Las Vegas, NV - Men Convicted Of Transporting Two Minor Girls From Nevada To California To Work As Prostitutes

Two men who were arrested last year as part of a joint law enforcement operation to catch child predators in southern Nevada, “Operation Protect the Powerless,” have been convicted in federal court of sex trafficking and prostitution crimes for transporting two minor girls from N... More...   $0 (08-27-2015 - NV)

Plaintiffs are a group of cities in their municipal capacities and the successor agencies to several redevelopment agencies that have since been dissolved, multiple community development commissions, a private nonprofit housing corporation, and an individual taxpayer. Specifically, plaintiffs are the City of Cerritos, City of Carson, City of Cypress, City of Lakewood, City of Paramount, City of P... More...   $0 (08-25-2015 - CA)

Charlotte, NC - Three Sentenced For Stealing Millions From Medicaid

Three Charlotte women were sentenced for conspiring to steal millions from Medicaid. All three defendants appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney and were sentenced as follows: Aliya Boss, 36, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 44 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and was orde... More...   $0 (08-18-2015 - NC)

Respondent manufactures electronic parts at a plant in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In 1980, respondent began using a chemical called trichloroethylene (TCE)2 as a degreaser to clean machine tools and parts. At some point, TCE escaped respondent's plant and migrated beyond the boundaries of respondent's property, contaminating surrounding properties and groundwater.
In December 1996, ... More...   $0 (08-09-2015 - SC)

The essential facts contained in DFA’s complaint and its attached exhibits
are these. DFA operates many duty free stores in American airports with
international terminals. DFA is one of approximately ten major operators of duty
free stores in the United States. DFA currently holds leases in thirteen
international airports located in eleven cities: New York (JFK and LaGuardia... More...   $0 (08-09-2015 - GA)

Because this is an equitable case, the Court of Appeals, “acting in its sole discretion, may try the cause anew upon the record or make one or more factual findings anew upon the record.” ORS 19.415(3)(b). No party has requested that we exercise our discretion to review de novo. Nevertheless, as explained below, 272 Or App at 635, the trial court’s interpretation of the parties’ settlement agreeme... More...   $0 (08-03-2015 - OR)

Appellants Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. (“Searcy Denney”), et al. appeal the refusal of the guardianship court to authorize payment of $2.5 million in attorneys’ fees to the firms involved in the litigation of a medical malpractice lawsuit, the appeal, and a subsequent lobbying effort to secure a claims bill (also deemed a “private relief act”) from the Legislature on behalf of A... More...   $0 (07-15-2015 - FL)

We are asked to decide whether a false statement in a communication from a debt collector to a debtor must be material in order to be actionable under a provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPAâ€�), 15 U.S.C. § 1692e. We conclude that materiality is required, as it is subsumed within the “least sophisticated debtorâ€� standard that has traditionally governed FDCPA claims. B... More...   $0 (07-02-2015 - NJ)

MISSOULA, MT – Ryan Hatfield, 25, of Mount Washington, Kentucky was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, for conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Hatfield was also required to forfeit his computer and hard drives that were used to commit the crime. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Hatfield following a March 4, 201... More...   $0 (06-11-2015 - MT)

Fayetteville, AR - The final defendants tied to a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in Northwest Arkansas were sentenced. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

U.S. Attorney Eldridge commented, “These defendants transported large amounts of methamphetamine from Califor... More...   $0 (06-01-2015 - AR)

MISSOULA, MT – Richard Pitts, 27, of Cathedral City, California, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute child pornography. Pitts was also required to forfeit his computer and hard drive. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Pitts following a January 27, 2015, change of plea hearing, in which... More...   $0 (06-01-2015 - MT)

This is an appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the
court-appointed receiver for Winsome Investment Trust, a business entity whose
founder, Robert J. Andres, caused it to illegally distribute funds as part of a Ponzi
scheme. The court found that Andres had fraudulently transferred funds from
Winsome to William T. Cornelius and his law firm, Cornelius & Sa... More...   $0 (05-27-2015 - UT)

This breach of contract case arises out of a settlement agreement negotiated by business
people who were represented by counsel. Appellants assert five issues that present three areas of
dispute: (i) whether the trial court erroneously dismissed appellants’ claim that the appellees
breached a settlement agreement by pursuing a lawsuit not mentioned in the settlement
agreement; (i... More...   $0 (05-19-2015 - TX)

RENO, NV – A man who made false statements and used phony documents to solicit millions from victims who thought they were helping him purchase a golf course in Gardnerville, Nev., was sentenced to 19½ years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.

