Boston, MA - Owner of New England Compounding Center Sentenced for Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

Outbreak was the largest public health crisis ever caused by a pharmaceutical product

Barry Cadden, the owner and head pharmacist of New England Compounding Center (NECC), was sentenced in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.<

Seattle, WA - Leader of Oxycodone Distribution Ring Sentenced to 6+ Years in Prison

Forged Prescriptions and Manipulated Various Online Pharmacy Networks and Government Databases to Commit Fraud

Anthony Ballenger, age 29, pleaded guilty in March 2017 to unauthorized access to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. At the sentencin

¶1 Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., sued the Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County (County) for payment of medical services provided to prisoners and detainees in the Oklahoma County Jail. County admitted that Armor provided the medical services in question pursuant to a contract for the period January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014, and an extension of this contract for the period J

Robert Davenport and his wife sued Dr. Samuel Adu-Lartey and an orthopedic clinic for negligence in connection with back surgery. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, based on their limitations
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defense. The appellants contend that they filed suit within the applicable limitations period and, alternatively, that limitations had not run because Dr. Adu-Larte

Dallas, TX - Three Defendants Sentenced in Opioid Pill Mill Case

Those sentenced include a Doctor, Pharmacist, and Owner of McAllen Medical Clinic

U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced three defendants, including a doctor, a pharmacist, and the owner of McAllen Medical Clinic, for their involvement in a “pill mill” operation.

Muhammad Faridi, 41, of Murphy, w

On February 26, 2016, a Bexar County jury found that Appellant Lawrence W. Shipley III and Appellee Andrea Vasquez entered into an oral agreement and Shipley subsequently breached that agreement. The jury awarded Vasquez $216,000.00 in damages against Shipley. The trial court denied Shipley’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and it signed the final judgment on April 18, 2016.

Annalia Montany appeals from
the entry of summary judgment in favor of the University of New
England (UNE) and Scott McNeil (collectively, defendants). We
affirm.
BACKGROUND1
Montany was a student in UNE's two-year occupational therapy
master's degree program. The program requires its students
to take practical exams, in which program instructors act as mock
patient

Santiapillai, at age 22, entered the United States in early January 2014, apparently to carry out his illegal scheme. His problems began on the morning of January 28, 2014, when Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Ronald Kipp stopped at a Commerce Bank drive-through ATM so that his partner could withdraw cash for lunch. As he approached the ATM, Kipp saw Santiapillai standing in the drive-

Sayre, OK - MARY E. DENNEY V. DR. YOO CHUL AHN AHN, ET. AL.

Issues

1. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
05-07-2015

PETITION

Document Available at Court Clerk's Office
$ 163.00


LAW LIBRARY ASSESSMENT
$ 6.00


DISPUTE MEDIATION ASSESSMENT
$ 2.00

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has asked this court to resolve unsettled
questions concerning the construction of the state‘s day of rest statutes, Labor
Code sections 550–558.1.
1 (Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc. (9th Cir. 2015) 778 F.3d
834; see Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.548.) These statutes prohibit an employer
from ―caus[ing] his employees to work more than six days

Henderson’s convictions in this matter arose from a number of
transactions whereby Henderson sold heroin to individuals conducting controlled
buys on behalf of the Davenport Police Department. On January 31, February 7,
and February 8, 2015, Henderson sold heroin to a confidential source (CS), Ryan
Moss, in the amounts of .6 grams, .6 grams, and .1 grams, respectively.

