Kansas Intellectual Property Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jarred G. Gilliam </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of destructive devices. Jarred G. Gilliam, 31, of Kansas City, Kansas, allegedly had three destructive devices commonly known as Molotov Cocktails. Gilliam is a suspected member of Red Legs, a group which promotes committing violent attacks on government agencies and the military. Gilliam is accused o... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Michael R. Capps
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several felonies.<br> <br> A jury found Capps guilty and he was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution.<br> <br> The government began enforcement proceedings to collect the restitution. It<br> applied for writs of garnishment and referred the restitution debt to the Treasury<br> Offset Program. 1 Mr. Capps filed several... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - KS)A.S. Vineyard Church of Overland Park d/b/a Vineyard Community Church,Vineyard USA, and Mark Warner
Olathe, Kansas personal injury lawyers reprsented the Plaintiff on a sexual abuse case.<br> <br> In August 2021, A.S. filed a petition for damages and alleged that she was sexually abused as a child by Robert Bloom, her former youth pastor at Vineyard Church of Overland Park (VCOP). In addition to Bloom, A.S. named VCOP, Vineyard USA (VUSA), and Mark Warner as defendants in her claims of negligen... More...
$0 (06-28-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Villa Carranza, Tiburcio Ayala Rangel, Troy Wagaman, Jesus Cruz Rodriguez, Moises Cervantes Sanchez, Elizabeth Benitez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with multi-national drug smuggling </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Six people arrested in drug smuggling operation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Six people have been charged by criminal complaint in connection with an alle... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of Laurie K. Boorigie and Robert M. Boorigie
Wichita, Kansas, family law lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.<br> <br> Robert and Laurie married in 1987. In March 2020, Laurie filed for divorce, and the matter proceeded to trial in August 2022. The issues on appeal turn largely on the district court's ruling and the parties' actions involving two marital assets: (1) Robert's interest in Worldwide Entertainment, LLC (Wor... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Tommy Lee Yardley
Garden City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony theft.<br> <br> A jury convicted Tommy Lee Yardley of felony theft of property that was worth at least $25,000, but less than $100,000. The property consisted of a truck and trailer containing tools. On appeal, Yardley argues the district court erred by not instructing the jury to be unanimous about which ite... More...
$0 (02-15-2025 - KS)Aaron Conard and Nicole Conard v. Neosho Drilling and Norman Houston
Columbus, Kansas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a dispute between homeowners Aaron and Nichole Conard and Norman Houston. The Conards hired Houston to drill two water wells. After he was unable to complete the work, the Conards prevailed in a lawsuit they filed against Houston asserting claims for quiet title, breach of contract, negligence, and fraudulent misrepresentation.... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - KS)In the Matter of the Estate of James B. Lyons
Wichita, Kansas real property lawyers represented the parties in a mortgage foreclosure action.<br> <br> Dispute over the disposition of surplus proceeds after a mortgage foreclosure. Parallel proceedings in civil court involving the foreclosure and in probate court involving the administration of the estate of the deceased homeowner, combined with various delays by the parties' attorneys, caused ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. PATRICIO SABAS GOMEZ </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> If a defendant claims a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error, the <br> reviewing c... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. GABRIAELLE AKIN </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming the district court abused its discretion. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The facts of this case are well known to the parties and will only be briefly stated. <br> In March 2022, Akin se... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)Kolette Smith v. Brian Williams, Labetter County Medical Center, d/b/a Labette Health
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> This case stems from the termination of the independent contractor<br> relationship between Plaintiff-Appellant, Dr. Kolette Smith, and Defendants-<br> Appellees, Brian Williams and Labette County Medical Center ("Labette Healthâ€)<br> (collectively "Defendantsâ€). Dr. Smith appeals from the district court's grant ... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - KS)Peter J. Ritchey v. Billy Jo Lewis
<h2><br> Topeka, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a title and ownership of real property.<br> </h2><br> <br> While living together as an engaged couple, Peter J. Ritchey and Billy Jo Lewis purchased a house and an adjacent, 40-acre property in separate transactions-Ritchey purchased the property and Lewis purchased the house. Lewis represented herself and Ritchey as the ... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KS)Juan Manuel Aguilar, et al. v. Suegundo A. Aponte Caceda, et al.