Scott H. Summerha... More...   $0 (05-18-2015 - NV)

Appellant Mailing Henderson appeals from a dismissal of her lawsuit against appellee David Lewis. She had sued him for breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, and conversion with respect to her investment in multiple limited partnerships. When her attorneys failed to appear for trial, the trial court dismissed the lawsuit and later denied a motion to reinstate. Henderson has appealed fro... More...   $0 (05-15-2015 - TX)

John Doe, D.O., a medical doctor, and ABC Entity, (the “Corporation� or “Medical Practice�), (together, “Appellants�), appeal the District Court’s order holding the Corporation in contempt for noncompliance with a grand jury
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subpoena directing its custodian of records to produce certain documents. Doe claims that despite serving as the Corporation’s custodian, as the sole... More...   $0 (05-15-2015 - NJ)

The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the
case is remanded to that court for a determination of the
merits of the petition for judicial review.
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* Judicial review from Amended Opinion and Order from Workers’ Compensation
Board dated January 20, 2011. 262 Or App 597, 325 P3d 819 (2014).
Cite as 357 Or 122 (2015) 123
The personal representa... More...   $0 (04-09-2015 - OR)

OXFORD, Miss. - Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi; Donald Always, Special Agent in Charge at the Federal Bureau of InvestigationDerrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced that:

Regina Swims-King, 54, of Green... More...   $0 (03-23-2015 - MS)

Spokane, WA – Morgan Moses Sampson, age 24, was sentenced for operating a vehicle during a gang related drive by shooting. United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. sentenced Sampson to a ten-year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court supervision upon release from Federal prison

According to information disclosed during the court proceedings, on Mar... More...   $0 (03-11-2015 - WA)

The objector, Elisabeth Fife, appeals from a probate court’s order confirming the sale of real property belonging to a trust. The objector is a beneficiary of the Betty Jean Brown Revocable Trust, dated September 1, 2005 (the 2005 trust). The trust provided that upon Ms. Brown’s death, the objector would receive specific real property for the care of Ms. Brown’s cats. Ms. Brown’s conservat... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - CA)

In related proceedings, appellant Jay H. Cohen, Individually and as Trustee of the JHC Trusts I and II, challenges the trial court’s summary judgments granted in favor of appellees Sandcastle Homes, Inc. and NewBiss Property, LP Specifically, Cohen challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the Sandcastle and NewBiss established their status as bona-fide purchasers of certain real property i... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - TX)

In related proceedings, appellant Jay H. Cohen, Individually and as Trustee of the JHC Trusts I and II, challenges the trial court’s summary judgments granted in favor of appellees Sandcastle Homes, Inc. and NewBiss Property, LP Specifically, Cohen challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the Sandcastle and NewBiss established their status as bona-fide purchasers of certain real property i... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - TX)

Hellen Bedgood appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor
of the Texas Education Agency on Bedgood’s claims for employment discrimination and retaliation.
See Tex. Lab. Code §§ 21.051, .055. In her first and second issues, Bedgood contends that she
established a prima facie case of both her discrimination and retaliation claims. In her third issue,
Bed... More...   $0 (02-19-2015 - TX)

OXFORD, Miss. - Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi; Donald Alway Special Agent in Charge at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced that:

Betty Powell, 48, of Webb, Missi... More...   $0 (02-13-2015 - MS)

CHICAGO, IL ― A northwest suburban man was sentenced for engaging in a lengthy investment fraud scheme in which he and a co-defendant swindled approximately $105 million from 455 investors who invested in funds they purported to operate. The defendant, DANIEL SPITZER, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of mail fraud last July on the day his trial was scheduled to begin in Federal Court. Spitzer misus... More...   $0 (01-30-2015 - IL)