On February 22, 2008, Tamara underwent procedures for a voluntary
research project at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Center for
Digestive Diseases. The project included a biofeedback study employing
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The consent form for the study
described TMS as follows: “Magnetic stimulation uses very short single pulses of

¶1 Appellee, Farmacy, LLC, filed as a domestic limited liability company with the Oklahoma Secretary of State's office on September 3, 2013. On September 13, 2013, the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Board) issued a wholesaler license to Farmacy to allow it to conduct business as a wholesale distributor of veterinary prescription drugs. Farmacy timely registered its wholesaler license w

Oklahoma City, OK - Teresa Adams, as surviving mother and personal representative of the Estate of Shaun Dwayne Adams, deceased sued William M. Valuck, Michael E. Hume, Good to Go, L.L.C. d/b/a Vista Medical Center, Patrick Reynolds, Advanced Care Clinic, L.L.C. Dorothy June Hume and BFL-MacArthur, L.L.C., d/b/a Buy For Less Pharmacy #3701 on medical negligence theories.

Issue # 1. Issue

Oakland, CA - Two Men Sentenced To More Than Twenty Years Each For The Armed Robbery Of Multiple Bay Area Businesses

Shawan I. Spragans and Merl J. Simpson were sentenced in federal court in Oakland to serve prison sentences of 23 years and 20 years, respectively. The defendants each were also ordered to pay $2,014 in restitution stemming from an armed robbery spree committed in the Bay

Phoenix, AZ - Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Distributing Oxycodone

Ma de Lourdes Casas-Franco, 45, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan. Casas-Franco had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and money laundering conspiracy.

Accordin

Tampa, FL - Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Pay Healthcare Kickbacks

Benjamin Nundy (39, Ruskin) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

According to court documents, Nundy was a licensed pharmacist who co-owned Lifecare Pharmacy in Pinellas County with his business partner, Carlos Mazari

Delacruz and Julie Ann Gonzales had a daughter, L.D., and married young. In
December 2009, shortly after they married, Julie filed for divorce. On March 26, 2010, Julie went
to pick up L.D. from Delacruz’s house and was never seen or heard from again.
Because an initial investigation revealed (1) no evidence of foul play and
(2) messages that had been sent from Julie’s cell phone

BY THE COURT:
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on March 30, 2017, be modified as follows:

On page 18, in the first full paragraph, delete the second and third sentences
entirely and the first word of the fourth sentence, so that the fourth sentence now begins:
“As argued by the County below, . . .” The first full paragraph now reads: “In its
reply brief, Aptos C

Phoenix, AZ - Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Distributing Oxycodone

Ma de Lourdes Casas-Franco, 45, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan. Casas-Franco had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and money laundering conspiracy.

According to

Sacramento, CA - Whistleblower Case Against Walgreens Results in $9.9 Million Settlement

Retail pharmacy chain Walgreens has agreed with the California Department of Justice, the United States Department of Justice, and Whistleblower Loyd F. Schmuckley, Jr. to settle civil allegations of false claims fraud for $9.9 million. Whistleblower “Skip” Schmuckley, who is represented by attorneys

Cincinnati, OH - Scioto County Physician Pleads Guilty to Role in Pill Mill

Margaret Temponeras, 52, of Portsmouth, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, which she did through a pain clinic and dispensary.

The plea entered into before U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Black.

According to the Statement of Facts in t

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant Bruce Lindsey (Lindsey) appeals from a grant of summary
judgment in favor of respondents Joshua and Christina Epps (the Epps).
Lindsey and the Epps are, respectively, the defendant and plaintiffs in the
underlying unlawful detainer action which arose from the Epps‟ postforeclosure
acquisition of the at-issue property.
2

Auto insurers in Oregon must provide personal
injury protection (PIP) benefits to their insureds for certain
automotive injury-related expenses, regardless of who is at
fault in an accident. ORS 742.520(1). The PIP medical benefits
at issue in this case “consist of the following payments for
the injury or death of each person” covered: “All reasonable
and necessary expenses

On December 5, 2013, Sergeant Gary White (“Sergeant White”) and
Officer Thomas Harmon (“Officer Harmon”), officers of the Grambling
State University Police, were called to the Holland Hall dormitory. The call
indicated that a woman, later identified as Equasia Gallow (“Ms. Gallow”),
had been thrown out into the hall of the dormitory by her boyfriend and that
she was naked