Dodge City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants.<br> <br> On August 11, 2020, KDOT offered to pay the Apontes $63,605 to establish a right-of-way on property they owned along Highway 50 near Dodge City and to reimburse for damages that would occur during an impending highway expansion. The Apontes ultimately accepted the offer and signed a contract of ... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Larry D. Huggins, III
>h2><br> Topeka, Kansas felony murder criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <k2><br> <br> <br> Larry D. Huggins III appeals from his convictions of felony murder, attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Finding no errors in his trial, we affirm the convictions, but we vacate the imposition of fees and remand the case for reco... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Juma Jelani Wright
<h2><br> Topeka, Kansas probation criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Wright pled guilty to possession of an opioid drug, a severity level 5 drug felony, and criminal damage to property, a severity level 9 nonperson felony. The district court sentenced him to 46 months in prison, suspended, and then ordered 12 months supervised probation. This is a dispositio... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of L.S. and D.J.
<h2><br> Leavenworth, Kansas divorce lawyers represented the husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> L.S. and D.J. were married in 2005 and shared a 12-year marriage which gifted them with two children. In late 2017, L.S. filed for divorce. Her petition included a domestic relations affidavit (DRA), minus any child support adjustments, and she did not attach a child sup... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - KS)In the Marriage of Paul T. Elfgren and Jill M. Hendrickson
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas divorce lawyer represented the Petitioner and the Respondent in a marriage dissolution actions.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> After over 20 years of marriage, Paul T. Elfgren (Husband) and Jill M. Hendrickson (Wife) filed for a divorce. When the parties were unable to agree on property division, the district court divided the marital property following an evidentiary hearing... More...
$0 (06-14-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of S.P, and R.P.
<h2><br> Dodge City, Kansas family law lawyers represented the plaintiff and defendant in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> Modern divorce courts spring from the old courts of equity where the judges were guided by one principle: try to do what is right and fair under the circumstances. Modern divorce courts, awarding custody and dividing debts and property between two sparring marriage partners, stil... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. CRISTA G. HINOSTROZA </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conceal and carry contraband into a correctional facility </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Officers from the Lyon County Sheriff's department and the Emporia Police <br> Department r... More...
$0 (08-03-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL JACOBSON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jacobson pled guilty to one count of robbery, a severity level five, person felony, <br> for his cond... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. BECKY ANNE WILSON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, arguing the probations for the two lower-level felonies could not be revoked because she had completed their shorter statutory terms. She also challenged the order to pay interest </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Chelli Payne </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of failing to account for or pay over employment taxes. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Businesswoman sentenced for tax evasion </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> A Missouri woman was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - KS)Hollis Ann Whitson v. The Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, et al.
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represents the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> heriff Thomas Hanna of Sedgwick County, Colorado, sexually assaulted an<br> intellectually disabled prisoner while transporting her between county jails. The<br> victim, Peatinna Biggs, filed this civil-rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by and<br> through h... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Chelli Payne </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Businesswoman sentenced for tax evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Chelli Payne, 59, of Raymore, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of failing to account for or... More...
$0 (06-27-2024 - KS)Kimberly Leonard v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Premises liability law requires property owners and lessees to make their grounds reasonably safe for visitors. If a hidden hazard exists on the property, the property owner must take care to discover and remedy the situation, either by removing the haza... More...
$1 (06-26-2024 - KS)<h1> MARQUISE JOHNSON v. BASS PRO OUTDOOR WORLD, LLC, FABBRICA D'ARMI PIETRO BERETTA, S.P.A., and BERETTA U.S.A. CORP. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka Kansas civil defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with product defect lawsuit against a gun seller </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Shortly after turning 21, Andre Lewis went to the Bass Pro Outdoor World in <br> Olathe, Kansas, and bought a Be... More...
$0 (05-03-2024 - KS)Sandra Lloyd v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
<font color="red"><h2>Kansas City, Kansas consumer law lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Alan&l=Stecklein&i=146890&z=64111" target="_new">Alan J. Stecklein</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Craig&l=Marchiando&i=146891&z=23601" target="_new">Craig C. Marchiando</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Leonard&l=Bennett&i=146892&z=23601"... More...
$1 (06-05-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. BERNARD L. SMITH </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with correcting an illegal sentence.</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> </h2></center><br> <br> <br> In June 2014, