MoreLaw Suites

Oklahoma City, OK - Roy Vanderpool, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Cody Vanderpool, Deceased, sued The City of Lawton, Oklahoma on a federal law violation theory.

This case was filed in the Comanche County District Court, CJ-18-00712, and was removed to federal court.... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - OK)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas with kidnapping resulting in death.

JAVIER ENRIQUE DA SILVA ROJAS (the “defendant” or “DA SILVA”) pled guilty to kidnapping Valerie Reyes (the “Victim”) in New Rochelle, New York, and unlawfully transporting her to Connecticut, where her body was found approximately a week later. DA SILVA, who was arrested ... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - ny)

Bowling Green, KY - Eugene C. Morrow, Individually, and as Ancillary Administrator for the Estate of Margaret E. Morrow, Deceased, sued Klaus Bermel-Schanz and Horizon Transport, Inc. on personal injury, auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have suffered $1 million in damages and/or injuries in a car truck wreck casued by Bermel-Schanz.... More...   $1 (02-05-2020 - TM)

Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016,
made substantial changes to the procedures governing petitions for writs of
habeas corpus in capital cases. Among these changes was ending the practice
of capital defendants initiating habeas proceedings in the Supreme Court,
and instead having the “court which imposed the sentence” decide the
petitions in the fi... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - CA)

Gulfport, MS - Kristi Ann George sued Ann J. Herrera, County Administrator as Administratix of the Estate of Eugene Paul Donley, III, Deceased, on an auto negligence personal injury theory.

This case was filed in the Circuit Court, Harrison County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District, case no.: A2402-18-00065, and was removed to federal court by the defendant.... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - MS)

Columbia, SC - The United States of America charged Marvin Leroy Smith-Capers with arson.

Marvin Leroy Smith-Capers, Jr., 37, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court to arson. United States District Court Judge Mary Geiger Lewis presided over the hearing and will sentence Smith-Capers at a later date.

According to facts presented to the court, on January 8, 2018, ... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - SC)

Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Anthony Diaz with wire and mail fraud.

Anthony Diaz, age 52, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on January 30, 2020 following a jury trial, of wire fraud and mail fraud offenses. The 12-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.

According to United States ... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - PA)

This case requires us to define the “public interest” in the
internet age. The issue arises in an anti-SLAPP motion: a
special motion to strike claims under Code of Civil Procedure
section 425.16. This statute can apply if the targeted claims
arose from “protected activity,” which the statute defines to
include statements on an issue of “public interest.”
Neighbors Eric Ley... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - CA)

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)

Springfield, MA - The United States of America charged Talal H. Soffan with fraud.

A Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield in connection with various fraud schemes.

Talal H. Soffan, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 30 months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $573,624 in forfeiture. In... More...   $0 (02-01-2020 - MA)

Albuquerque, NM - Todd Lopez, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Ponce estate of Michael Ponce; Melissa Dominguez, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Ponce estate of Michael Ponce; Pauline Ponce, as Next Friend to Angelina Ponce, a minor, and individually next friend Angelina Ponce; Joe Ponce, Angelina Ponce, Rosa V. Garcia; Maria Elizabeth Garcia-Vega; Emilio Ga... More...   $1 (01-29-2020 - NM)

McAlester, OK - The families and estates of two men killed in a oil well blowout sued Red Mountain Energy, Crescent Consulting, Patterson UTI, and National Oilwell Varco on negligence and wrongful death theories.

Drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy and operator Red Mountain Energy admitted a tragic explosion that took place at the site of a drilling operation in Oklahoma, resulting i... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - OK)