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United States of America v. Yogesh K. Pancholi

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.

Yogesh Pancholi defrauded Medicare of millions of dollars, pocketed the money, and transferred it offshore to India, where it remains unrecovered. He was tried and convicted of health care fraud, witness tampering, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. He appeals, arguing that his Fifth and

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Larry Smith v. Wayne County, Michigan, Robert J. Donaldson

Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.

After prosecutors agreed to have his murder conviction thrown
out, Larry Smith sued Wayne County and Robert Donaldson. Smith claims that his conviction
resulted from an elaborate scheme designed by police and prosecutors to elicit false testimony
from jailhouse infor

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Kenneth James Lowe v. Walbro, LLC

Bay City, Michigan employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an age discrimination theory.

In June 2018, Kenneth Lowe was fired from his job at Walbro LLC. Lowe was 60 years old at the time and had worked at Walbro for more than four decades. He responded by filing this diversity-of-citizenship lawsuit against Walbro, alleging that the company had violated Michigan’s E

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Mike Yoder, et al. v. Scott Bowen, et al.

Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff t challenging a Michigan law that bans the use of drones to hunt or collect downed game.

After a hunter shoots a game animal, such as a deer, the animal often runs away and dies
in another location. Tracking dogs and trail cameras are two ways of finding the animal. DDR
offers a third option—one that it says i

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Rudy Gastaneda v. Rodolfo Ramos Frausto-Recio, et al.

Austin, Texas pro se Plaintiff sued asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, and Texas state law, and its imposition of a
pre-filing injunction.

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Rudy Castaneda v. Southwest Key Programs, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas pro se Plaintiff sued on a job discrimination theory.

42 U.S. Code § 2000e, also known as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It applies to employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations.

Here's a breakdown of key aspects:

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Lauralee Richmond v. Team One Contract Services, L.L.C., d/b/a TeamOne Logistics

Houston, Employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a pregnancy discrimination civil rights violation theory.

Richmond began working for TeamOne in 2019 as an Operations Manager at the company’s Freeport, Texas location. TeamOne had a contract with UPS Logistics and was responsible for hiring and managing truck drivers for a UPS client’s Freeport facility. For her par

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Mark Hernandez v. Manuel Poveda, jr. and Edgar E. Razo

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the plaintiff who sued on a prisoner civil rights violation theory.

From August 10, 2015, to July 8, 2021, Mark Hernandez was incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison system. In 2018, Hernandez filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit against three TDCJ corrections officers, Brady (Cullen) Preischel, Manuel P

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United States of America v. Keith Rodney Moore

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

When Richmond, Virginia, police officers observed a vehicle with the temporary license tag number 11134Y, they concluded that it was a fake tag because, within the preceding hours, they had stopped two other vehicles with the identical temporary tag number. The officers activ

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Ronald Allman, II v. Correctional Officer Tibbs, et al.

Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim

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Tyrone Walker v. Deputy Commissioner Joseph Bellnier, et al.

New York, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a due process violation theory.

This is a case about process. When the Constitution requires process, it is a “bedrock” principle that the process due must be afforded “at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.” Taylor v. Rodriguez, 238 F.3d 188, 193 (2d Cir. 2001) (quoting Mathews v. Eldridge, 42

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Samantha Long v. Jessica Byrne, Town of New Lebanon

Albany, New York employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued an a wrongful termination civil rights violation theory.

Plaintiff Samantha Long, who previously served as the Clerk of the Town Justice Court for the Town of New Lebanon, sues defendants the Town of New Lebanon and Jessica Byrne, a former Town Justice, alleging that they unlawfully fired her because she cooperated

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Eugene Volokh, et al. v. Lettia James

New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a First Amendment violation theory.

The Hateful Conduct Law, broadly speaking, requires social media
networks to (1) provide a “clear and easily accessible mechanism for
individual users to report incidents of hateful conduct,” id. § 394-ccc(2), and
(2) have a “clear and concise policy readil

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Matthew Waleyko v. Carols Del Toro

Providence, Rhode Island personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

he Naval Undersea Warfare Center ("the Warfare Center"), a division of the U.S. Navy focused on the research and development of submersible weapons systems, asked Appellant Matthew Waleyko to resign at the end of his two-year term of probationary employment. After his ter

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Amber Lavigne v. Great Salt Bay Community School Board, et al.

Bangor, Maine personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.

Plaintiff Amber Lavigne initiated this lawsuit against the Great Salt Bay Community School Board (the "Board") and various individual members of the school staff1 (together, "defendants"), alleging that defendants infringed on her constitutional right to parent. Lavigne claims that defendants

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John Wesley Williams, Jr. v. Sean Silverman

Mobile, Alabama civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.

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In Alabama, a breach of contract occurs when a party fails to fulfill its obligations as specified in a legally binding agreement, without a valid excuse. To establish a breach of contract claim, one must prove the existence of a valid contract, the defendant's breach of that c

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Sharon Zbikowski v. TrueAccord Corp.

Huntsville, Alabama consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.

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The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) limits the means that companies, financial institutions, and other organizations can use to collect monies they are owed. Violations of the FDCPA can expose organizations to both civil litigatio

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United States of America v. Eric Lamario Mitchell

Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

In November 2023, a federal grand jury charged Mr. Mitchell with two counts
of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He moved to dismiss the charges,
contending that § 922(g)(1) was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in
light of New York State Rifle &

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Rebecca Faulk v. Warren Clinic, Inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation job discrimination theory.

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Michelle Denise Engles v. Crossroads Housing, Inc.

Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a housing discrimination theory.

"Northwest Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit statewide law firm, has sued transitional housing provider Crossroads Housing, the city of Shelton, and four of its officers for the illegal eviction of Michelle Engles. Body cam footage of the illegal eviction of Ms. En

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Wild Horse Education et al v. United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking injunctive relief.

Wild Horse Education v. United States Department of Interior refers to a ongoing legal case filed by Wild Horse Education (WHE) and other plaintiffs against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Department of Interior.

This lawsuit challenges the BLM's plan to round up wild

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Rodney Burch v. City of Chubbock and Kevin B. England

Pocatello, Idaho employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

Rodney Burch brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for First Amendment retaliation and the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act, Idaho Code § 6-2104, based on the theory that England took adverse employment actions against Burch as a result of Burch’s protected speech made

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State of North Dakota v. Nathaneil Tekie Solomon

Fargo, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f gross sexual imposition and contributing to the deprivation or delinquency of a minor.

In February 2024, Solomon was charged with gross sexual imposition, a class A felony, and contributing to the deprivation or delinquency of a minor, a class A misdemeanor. In March 2024, a preliminary hearing and arrai

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Rodney Alexander v. Estate of Steve Hobart and Nick Hobart

Rapid City, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.

Rodney Alexander and Steve Hobart entered into an agreement giving Alexander a right of first refusal to purchase Steve's cattle and to have Steve's national forest livestock grazing permit transferred to him. They, along with Steve's son Nick, later signed an addendum clarifying th

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Jama R. Young v. Corey R. Miller

Lincoln, Nebraska pro se Plaintiff sought a protective order.

Miller and his counsel separately filed requests for a hearing to show cause for why the protection order should not be renewed. Miller's request stated he was contesting the renewal "on multiple grounds"; Miller's counsel requested a hearing because the request for renewal was untimely made pursuant to statute. The court grant

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