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Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi

Pascagoula, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder



Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated
a personal care home and lived next door. Betty had

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Michael E. Trvares v. Bose Corporation, et al.


Boston, Massachuetts Employees Retirement Plan of Bose Coporation ERISA lawyer.



Tavares was employed by Bose from 1995 to 1999. AR 3, 30. As an employee of Bose, Tavares had participated in the Bose Employees' Retirement Plan, a defined benefit pension plan. AR 33-34, 41. At the time Tavares decided to leave Bose, the plan terms in effect were the 1989 Amended and Resta

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Dwight L. v. Social Security Administration


Anchorage, Alaska social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of HHS decision.




On or about August 30, 2018, Dwight L. ("Plaintiff) protectively filed an application under Title II of the Social Security Act,[3] with an alleged onset date of May 20, 2010.[4]Plaintiff has exhausted his administrative remedies and filed a Complaint seeki

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The State of Oklahoma v. Julio HUmberto Cardena-Moreno


Guymon, Oklahoma DUI lawyer represented the Defendant.



Julio Humberto Cardenas-Moreno, Appellee, was charged with Driving a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol in the District Court of Texas County, Case No. CM-2019-94. After a hearing on October 28, 2019, the Honorable A. Clark Jett granted Appellee's Motion to Suppress. The State appealed this decision

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Tracey Hollingsworth v. Lonely Creek Kennels, et al.


Huntsville, Arkansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a premises liability theory.




Appellants Sonya Worley and Tim Worley d/b/a Lonely Creek Kennels own a dogbreeding business specializing in bull mastiffs. Hollingsworth began working for the Worleys in November 2018, and from the time her employment began until March 2019, Hollingsworth did not

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State of Minnesota v. Ruben Perez-Robles


Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal sexual conduct criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



Ruben Perez-Robles sexually abused Z.F.R., one of his first cousins, beginning when Z.F.R. was between the ages of six to eight years old. The abuse continued over approximately the next 20 years. Perez-Robles is eight years older than Z.F.R.

Perez-Robles's

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State of Missouri v. James L. Lancaster


Ozark, Missouri third-degree domestic violence criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



James L. Lancaster was charged with third-degree domestic assault.

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"The rule of completeness provides that, when 'either party introduces part of an act, occurrence, or transaction, the opposing party is entitled to introduce or to inquire into

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Fred Charles Osing v. Alison Hollister Osing


Jackson, Mississippi divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution case.




¶4. Fred and Alison married in September 1996, and they separated in June 2020. During their marriage, the parties had a daughter and a son. Alison initially worked as a nurse but became a stay-at-home mother once the parties' daughter was born. Fred worked as a banker

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United States of America v. Shan Hanes

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by a bank officer.

Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison



Shan Hanes, 53, of Elkhart pleaded guilty to one count of embezz

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Linda Ann Banks v. Julian Irwin Brown, Jr.


Upper Marlboro, Maryland divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution action.



Mother and Father are the parents of a minor child ("Child"). In July 2018, the circuit court entered an order establishing a custody arrangement for the Child and ordering Father to pay child support.

Five years later, in July 2023, Father filed a Mo

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Andrew W. Wade and Lisa Wade v. Paul B. Willis and Lisa D. Wade


Lexington, Kentucky landlord and tenant lawyers represented the parties in lease case.




The Willises own a single-family house located at 321 Valley Brook Drive in Lexington ("the Premises"). In 2003, the Willises planned to move and looked into selling or renting the Premises. Allison Willis knew Lisa Wade from work. The Wades had been looking to purchase a home b

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In the Matter of the Marriage of L.S. and D.J.


Leavenworth, Kansas divorce lawyers represented the husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.



L.S. and D.J. were married in 2005 and shared a 12-year marriage which gifted them with two children. In late 2017, L.S. filed for divorce. Her petition included a domestic relations affidavit (DRA), minus any child support adjustments, and she did not attach a child sup

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In re the Marriage of Loriel R. Bashor and James M. Bashore


Council Bluff, Iowa divorce lawyers represented the Petitioner and the Respondent in a marriage dissolution action.




