Irma Yolanda Munoz Soto sued Union Pacific Railroad
Company and two of its employees, Scott King and Robert Finch
(collectively Union Pacific parties), for wrongful death (premises
liability and general negligence) after Soto’s 16-year-old daughter
was struck and killed by a freight train on an at-grade railroad
crossing in Santa Clarita. The court granted the Union Pacific
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Great Falls, MT - The United States of America charged Leo James Hagan with involuntary manslaughter.

A jury convicted an East Glacier Park man accused of killing one passenger and seriously injuring a second passenger after he had been drinking and driving and crashed in Glacier National Park in 2019.

The jury found Leo James Hagan, 19, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and of ... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MT)

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Department)
continues its effort to draft implementing regulations restricting the categories of inmates
eligible for early parole consideration following the voters’ 2016 enactment of
Proposition 57, also known as the Public Safety Rehabilitation Act. In this latest
iteration, the Department challenges a trial court ruli... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - CA)

Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America claimed that Utah State University failed to adequately respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault claims by students.

the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah announced a settlement agreement with Utah State University (“USU” or the “University”) to ensure the Universit... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - UT)

This case concerns whether Riverside County may impose a tax on possessory
interests in federally owned land set aside for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
or its members. In 1971, this court held that it may, holding in part that federal law did
not preempt the tax. (Palm Springs Spa, Inc. v. County of Riverside (1971) 18
Cal.App.3d 372.) The tax was also upheld that yea... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - CA)

A trial court may certify a class in a proposed class action
lawsuit only if, among other things, the court finds a “‘community
of interest’” among the proposed class members (Duran v. U.S.
Bank National Assn. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1, 28 (Duran)), which in
part means that “‘“common questions of law or fact”’”
“‘“predominate”’” because “the elements necessary to establish
liabil... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

Milwaukee, WI - The United States of America charged Zachary S. Gauthier with transporting a minor across states lines to engage in activity and possession child porn.

U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Zachary S. Gauthier (age: 26) to a total sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and 20 years’ supervised release after Gauthier pled guilty to Transporting a Minor Across State... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - WI)

This case presents a narrow question of procedural law:
Does a Court of Appeal have jurisdiction to review an order
directing an attorney to pay sanctions when the notice of appeal
identifies the attorney’s client as the appealing party, but other
indicia make clear that the attorney was the party seeking
review? The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, concluding
that the... More...   $0 (02-02-2020 - CA)

This case concerns whether a binding arbitration clause in an insurance policy
issued by plaintiff Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., applies to a third party, defendant
SMG Holdings, Inc. The trial court ruled it does not. We conclude it does.
The policy had been issued to Future Farmers of America, which was holding an
event inside the Fresno Convention Center. Future Farmers had l... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - CA)

Pierre, SD - The United States of America sued the South Dakota Department of Social Services on a civil rights violation theory.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota Department of Social Services (Department of Social Services or DSS), a state agency that assists South Dakotans seeking public benefits, resolving allegations that DS... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - SD)

El Reno, OK - the States of Oklahoma charged Mirza Adnan Baig with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: TECHM, UNLAWFUL COMMUNICATION BY USE OF TECHNOLOGY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.13a
Date of Offense: 12/19/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
BAIG, MIRZA ADNAN Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/27/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A F... More...   $0 (01-27-2020 - OK)

Cleveland, OH - The United States of America charged Ryan P. Sheridan with:

Ryan P. Sheridan, 39, the owner and operator of Braking Point Recovery Center, which operated in the Youngstown and Columbus areas, was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison for crimes related to a health care fraud conspiracy where Medicaid was billed $48 million for drug and alcohol recovery services, much of which w... More...   $0 (01-27-2020 - OH)