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Melisa Richmond v. Rubab Huq

Plaintiff Melisa Richmond was
incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail from December 26, 2012 through February 13, 2013.
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No. 16-2560 Richmond v. Huq, et al. Page 2
While in the custody of the Jail, Richmond received treatment for a self-inflicted burn wound on
her chest as well as for psychological needs. Richmond contends that she received
constitutionally inadequate treatm

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United States of America v. Caring Heart Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, et al.

Baltimore, MD - United States Reaches Settlement With Four Facilities And Two Medical Companies To Resolve Allegations Of Fraudulent Billing In Skilled Nursing Facilities

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that it reached an agreement with four skilled nursing facilities and two consulting companies with which they contracted to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing of Me

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City of Chicago, ex rel. Aaron M. Rosenberg v. Reflex Traffic Solutions, Inc. and Redflex Holdings, Ltd.

In this classic case of chutzpah,
Aaron Rosenberg, a former employee of Redflex Traffic
Systems, Inc. (RTSI), seeks a share of the proceeds his former
employer paid the City of Chicago to settle the case against it
arising out of the fraud Rosenberg helped perpetrate. In a
thorough decision, the district judge concluded that Rosenberg
was neither the original source of the

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Gezel Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center

White Memorial Medical Center (White Memorial) and
Juan Barrio, M.D. (together, Defendants) challenge the denial in
part of their petition to compel arbitration of claims brought
against them by Gezel Saheli, M.D. Although the trial court
ordered Saheli to arbitrate the majority of her claims, it refused
to compel arbitration of her claims brought pursuant to Civil
Code sec

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United States of America v. Angela Armenta

The government charged Angela Armenta
with health care fraud, but at her trial it failed to ask
any of its witnesses to identify her in court. Nevertheless, the
jury convicted Armenta. At her sentencing, the district court
increased Armenta’s Guidelines range by two levels after it
concluded she had obstructed justice. It then sentenced her to
a term of imprisonment well

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John M. Mahoney v. Connie A. Mahoney Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring 888-354-4529

¶1 Respondent/Appellant Connie A. Mahoney (Wife) appeals from the trial court's order denying her motion to vacate a consent decree of dissolution. Wife sought to vacate the decree because it was signed by Petitioner John Mahoney's (Husband) sister, acting as his attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney, under allegedly fraudulent means. Husband died between the date of the consent decr

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Robbie Ohlendorf v. United Food & Commerical Workers Int'l Union, Local 876

The Labor Management Relations Act makes it a crime for an
employer to deduct union dues from an employee’s paycheck and for the union to accept the
dues, except if the employee consents by signing an authorization form, often called a dues
checkoff. Robbie Ohlendorf and Sandra Adams signed dues checkoff authorizations with their
employer in 2013. When they tried to revoke them t

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A.H. v. Illinois High School Association

A.H., a senior at Evanston Township
High School, is a member of the school’s track and field team
despite his physical limitations from spastic quadriplegia
related to cerebral palsy. During his junior year, he requested
that the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) create a
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separate division with different time standards for paraambulatory
runn

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Charles Deal and Annette Deal, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Serenity Deal v. Sean Devon Brooks, Randy J. Jack and Jennifer Shawn and State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Human Services

¶1 This action arises from tragic circumstances involving the murder of a child placed in the custody of her biological father. Plaintiffs/Appellants Charles and Annette Deal (Plaintiffs) appeal the trial court's Order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant/Appellee State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS). Although the Order does not address all issues and D

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Juan Gonzales v. Wayne Bill Lew

Code of Civil Procedure section 9981 is a cost-shifting
statute designed to encourage parties to settle their lawsuits
prior to trial by punishing a party that refuses a reasonable
settlement offer. In order to trigger section 998, a settlement offer
must be clear, in that it must allow the party receiving the offer
to evaluate whether the party making the offer is likely to ob

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State of Oklahoma v. Wesley C. Harrison

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Wesley Harrison with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: RAPE, RAPE BY INSTRUMENTATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1114 A 6
Date of Offense: 12/25/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
HARRISON, WESLEY C Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/01/2018. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: RAPE BY INSTRUMENTATION(RAPE)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1114 A 6

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Rodney Keister v. Stuart Bell, John Hooks, Mitchell Odom

Rodney Keister appeals the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction. Mr. Keister sought to enjoin University of Alabama (“UA”) officials from applying UA’s grounds use policy to the intersection of University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane. Application of this grounds use policy prevents him from speaking on UA’s campus unless he complies with its terms. Because the district cou

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Martin Flores v. The State of Texas

The grand jury indicted Appellant on two separate counts for the offense of sexual assault of a child. Under Count One, the indictment alleged that Appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the penetration of M.B.’s sexual organ with his sexual organ while M.B. was under the age of seventeen. Under Count Two, the indictment alleged that Appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the penet

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Rogelio Aleman Garcia v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioners of Social Security

Rogelio Garcia appeals the district court’s decision to deny disability benefits
he sought from the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). Because the
decision is supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
I.
In January 2012, Garcia applied for disability insurance benefits under
42 U.S.C. § 423 as of January 1, 2007, based on hearing loss and post-traumatic
stre

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Jeanne T. Bartels v. Saber Healthcare Group, LLC

Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC, sits at the top of a family of wholly owned limited-liability companies that own and operate dozens of assisted-living facilities and nursing homes in several states, including North Carolina. Current and former residents of one of Saber’s North Carolina assisted-living facilities brought a putative class action in North Carolina state court against Saber Healthca

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United States of America, ex rel. Steve Greenfield v. Medco Health Solutions, Inc., et al.

