERG – a lawyer and accountant who provided services to numerous clients of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (“Madoff Securities”), and who was a personal tax and business adviser to Madoff – pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court before United States... More...   $0 (06-25-2014 - NY)

¶1 In this appeal, we must determine whether a transfer of real property between affiliated business entities constitutes a "sale" for purposes of the Documentary Stamp Tax Act. We hold that the transfer of real property between affiliated corporations or transfers on behalf of the beneficial owner of real property are not taxable if any consideration paid does not exceed $100.

FACTS
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This case is all about betting on the come and the pitfalls inherent in doing that. Bannum, Inc. contracted with Eugene Mees to buy the latter’s building. The contract was contingent upon Bannum 1) winning a bid with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide a half-way house for convicted individuals and 2) beginning the performance of

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those services; that is, if either contingency ... More...   $0 (06-24-2014 - TX)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a New Fairfield, Conn., man was sentenced in federal court today for making false claims for tax refunds.

Nkosi Gray, 41, of New Fairfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to five years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Gray to pay $2... More...   $0 (06-23-2014 - MO)

PHILADELPHIA - Gomer Thomas Williams, 54, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for a scheme to defraud clients of the legal firm where he worked. Williams was an attorney and associate with the Philadelphia law firm, Spector Gadon & Rosen (“Spector”). Between 2007 and 2012, Williams defrauded four of his trust and estate clients of app... More...   $0 (06-23-2014 - PA)

PDX, Inc. claims the trial court erred when it denied a motion to strike brought under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, and refused to dismiss a negligence and product liability action as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. Because the plaintiff demonstrated a probability she may prevail on her claim, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Kathleen Hardin suffered complete blindness an... More...   $0 (06-19-2014 - CA)

As they say, timing is everything. In August 2007, the initial trustee of two family trusts invested millions in the Rockwater American Municipal Fund, LLC (RAM Fund)—a hedge fund engaged in municipal arbitrage.1 The RAM Fund was managed by Rockwater Municipal Advisors, LLC (RMA), its managing member. In November 2007, Charles Fish Investments, Inc. (CFI) transferred its assets to Rockwater CFI,... More...   $0 (06-19-2014 - CA)