James Bashore appeals the decree dissolving his marriage to Loriel Bashore (now known as Loriel Nordmeyer). James challenges the district court's admission of exhibit 26, the spousal-support provision, the child-support provision, the division of marit

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Jarvas Martez Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Lontrell Perkins v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Aggrieved by his conviction and sentence



¶2. At the time of trial, Officer Devion White was employed by the Hattiesburg Police
Department in the "Special Operations D

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United States of America v. Saheem Shareef Williams


Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms, Drug Offenses

Lee County Offenders Collect More Than 127 Years in Federal Prison Sentences for Firearms, Drug Offenses



On Apri

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United States of America v. Kent Pecoy

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud Conspiracy

Former Luxury Homebuilder Sentenced for Fraud Conspiracy



Kent Pecoy, 66, of San Marco, Fla., previously of Wilbraham, Mass. was prev

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Linda Scobee v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company


St. Louis, Missouri bad faith breach of insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Broadly speaking, a bad faith insurance claim arises when an insurance company intentionally denies, delays, or underpays a legitimate claim. In doing so, the insurer violates Missouri law as well as its contractual obligation to act in good faith. It is an unethical practic

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United States of America v. Ella Mae Woods

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security Fraud

Former Brattleboro Resident Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Fraud



In September 2022, a federal grand jury returned a two

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United States of America v. Shan Hanes

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzle tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme.

Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison



While the CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank (

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Angela Moody v. James R. Flens, Ph.D.


Little Rock, Arkansas family law divorce lawyers represented the parties.




In the course of divorce proceedings between Angela and Edward Moody, Edward hired James Flens, a forensic psychologist, as an expert witness. Flens produced an expert report that Angela believes reflected negatively on her. Based on the content of that report, Angela brought an action agains

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Marta Lidin Tista-Ruiz de Ajualip, et al. v. Merrick B. Garland

Brentwood, Tennessee immigration law lawyer represented Petitioners seek asylum in the United States.




Applicant Marta Lidia Tista-Ruiz De Ajualip is a native citizen of Guatemala who applied for asylum and withholding of removal for herself and on behalf of her three children and grandson,[1] all of whom entered the United States on March 5, 2016.[2] Marta's family left

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Anton A. Ewing v. Freedom Forever, LLC and Brett Douchy


Los Angeles, California breach of contract lawyer represented the Plaintiff.


Defendant filed a counterclaims.


Plaintiff moved to dismiss the counterclaim.



Federal district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that 'may not grant relief absent a constitutional or valid statutory grant of jurisdiction' and are 'presumed to lack jurisdiction in

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James D. Buchanan v. Dr. Cooper and Turn Key Health Clinics, LLC


Muskogee, Oklahoma 1983 civil rights violation lawyers represented the Plaintiff.



On September 16, 2016, Plaintiff was riding his bicycle when a vehicle struck him. He suffered multiple injuries due to the accident and was taken to Eastar Health System, where doctors diagnosed him with facial abrasions and lacerations, tenderness in his ribs and back, and diminished b

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Rayne Upton v. City of New Orleans, et al.


New Orleans, Louisiana civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on behalf of minor daughter, G.H. claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a New Orleans police officer.

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On September 23, 2020, Rodney Vicknair, who was then employed as an officer with the New Orleans Police Department ("NOPD”), sexually assaulted G.H., who was then a minor chil

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Jeffrey Krug v. Bloomsburg Univesity, et al.


Williamsport, Pennsylvania civil rights wrongful termination retaliation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Jeffrey Krug, formoer dean of the Zeighler College of Business and a tenured faculty member claimed that he was wrongfully terminated in 2018.

Defendant Bloomsburg University ("BU”) is an institute of higher education under the control and operation

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