DOS is a technology company that provides digital imaging solutions, along with general information technology services, in and around Sedgwick County, Kansas. DOS is also a licensed dealer and servicer for Ricoh and Konica Minolta, two companies that manufacture copiers and related office equipment. DOS's authorization as a dealer and servicer is limited to nine Kansas counties.

Bleie... More...    $0 (08-31-2018 - KS)

Richard Grissom, a prisoner in the custody of the Kansas Department of
Corrections, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of state corrections
and prison officials (collectively the Prison Officials), alleging violations of his
constitutional rights stemming from his lengthy placement in solitary confinement. The
district court granted summary judgment against Grisso... More...    $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

On June 13, 2009, at approximately 6 a.m., officers responded to a call about potential burglaries of two different apartments in a complex at 1012 Johnstown in Salina, Kansas. When the officers arrived, Benjamin Friedman informed them that someone had burglarized his apartment and stolen some of his electronics. The officers inspected a second apartment, occupied by Alfred Mack and Jason Hartfiel... More...    $0 (07-27-2018 - KS)

Lubberts alleges Slim 4 Life violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA) when it engaged in deceptive acts and practices and unconscionable acts and practices resulting in Lubberts' purchase of a $400 weight loss program and $2,600 in nutritional supplements and food. Lubberts sought damages under the KCPA, including attorney fees.

In this paragraph, we will set out the basic all... More...    $0 (07-06-2018 - KS)

Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness were found dead in Karen's Topeka home about 2 p.m. on July 7, 2002. Both were shot at least five times. They were in bed as the shooting began.

There was no evidence anything was missing. When the bodies were discovered, Karen was wearing jewelry, including a diamond bracelet, a Rolex watch, and a gold ring. Mike's wallet was in his shorts. It contained tw... More...    $0 (04-07-2018 - KS)

It is the combination of errors in this prosecution that leads us to conclude that Jasso-Mendoza did not receive a fair trial. The confusing jury instructions, the judge's failure to answer the jury's question, and the prosecutor's misstatement of the law, when combined, all create an error that we cannot label as harmless. We must reverse and remand for a new trial.

Reversed and rema... More...    $0 (05-17-2017 - KS)

On April 2, 2009, Benjamin Burdick was convicted by a jury of one count of manufacture of a controlled substance; one count of possession of ephedrine; one count of possession of methamphetamine; one count of possession of marijuana; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia; one count of use of drug paraphernalia; and two counts 2 of aggravated endangering of a child. He was sentenced to 32... More...    $0 (10-24-2016 - KS)

In Kleypas I, 272 Kan. at 909-14, this court extensively discussed the criminal acts that led to Kleypas' convictions for the capital murder of C.W., the aggravated burglary of her apartment, and the attempt to rape her. Highly summarized, in March 1996, C.W.'s body was discovered in her apartment where she had died after suffering seven stab wounds to her heart, a lacerated liver, a dilated anus,... More...    $0 (10-23-2016 - KS)

On November 11, 2013, Jennifer Alcorn was working the overnight shift at a drugstore in Topeka. Sometime after midnight, Alcorn went outside to smoke a cigarette and White joined her. While Alcorn and White were talking, Steven Harrison rode up on his bicycle, parked his bike, than started a heated discussion with White. Alcorn tried not to pay attention to their conversation, but she could tell t... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

In May 1997, L.L. and her boyfriend returned to college in Lawrence after spending the evening out of town. Because they had transported some of L.L.'s belongings to a friend's home, they drove separately. When L.L. exited her car at her residence hall, a man with a gun appeared and forced her into the passenger seat. The man drove L.L. to an empty parking lot near the high school. He forced L.L. ... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

The Court of Appeals aptly summarized the case facts, which were incorporated by reference into Dern's petition for review to this court. The panel found: "Justin and Jami Dern had been married for 12 years when the alleged incidents occurred. They had three children together—a 7-year-old boy and 3-year-old twin girls, C.D. and F.D. In late June 2010, C.D. told Jami that she had seen 'daddy's peep... More...    $0 (11-25-2015 - KS)

