Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting False Claims to VA for Post-9/11 GI Bill Education Benefits
Five Point Enterprises Agrees to Pay the United States Over $2M for Submitting False Claims to VA for Post-9/11 GI Bill Education Benefit... More...    $0 (08-08-2024 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Crystal Martin with accepting bribes.

Crystal Martin, former Associate Registrar at Delaware State University, was sentenced to 15 months’ incarceration.

According to court documents and statements made in open court, between 2013 and 2017, Martin accepted bribes from co-defendant Stephen Williams in order to change the regi... More...    $0 (02-24-2020 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Charter School Administrator Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

Sean Moore, age 44, of New Castle, Del., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews to 18 months of imprisonment, which was the sentence requested by the government. The sentencing came after Moore pleaded guilty to three counts of federal program theft on November 2, 2016.

According... More...    $0 (12-13-2017 - DE)

The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - DE)

BMC is a software company—one of the largest in the world at the time of
the Merger—specializing in software for information technology (―IT‖)
management.3 Specifically, BMC sells and services a broad portfolio of software
products designed to ―simplif[y] and automate[] the management of IT processes,
mainframe, distributed, virtualized and cloud computing en... More...    $0 (10-21-2015 - DE)

Preferred Investment Services, Inc., (“PISI”) was a Delaware corporation involved in the
financing of cash bails that were posted in various Delaware courts by T&H Bail Bonds, Inc.
Edwin Swan was the owner and principal of PISI. Plaintiffs (in this action) are T&H and the
other named individuals who were originally co-defendants in the Chancery Court case. The
contract betwe... More...    $30700 (09-01-2015 - DE)

In this appeal we consider the evidence required to prove and disprove that a claimant is a “displacedâ€� worker under the workers’ compensation law. A displaced worker is a partially disabled claimant who is deemed to be totally disabled because he is unable to work in the competitive labor market as a result of a work-related injury. A claimant who is not prima facie displaced, has the burde... More...    $0 (11-21-2011 - DE)

The Indian River School Board (the “Boardâ€�) has a long-standing policy of praying at its regularly-scheduled meetings, which are routinely attended by students from the local school district. Appellants argue that the Board‟s policy is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The Board claims that a school board is like a legislative body and that its practice ... More...    $0 (08-08-2011 - DE)

Title 14, section 1056(h) of the Delaware Code provides that “[a]ny school board which permits the use of public school property for any use other than for public school use shall not be liable in tort for any damages by reason of negligence in the construction or maintenance of such property.â€� Plaintiff- Below/Appellant, Betty Bantum, allegedly suffered injuries when she slipped and fell on a... More...    $0 (05-18-2011 - DE)

This is an appeal by a public school teacher who claims that he was wrongfully terminated for failing to complete a required mentoring program. Appellant participated in the mentoring program during his first two years, but did not attend all the mentoring sessions during his third year. At issue is whether that third year of mentoring was required, given Appellant’s prior teaching experience in... More...    $0 (08-23-2010 - DE)

Dr. Frances Angstadt appeals from the Superior Court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Red Clay Consolidated School District on her complaint alleging wrongful termination of employment as a teacher. Dr. Angstadt contends that the School District did not substantially comply with the procedural requirements of 14 Del. C. § 1410(b) in its decision not to renew her employment contr... More...    $0 (07-21-2010 - DE)

This appeal arises from an order of the District Court, entered July 22, 2008, granting summary judgment in favor of the Cape Henlopen School District (the “Districtâ€�) and denying appellants’ claim for reimbursement of private school tuition and other related costs for their disabled child under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. Appellants cla... More...    $0 (05-27-2010 - DE)

Robbin Vann, appellant, challenges his termination as the Town of Cheswold's police chief. A Superior Court judge determined that Cheswold established "just cause" for Vann's removal as required under 11 Del. C. § 9301(a). Vann argues that the trial judge improperly interpreted "just cause" as a "fair and honest cause or reason." Instead, he claims "just cause" under section 9301 means "a wil... More...    $0 (02-27-2008 - DE)

2 The plaintiffs, Harold and Stephanie Goodridge sued Hyster Company, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., Modern Group, Ltd. and Modern Handling Equipment Co. to recover damages resulting from an injury sustained in a forklift accident at Harold's workplace.1 Defendants successfully moved in limine to bar the expert testimony of plaintiffs' only identified expert witness. The trial judg... More...    $0 (04-05-2004 - DE)

In this appeal we address for the first time whether biomechanical expert testimony may be admitted in Delaware courts to address the relationship between the physical forces involved in an automobile accident and the cause and severity of an occupant's alleged injuries. In doing so, we take the opportunity to address and clarify Davis v. Maute,1 in an attempt to provide guidance to Delaw... More...    $580000 (02-16-2004 - DE)

Criminal Law - Felony: The defendant-appellant, John E. Miller, filed an appeal from the Superior Court's December 2, 2002 order denying his motion for postconviction relief. The Court has before it for consideration the briefs on appeal and the record below. On April 13, 1998, Miller pleaded guilty to Robbery in the First Degree. He was later sentenced as an habitual offender1 to thirty ye... More...    $0 (12-23-2003 - DE)

In this appeal from the Superior Court, we address the standards which govern a trial judge's questioning of an expert witness before a jury. The appellant contends that the trial judge's obvious hostility to the witness and the subsequent exclusion, in part, of the expert's testimony prejudiced the standing of the expert in the estimation of the jury. We agree and accordingly reverse and rema... More...    $0 (02-14-2002 - DE)

This is an appeal from a Superior Court ruling, during trial, granting judgment in favor of appellee/defendant below William Yeager ("Yeager") in a personal injury action brought by appellant/plaintiff below John Fritz ("Fritz"). Fritz sought damages for a hand injury that occurred while he was operating Yeager's table saw, on Yeager's premises, under a construction contract. After closing arg... More...    $0 (02-12-2002 - DE)