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Linda S. Restrepo and Carlos E. Restrepo d/b/a Collectively RDI Global Services and R&D International v. Alliance Riggers & Constructors, LTD El Paso County Courthouse - El Paso, Texas

Appellants, Linda S. Restrepo and Carlos E. Restrepo d/b/a Collectively RDI Global Services and R & D International, appeal from a judgment awarding damages in the amount of $125,775 to Appellee, Alliance Riggers & Constructors, Ltd. (Alliance Riggers).1 We affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
Alliance Riggers has been in operation since 1978, and its business includes crane service as well as pre-cast

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United States of America v. Alfred Bradley Adkins Federal Courthouses - Eastern District of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, KY - Former Clinical Psychologist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme

A former Kentucky clinical psychologist was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $550 million in federal disability payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for thousands of claimants.

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United States of America v. David H. Brooks Federal Courthouse - Albany, New York

13 On September 14, 2010, David H. Brooks was convicted in the United
14 States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Seybert, J.) after a jury
15 trial on multiple counts of offenses relating to securities fraud, mail and wire
16 fraud, and obstruction of justice. He was also convicted of related tax offenses
17 based on his guilty pleas, which occurred after the ju

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Teresa Lynn Allen v. John J. Harrison, D.O.

¶1 This is a medical malpractice case premised in part on the doctrine of informed consent. The issue presented on certiorari review is whether the doctrine of informed consent requires a physician to obtain the patient's consent before implementing a nonsurgical or noninvasive course of treatment. Inherent in the question presented, is whether a physician-in addition to discussing with the patien

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THOMAS C. KENKEL, M.D. and ROBERT GOLD, M.D., Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. JOSEPH PARKER a/k/a JOSEPH G. PARKER, Defendant/Appellant, and ROBERT BLANKENSHIP, M.D., CHRIS M. BOXWELL, M.D., WILLIAM BURNETT, M.D., JOHN CATTANEAO, M.D., ERIC ENGLES, M.D., MARSHA HOWERTON, M.D., FRANK FORE, M.D., BARBARA FRIES M.D., E. BRADLEY GARBER, M.D, ROBERT GARRETT, M.D., JOEY MANDUANO, D.O., WILLIAM SAWYER, M.D., VICKI BAKER, M.D., LANCE MILLER, M.D., Plaintiffs/Third Party Defendants/Intervenors.

¶1 The issue presented is whether shareholders, uninvolved in the management of a bankrupt corporation which was without workers' compensation insurance, may be held personally liable for a workers' compensation court award to an employee. We hold that, under such circumstances, shareholders cannot be held personally liable for the payment of the employee's workers' compensation award.

AL

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United States of America v. Shayne Parker Federal Courthouse - Boston, Massachusetts

Sometime on or around March 22, 2014 — all dates here
are in that year, by the way — Shayne Parker committed two legal
no-nos: he possessed 50 rounds of 38-caliber ammo while being a
convicted felon, and he transported a SCCY Model CXP 9-mm pistol
into his state of residence without a license. Or so a federal
grand jury in Massachusetts alleged in an indictment charging him

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United States of America v. Gregory R. Logan Federal Courthouse - Portland, Maine

Portland, ME - Former Canadian Mountie Sentenced to Money Laundering Charges Stemming from a Conspiracy to Smuggle Ivory Tusks

A retired officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock for the District of Maine to 62 months in prison for 10 money laundering offenses. Logan, 59, of St. John, New Brunswick, was extradited to the Unite

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Christopher A. Brown v. LaFerry's LP Gas Co., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Denver, Colorado

Christopher A. Brown sued LaFerry’s LP Gas Company, Inc. (“LaFerry’s”) for
race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (2012). The district court dismissed Brown’s
complaint for failure to state a claim. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291, we affirm.
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Mr. Brown alleges as fo

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OPY I, LLC v. First American Title Insurance Company, Inc.

¶1 This case arises out of a title insurance coverage dispute between Plaintiff/Appellant OPY I, L.L.C. ("Plaintiff") and Defendant/Appellee First American Title Insurance Company, Inc. ("Defendant"). Plaintiff, an Oklahoma limited liability company, appeals from summary judgment granted in Defendant's favor.

¶2 On August 28, 2003 Plaintiff entered into a contract with Third-Party Defenda

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United States of America v. Serge Francois and Patrick Tonge Federal Courthouse - Miami, Florida

Miami, FL - Pharmacist And His Employee Convicted Of Over $30 Million Health Care Fraud Against Military Insurance Program

Serge Francois and Patrick Tonge were convicted for their involvement in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and pay kickbacks in connection with federal health care programs. The fraudulent scheme caused over $30 million in losses to the federal TRICARE program.

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Hart Industrial Supply Company v. Cleo Craig and Louis Yarmuk

¶0 1. EVIDENCE -- Parol evidence rule -- Application. The rule which excludes parol evidence when offered to contradict or vary the terms, provisions, or legal effect of written instruments has no application to collateral undertakings or cases in which the written instrument was executed in part performance of an entire oral agreement.
2. BILLS AND NOTES -- Partial failure of consideration p

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United States of America v. Essential Oils, L.C. Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, UT - Essential Oils Company Sentenced for Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act Violations to Pay $760,000 in Fines, Forfeiture, and Community Service, and to Implement a Comprehensive Compliance Plan

YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS, L.C., (the Company), headquartered in Lehi, Utah, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal misdemeanor charges regarding its illegal trafficking

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Hart Industrial Supply Company v. Craig

¶0 1. EVIDENCE -- Parol evidence rule -- Application. The rule which excludes parol evidence when offered to contradict or vary the terms, provisions, or legal effect of written instruments has no application to collateral undertakings or cases in which the written instrument was executed in part performance of an entire oral agreement.
2. BILLS AND NOTES -- Partial failure of consideration p

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A.A. Murphy, Inc. v. Banfield

¶0 1. In an action upon a negotiable promissory note, when the defendant-obligor admits the execution of the instrument and the amount due thereon, but by answer and counterclaim seeks to rescind the obligation, pursuant to which the note was executed, on the ground of fraud practiced upon him, tenders the benefits received under the contract, prays for restitution of money or property previously

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Douglas v. Douglas

¶0 1. CONTRACTS - Failure to comply with promises to give mortgage is not "failure of consideration" such as to authorize rescission of deed.
The mere failure of a grantee to perform an agreement to execute a mortgage in the future to secure payment of the purchase price of land, which agreement formed the whole or a part of the consideration inducing the execution of a deed to the land, is no

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Wiley Hubbard and Vincent Nueggenborg v. Anny R. Broycson

¶1 This action was instituted on March 5, 1965, by Ann R. Bryson, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against Wiley Hubbard and Vincent Mueggenborg, hereinafter referred to as defendants, wherein plaintiff sought to cancel, vacate and set aside a purported agreement, hereinafter referred to, and to quiet title in plaintiff covering 160 acres of land in Canadian County, Oklahoma, described as the

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L.Z. Gentry d/b/a Gentry Enterprises, Inc. v. American Motorist Insurance Company

¶1 In 1982, L.Z. Gentry, appellee/counter-appellant, began planning to construct a condominium project known as Rockwell Gardens. He contacted his insurance agent, Tom Lanthrop, agent for American Motorists Insurance Co., appellant/counter-appellee, concerning the purchase of an all-risk policy. Gentry had done business with Lanthrop as his insurance agent since about 1972. Gentry specifically ask

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Barry v. Orahood

¶0 1. FRAUD--Nondisclosure of facts constituting fraud.
A nondisclosure of facts which one party is under a legal or equitable obligation to communicate to the other, and which the other party is entitled to have communicated to him under the particular circumstances, may constitute fraud.
2. SAME--DEEDS--Action for cancellation of deed on ground of fraud--Finding that purchasers were guil

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David Bruce McDermott v. Sentry Life Insurance Company, Inc. and Steven A. Marzett

¶1 We review this matter on reassignment from the Oklahoma Supreme Court pursuant to its order of April 12, 1999, vacating our opinion issued June 9, 1998, and directing us to reconsider this cause based upon the full trial court record and additional briefs submitted since the date of our opinion. Based on reconsideration of the record, the parties' briefs, the amicus brief submitted by the Unite

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Norman J. Coble v. Melinda Bowers, First State Bank and First Life Assurance Company

¶1 Plaintiff Norman J. Coble appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of defendants Melinda Bowers, First State Bank, and First Life Assurance Co. Defendant Security Life Assurance Co. was dismissed without prejudice prior to judgment and is not a party to this appeal. Having reviewed the record and applicable law, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

¶2 In 1985, Bank loane

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United States of America v. Austin A. Kaquatosh, Mitchell E. Oshkosh and Woody Nahquaddy Federal Courthouse - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI - Trafficking Synthetic Cannabinoids on Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to Prison Sentences for Three Men

Three men sentenced after convictions for being part of a drug trafficking organization operating on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The three codefendants entered guilty pleas in June 2017.

On August 15, 2017, Austin A. Kaquatosh (age: 24) received a

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David Hovannisian v. First American Title Insurance Company

David and Linda Hovannisian purchased property from Wells Fargo Bank (Wells
Fargo) at a foreclosure sale. Several months later they discovered there was a first
priority deed of trust on the property that had not been extinguished by the foreclosure.
The Hovannisians sued Wells Fargo for intentional and negligent misrepresentation based
2.
on a statement in Wells Fargo‟s

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United States of America v. Sylvia Toolie and Peggy Akeya Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, AK - Sisters Sentenced for Embezzlement from Indian Tribal Government

Sylvia Toolie, 60, and her sister, Peggy Akeya, 57, of Savoonga, Alaska, were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess for embezzling funds from the Native Village of Savoonga (“Native Village of Savoonga” or “the Tribe”), which is located on St. Lawrence Island.

Toolie was sentenced

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United States of America v. Dmitry Fedoseev Federal Courthouse - Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, CA - Fifth Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Related to Cyberattacks on 3 U.S. Companies

The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that resulted in an estimated $5 million in losses – and caused one victim company to go out of business – was sent

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Edward Tuffly, a/k/a Bud Tuffly v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - San Francisco, California

Edward “Bud” Tuffly, the treasurer of the National
Border Patrol Council, the union for Border Patrol agents,
seeks to compel, under the Freedom of Information Act, the
disclosure of the names of 149 non-citizens who were
released from detention pending a final determination
whether they will be removed—names that could be linked to
other personal information that has alrea

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