The plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s final order granting the City’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice. In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged, in sum, that the City’s negligence in failing to repair or warn against a pothole in the City’s street caused him injuries when he tripped over the pothole while rollerblading in the street. The circuit court reasoned th... More...   $0 (10-02-2017 - FL)

New York, NY - Global Telecommunications Company And Its Subsidiary To Pay More Than $965 Million In Penalties In Massive Bribery Scheme Involving Uzbek Official

Third Largest-Ever Global FCPA Resolution

Telia Company AB (“Telia”), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Sweden, whose securities traded publicly in New York from 2002 until 2007, and its Uzbek ... More...   $925000000 (09-22-2017 - NY)

The plaintiff, James Dever, appeals from an
order allowing the defendants' special motion to dismiss his
amended complaint under the "anti-SLAPP" statute. See G. L.
1 Daniel Rabinovitz; Michaels, Ward & Rabinovitz, LLP;
Daniel Michael Joyce; Moors & Cabot Investments, Inc.; and Aaron
Foley.
2
c. 231, § 59H, inserted by St. 1994, c. 283, § 1. Although we
conclude tha... More...   $0 (09-11-2017 - MA)

Cheryl Williams, an African-American woman, claims that she was subjected to constant harassment at the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (the “Commission”) by her supervisors, Joseph Retort and Adam Stalczynski. As a result of this treatment, she alleges she faced
3
a hostile work environment and was ultimately constructively discharged from her position as a Human Relations Represe... More...   $0 (09-03-2017 - PA)

Alexandria, VA - Former Government Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months for His Participation in Bribery Conspiracy

A former owner of a government contracting company that serviced the Military Sealift Command (MSC) was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and to pay a $15,000 fine, for his participation in a bribery conspiracy from approximately 1999 to 2014, in which he provided a contracting... More...   $0 (07-28-2017 - VA)

Miami, FL - Telecom Executive Pleads Guilty to FCPA Charge in Connection With Haitian Bribery Scheme

The former general manager of a Miami-based telecommunications company pleaded guilty on July 19, 2017 for his role in a scheme to pay $3 million in bribes to various Haitian officials to secure a lucrative contract with Telecommunications D’Haiti (Haiti Teleco), the state-owned and state... More...   $0 (07-20-2017 - FL)

Appellants, former employees of Appellee Genova
Products Inc. (“Genova”), challenge the District Court’s
decision to dismiss their putative class action for medical
monitoring as barred by the applicable two year statute of
limitations. While acknowledging that their exposure to the
alleged toxic substances upon which they base their medical
monitoring claims ended more tha... More...   $0 (07-03-2017 - PA)

Springfield, IL - Former Employee of Lincoln Land Community College Sentenced for Defrauding College of Nearly $700,000

A former telecommunications employee of Lincoln Land Community College, John H. Martinez, 48, was sentenced for defrauding the college of nearly $700,000 over a seven-year period. U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough ordered that Martinez serve 29 months (2 years, 5 mon... More...   $0 (06-21-2017 - IL)

Gulfport, MS - Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearm

Jason Michael Hayden, 37, of Picayune, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden on June 8, 2017, to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U. S. Attorney Harold Brittain.

Hayden faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The case was investigate... More...   $0 (06-09-2017 - MS)

These three appeals arise from two cases that concern the passage,
implementation, and alleged effects of Amendment 64 to the Colorado Constitution,
Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 16. Amendment 64 repealed many of the State’s criminal and
civil proscriptions on “recreational marijuana,”1 and created a regulatory regime designed
to ensure that marijuana is unadulterated and taxed, and t... More...   $0 (06-07-2017 - CO)

This case calls upon us to clarify the rules by which police may seek to
find miscreants: When a fugitive subject to an arrest warrant for armed robbery hides in a motel,
may the government track his cell phone’s GPS coordinates to locate and arrest him?
Yes, the district court held—and we affirm, holding that the government’s detection of
Montai Riley’s whereabouts in this case, w... More...   $0 (06-06-2017 - TN)

In April 2012, Appellant was in Belmont County working in the oil and gas industry for a Texas company. He posted an ad on Craigslist for “Young Hot Girls.” Sentencing Tr. 3. The Belmont County SPIE Task Force saw the listing and responded by e-mail with a picture of a decoy stating it was a 14 year old girl. Sentencing Tr. 3. Appellant responded and offered money for sexual conduct. Sentenc... More...   $0 (06-01-2017 - )

On November 24th, 2015, Ms. Veda Joyce Kidd (“Ms. Kidd”), then
74 years old, began communicating with a person whom Ms. Kidd believed was
General Gary Patten (“General Patten”) via Facebook Messenger. During the
course of their exchanges, approximately two to three times a day, Ms. Kidd was
led to believe that General Patten was in love with her and they were going to get More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - OH)

While living at the home of John and Merri Gerke, Thornton, without
permission, used a check belonging to the Gerkes to pay her rent at another location,
and used their bank account to pay several bills. The Gerkes reported the funds
stolen to Fifth Third Bank, which reimbursed the Gerkes $5,454.01, the full amount
stolen by Thornton.
{¶3} Thornton was indicted for two co... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - OH)

The Wikimedia Foundation and eight other organizations appeal the dismissal of their complaint challenging Upstream surveillance, an electronic surveillance program operated by the National Security Agency (the “NSA”). The district court, relying on the discussion of speculative injury from Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 133 S. Ct. 1138 (2013), held that the allegations in the complaint wer... More...   $0 (05-24-2017 - MD)

Chicago, IL - Former Chief Financial Officer of Public Computer-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge

The former chief financial officer of a public computer-services company admitted in federal court that he participated in a scheme to defraud a global telecommunications provider out of at least $3 million.

Anthony Roth, 52, of Upton, Mass., pleaded guilty to on... More...   $0 (05-20-2017 - IL)

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... More...   $0 (04-26-2017 - TX)

BY THE COURT:
On April 17, 2017, we received a letter from counsel for PG&E requesting that we
modify our opinion in this case. We treat this request as a petition for rehearing, which
we deny. However, we order that the opinion filed on April 5, 2017, be modified as
follows:
1. On pages 25 through 26: delete the last four paragraphs of Part VI in full.
They begin at page 2... More...   $0 (04-24-2017 - )

BY THE COURT:
On April 17, 2017, we received a letter from counsel for PG&E requesting that we
modify our opinion in this case. We treat this request as a petition for rehearing, which
we deny. However, we order that the opinion filed on April 5, 2017, be modified as
follows:
1. On pages 25 through 26: delete the last four paragraphs of Part VI in full.
They begin at page 2... More...   $0 (04-24-2017 - )

When she died on April 14, 2014, single mother Lianne Murray had two
grown children, Allisyn Ramirez and Daniel Murray, was a grandmother of a
young boy, and was eagerly awaiting the birth of her second grandson in May.
Her father had committed suicide in April 2009 by shooting himself, and her
mother had passed away a short time later, suffering from dementia and
estrang... More...   $0 (04-11-2017 - TX)

West Palm Beach, FL - Owner of Florida Telecommunications Company and His Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Prison for Involvement in International Cellphone Fraud Scheme

A federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, sentenced the owner and operator of a Florida-based telecommunications company to 75 months in prison and his co-conspirator, a resident of Bronx, New York to 36 months in prison in... More...   $0 (03-29-2017 - FL)

Columbus, OH - Jury Convicts 2 Steubenville Brothers of Running Heroin Ring

A United States District Court jury convicted Frederick A. McShan, 37, and David McShan, 42, both of Steubenville, Ohio, of running a Steubenville-area heroin-trafficking organization.

Specifically, Frederick McShan was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than on... More...   $0 (03-16-2017 - OH)

Several Kentucky residents sued to stop a company from building
a cell-phone tower near their homes. They allege tort claims based on their concern that the
*This decision was originally filed as an unpublished opinion on January 30, 2017. The court has now
designated the opinion for full-text publication.
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No. 16-5524 Robbins, et al. v. New Cingular Wireless Page 2
tower ... More...   $0 (03-13-2017 - KY)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)