This appeal challenges the district court's property division in a divorce case. Our focus is on a document entitled "Post-Nupt[i]al Agreement Dissolution of the Marriage," which the attorney-husband drafted during the marriage, reserving most of the assets for the wife. Husband now claims the agreement is void because of the lopsided property division, even though the agreement explicitly states ... More...    $0 (12-19-2014 - KS)

The City of Lincoln Center (City) cited Farmway Co-Op, Inc., and Farmway Storage #1, LLC (together "Farmway") for violating municipal noise and nuisance ordinances. The violations arose out of Farmway's operation of a grain elevator facility inside the city limits. After the municipal court convicted Farmway under both ordinances, the district court reversed the convictions, holding the ordinances... More...    $0 (12-20-2013 - KS)

Ivan Reed received life-saving medical treatment at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Inc. (Via Christi), after his car collided with a Union Pacific Railroad train. Via Christi filed a hospital lien under K.S.A. 65-406 et seq. to collect on its bill for the services provided Reed. The lien initially purported to encumber $84,744.11 of Reed's $540,000 settlement with Union Pacific; Via Christi ... More...    $0 (12-20-2013 - KS)

Kelly Goudschaal and Marci Frazier were committed to a long-time, same-sex relationship, during which they jointly decided to have two children via artificial insemination. In conjunction with the birth of each child, the couple executed a coparenting agreement that, among other provisions, addressed the contingency of a separation. A few months after the couple separated, Goudschaal notified Fraz... More...    $0 (02-22-2013 - KS)

All persons and entities owning real property in and around the City of Neodesha, Kansas, brought a class action against the owners of a former oil refinery, alleging groundwater and subsurface soil contamination caused by the now dismantled facility. A jury found in the defendants' favor after a 17-week trial. But in posttrial proceedings, the district court decided it had made a mistake in submi... More...    $0 (08-30-2012 - KS)

Enacted in 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act governs how long parties have to file “discrimination in compensationâ€� claims. This case requires us to consider what that phrase means. As it turns out, the phrase refers to situations in which a member of a protected class receives less pay than similarly situated colleagues — that is, unequal pay for equal work. Because the plaintiffs in t... More...    $0 (11-29-2011 - KS)

Must a district court allow a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea — even when the request is based on a lie? Unsurprisingly, we hold the answer is no. The law does not permit anyone to compel judicial action based on intentionally false statements.

This case began with Cesar Osbaldo Armendariz Soto facing an indictment for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy. The governmen... More...    $0 (11-08-2011 - KS)

. New roof and brand new central air. Has large closets in both bedrooms, formal dining room, kitchen also has room for dining, large living room, oversized, detached garage. Home is in great established neighborhood and located right across from a park."

Drake testified that he did not discuss the information to be put in the MLS statement with Boldea. Drake testified that he never saw the... More...    $0 (05-27-2011 - KS)

This appeal follows the jury conviction of defendant Herman Ransom and the district court’s denial of Mr. Ransom’s motion for judgment of acquittal and/or new trial or arrest of judgment. The government accused Mr. Ransom of falsifying his timesheets and thus wrongly obtaining money from his government employer. Mr. Ransom was convicted of ten counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § ... More...    $0 (06-24-2011 - KS)

Can a taxpayer avoid income taxes by selling farm assets after declaring Chapter 12 bankruptcy? In at least this respect, the tax collector bears resemblance to the grim reaper: always hovering, never avoidable. While the law provides some forms of tax relief, it stops short of forgiving taxes incurred by a Chapter 12 debtor after filing a bankruptcy petition. And the taxes at issue here were incu... More...    $0 (06-21-2011 - KS)

Marjorie Wagoner filed this lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc., her former employer, alleging various violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEAâ€�) and Kansas law. The district court granted Pfizer’s motion for summary judgment on all of Wagoner’s claims, concluding Wagoner had failed to present evidence her termination was age related. It also concluded Pfizer’s conduct was ... More...    $0 (08-12-2010 - KS)

