Lafayette, LA - Wendell Simar v. American Longshore Mutual Association Ltd. and C B & I Offshore Services, Inc. on insurance law theories.

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12300
et seq.) provides in-home services to elderly or disabled persons so that they may avoid
institutionalization. For purposes of the state unemployment insurance system, IHSS
service recipients are considered employers of their service providers if the providers are
directly paid by the program or the recipie

Alexandria, VA - Jury Convicts Former CIA Officer of Espionage

A federal jury convicted a former Central Intelligence Agency case officer today on espionage charges related to his transmission of classified documents to an agent of the People’s Republic of China.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in March and April 2017, Kevin Patrick Mallory, 61, of Lee

Kathy Netro brought a medical malpractice suit in state court against the Greater Baltimore Medical Center for its negligent care of her now-deceased mother. When she won, GBMC became liable under federal law for payments Medicare had made for Netro’s mother’s treatment. GBMC did not immediately satisfy the judgment. And three weeks after the state court entered its final order, Netro brought this

Newark, NJ - President Of New Jersey Clinical Laboratory And His Brother, A Senior Employee, Sentenced To Prison In $100m+ Test Referral/Bribery Scheme

The president of Parsippany, New Jersey-based Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS) and his brother – a senior employee at the now-defunct company – were sentenced today to federal prison terms for their respective roles in a conspir

The sudden emergency doctrine, aka the imminent peril
doctrine, shields a defendant from liability in a negligence action.
The rule is aptly restated in jury instruction CACI 452. Here we
have the rare case when the rule applies at a summary judgment
motion. The driver of a motor vehicle who lawfully has the right
of way is 1) not required to foresee “roadrage”; and 2) that car

As this court explained in detail in In re Equalization Appeal of Kansas Star Casino, 52 Kan. App. 2d 50, 52-55, 362 P.3d 1109 (2015), rev. denied 307 Kan. ___ (December 20, 2017), Kansas Star is one of four state-sponsored gaming enterprises in Kansas and is located in the south central gaming zone. In April 2007 the Kansas Legislature enacted K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq., the Kansas Expanded Lottery A

New Orleans, LA - James McLaughlin sued American Security Insurance Company in an insurance law theory.

Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of
disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of
Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that
the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated.
Defendant appeals the trial cour

New Orleans, LA - James McLaughin sued American Security Insurance Company on a flood insurance law theory.

On February 6, 2001, Gus Boulis, a successful businessman, left his office in Broward County around 9 p.m. As he was heading south on Miami Road, a car stopped in front of him. Boulis stopped his vehicle, and another car pulled in behind Boulis so that he was boxed in. An innocent bystander was in a third car that stopped behind the first two cars. A red Jetta pulled up behind the bystander’s

Birmingham, AL - Tax Preparer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Filing Fraudulent Returns

A long-time tax preparer SANDRA LENORA GREEN, 61, of York, Ala., was sentenced to five years and three months in prison on May 31, 2018 for aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in

Mobile, AL - Former Pain Management Doctor Receives 5 Years in Health Care Fraud Case, Ordered to Pay More Than 15 Million Dollars in Restitution

Chief United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Rassan M. Tarabein, 58, a former neurologist residing in Fairhope, Alabama, to 60 months imprisonment in a health care fraud case. The judge ordered that Tarabein pay restitution tot

Wenxia Man appeals her conviction and sentence for conspiracy to export defense articles without a license or written approval in violation of the Arms Control Export Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2778; see also 22 C.F.R. §§ 121.1, 123.1, 127.1.
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Her appeal requires us to decide whether sufficient evidence supports her conviction, including the d

A jury convicted Delroy McLean of violating 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) by “threaten[ing] to assault” an immigration judge “with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere” with that judge “while [she was] engaged in the performance of official duties” (i.e., during a bond hearing). On appeal, Mr. McLean challenges his conviction and 41-month sentence on several grounds.
One of Mr. McLean’s a

Plaintiff Adrian Camacho appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court
granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Target Corporation (Target) on
Camacho's causes of action for discrimination based on sexual orientation, harassment
causing a hostile work environment, failure to prevent harassment and discrimination,
retaliation, constructive termination in violation of

This case arises from an October 12, 2013, home invasion in Williamson County, Tennessee. The Defendant and a co-defendant entered a residence where the victims, a husband, wife, and two minor sons were present. The Defendant held the victims at gunpoint while the co-defendant searched the housefor valuables. AWilliamson County grand jury returned a fourteen-count indictment against the Defenda

Albuquerque, NM - Acoma Pueblo Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Assault Conviction

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women

Anthony Phillips, 28, an enrolled member and resident of Acoma Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced on June 8, 2018 in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 24 months in prison for his conv

A jury found Kenneth Allen Francis guilty on three federal firearms charges—
namely, two counts of making false statements to a firearms dealer, see 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(a)(6) and one count of unlawful disposition of a firearm to a felon, see 18
U.S.C. § 922(d)(1). Those charges stemmed from Francis’s straw purchase of two
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Alexandria, VA - Jury Convicts Former CIA Officer of Espionage

A federal jury convicted a former Central Intelligence Agency case officer on June 8, 2018 on espionage charges related to his transmission of classified documents to an agent of the People’s Republic of China.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in March and April 2017, Kevin Patrick Mallory,

Danny P., Angela P. and Nicole B. (hereafter collectively
“P”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to
Catholic Health Initiatives (“CHI”) and Catholic Health
Initiatives Medical Plan–Blue Cross Blue Shield (collectively
“the Plan”). The Plan denied P’s claim for the cost of Nicole
B.’s inpatient stay in Island View Residential Treatment
Center (“Island Vie

On the evening of September 16, 2016, Sarah and Cory Nibbelink were
driving through Sioux Center with their two young children when a loud motorcycle
drew their attention. The motorcycle “jumped a curb” on the left side of the road
and passed them on the driver’s side in a residential area. Once the motorcycle
pulled in front of the Nibbelinks, it was “kind of swerving into t

In 1989, the predecessor to respondent Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency charged with implementing California’s Safe
Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 25249.5 et seq.), adopted a regulation setting a “maximum allowable dose level” or
MADL for lead as a reproductive toxicant. (Cal. Code Regs., tit

On November 30, 2015, Roberts was charged in connection with the shooting
death of Roberts’s brother, Michael Roberts. Roberts filed a motion in limine seeking to
prevent the admission into evidence pictures of the victim found on the victim’s cell
phone, among other items. At the jury trial, the motion in limine was denied, and
Detective Donald Eversole testified regarding the

On September 10, 2015, John Drummer, Jr. (Defendant), who was home
alone with his girlfriend’s children, severely beat two-year-old Marcus Deal, Jr.
(Marcus, Jr.)1. Shortly thereafter the child became unresponsive. Defendant took
the victim to the hospital where he died as a result of massive internal injuries
received during the beating. Dr. Christopher Tape, M.D. (Dr. Tape