Accredo Health Group, Inc., a specialty pharmacy that provides home care for patients with hemophilia (a rare condition that prevents blood from clotting properly), made donations to charities, two of which allegedly recommended Accredo as an approved provider for hemophilia patients. This raises whether the donations came with something expected in return for the recommendations, which might trig

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United States of America v. Diana J. Gumila

Diana Gumila ran a home-healthcare company that defrauded the federal government of several million dollars. She was convicted of multiple counts of healthcare fraud and making false statements in connection
∗ Circuit Judge Posner retired on September 2, 2017, and did not partici-pate in the decision of this case, which is being resolved by a quorum of the panel under 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).

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Melisa Richmond v. Rubab Huq, et al.

Plaintiff Melisa Richmond was
incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail from December 26, 2012 through February 13, 2013.

While in the custody of the Jail, Richmond received treatment for a self-inflicted burn wound on
her chest as well as for psychological needs. Richmond contends that she received
constitutionally inadequate treatment for her burn wound, which necessitated skin

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. RUSSELL RAY BERTRAM

To escape abject poverty, Leonila Stickney came to the United States from the Philippines in 2004 as the 22-year-old, mail-order bride of 73-year-old David Stickney (“Stickney”). In October of the same year, Stickney and Leonila had a son. The three lived together in Bridgewater, where Leonila worked at a nursing home. Every month, Leonila sent $300 of her earnings to help support her famil

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Patricia Calhoun v. Tulsa Nursing Center

Tulsa, OK - Patricia Calhoun sued Tulsa Nursing Center

Issue # 1. Issue: NEGLIGENCE (GENERAL) (NEGL)
Filed By: CALHOUN, PATRICIA
Filed Date: 05/09/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: TULSA NURSING CENTER Disposed: DISMISSED - SETTLED, 12/04/2017. Dismissed- Settled

Plaintiff claimed that she was physically and sexual assaulted by one of Defend

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Kathleen Baab and Estate of Roger McNerney v. Park Edge Care Center, Inc. d/b/a Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Central ArkansasNursing Centes, Inc. Park Edge Nursing Property, Inc., Nursing Consultants, Inc. and Michael Morton

Tulsa, OK - Kathleen Baab and Estate of Roger McNerney sued Park Edge Care Center, Inc. d/b/a Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Central ArkansasNursing Centes, Inc. Park Edge Nursing Property, Inc., Nursing Consultants, Inc. and Michael Morton on a medical negligence theory.

Issue # 1. Issue: NEGLIGENCE (GENERAL) (NEGL)
Filed By: BAAB, KATHLEEN
Filed Date: 11/14/2016
Party

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Lindsey Rauner v. Lana G. Nelson, D.O., Marvin D. Isbell, M.D. and Norman Regional Hospital Authority d/b/a Norman Regional Hospital

Norman, OK - Lindsey Rauner, individually, and as Surviving Daughter and Administrator of the Estate of David Wayne Rauner, deceased, sued Lana G. Nelson, D.O., Marvin D. Isbell, M.D. and Norman Regional Hospital Authority d/b/a Norman Regional Hospital on medical negligence theories.

David Wayne Rauner underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure at Norman Regional on August 20, 2014 a

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STATE OF MONTANA v. STEPHEN EDWARD SANTILLAN

A.C. was tragically injured in July 2013 while in Santillan’s care. She is the
daughter of Danielle, Santillan’s girlfriend, and Mitch and was born in August 2010.
Danielle and Mitch shared parenting time pursuant to an informal agreement; Danielle
parented A.C. from Sunday evening until Thursday evening, while Mitch parented A.C.
from Thursday evening until Sunday evening

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Carolyn Jackson, Individually and on behalf of Jeffrey E. Jackson, deceased, Natosha Celestine and Terrance Jackson v. Daniel Garber Stroud, M.D.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment entered after a jury trial in a medical malpractice case. Carolyn Jackson sued Daniel Garber Stroud, M.D., over the death of her husband, which occurred shortly after Stroud performed surgery
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on him. During voir dire, Stroud, who is Caucasian, used three of his peremptory strikes to remove all black panelists from the panel of potential juro

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Jacqueline Benjamin v. B & H Education, Inc.

Plaintiffs are students of cosmetology and hair design at
schools in California and Nevada operated by defendant B&H
Education, Inc., under the name of Marinello Schools of
Beauty. Plaintiffs claim that they are employees within the
meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and
under California and Nevada state law, on the ground that
much of their time is spent

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