Brian E. Conner, M.D., and Brian E. Conner, M.D., Chartered1 (“Connerâ€�) brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States and against Salina Regional Health Center, Inc. (“SRHCâ€�), alleging, among other things, violations of the False Claims Act (“FCAâ€�), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Conner asserted that SRHC violated the FCA by seeking payment for Medicare services rendered while ... More...    $0 (10-02-2008 - KS)

Wichita Clinic, P.A., (the Clinic) appeals from a judgment of the trial court holding that its restrictive covenant in an employment agreement was unreasonable and unenforceable. Applying the factors in determining whether to enforce a restrictive covenant not to compete, we determine that the covenant should have been enforced. In addition, the Clinic appeals the trial court's ruling that it brea... More...    $0 (06-16-2008 - KS)

Plaintiffs-appellants Betty Allen, Victor Beltz, Jo Ann Donnell, Jeff Farney,(1) Ron Garnett, Mike Goupil, and Carolyn Jeffries (collectively "appellants") sued, alongside Sylvia Tandy, Naomi Passman, and Joel Goertz (collectively "cross-appellees"), defendant-appellee City of Wichita ("Wichita") in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Wichita oper... More...    $0 (08-25-2004 - KS)

Intervenor Waste Connections of Kansas, Inc. (WCKI) and the Board of Harper County Commissioners (Board) appealed the district court's order setting aside a special use permit for a sanitary landfill at the Plum Thicket site in Harper County based on a finding that the Board had prejudged the application of WCKI. After the appeal was filed, the Board withdrew its appeal. WCKI argues that the plain... More...    $0 (08-20-2004 - KS)

Juanita, David, and Nathan Wright, and D. Dustin Maybury appeal (1) the district court's order dismissing on qualified immunity grounds their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Fourth Amendment claims against three Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) agents who searched the Wrights' home on January 17, 1997; and (2) a magistrate judge's grant of summary judgment against them on their Fourth Amendment claims agai... More...    $0 (04-20-2004 - KS)

Edward Atkinson was convicted, following a jury trial, of rape under K.S.A. 21-3502(1)(a). On direct appeal, Atkinson argues the trial court erred in applying the Kansas rape shield statute, K.S.A. 21-3525, in a manner which violated his rights under the Due Process and Confrontation Clauses of the United States and Kansas constitutions. The district court prohibited Atkinson from cross-examini... More...    $0 (12-19-2003 - KS)

This case is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of Kansas, finding that Appellant, attorney Tim Butler, violated the Kansas Code of Professional Conduct and the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct. Biocore Med. Techs., Inc. v. Khosrowshahi, 181 F.R.D. 660 (D. Kan., 1998). Butler asks this court to vacate these findings. For the reasons detailed below, we decline to ... More...    $0 (11-05-2003 - KS)

Defendant William Cirocco, M.D., appeals the district court's permanent injunction enforcing a noncompetition covenant of his employment contract with plaintiff Bruce D. Graham, M.D., P.A. Bruce Graham, a colorectal surgeon, has practiced in the Kansas City area since 1987, doing business as Bruce D. Graham, M.D., P.A.. In 1994, finding he had more work than he could do, Graham recruited Cirocc... More...    $0 (05-14-2003 - KS)

Defendant Harley W. Pottroff appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Varney Business Services, Inc. (Varney), a corporation into which Varney & Associates, P.A. (Varney & Associates), a professional association, of which Pottroff was a previous officer and shareholder, had merged. In granting summary judgment, the district court found that the corporation had standing an... More...    $383999 (12-20-2002 - KS)

William P. Moore, III, contacted Bruce Bird, an engineer, regarding his ability to design a bridge that would meet Moore's needs. Moore sued Bird Engineering Company, P.A., (Bird Engineering) alleging defects in Bird's design for a bridge built on Moore's residential property. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of Moore. The district court found against Bird Engineer... More...    $0 (03-02-2002 - KS)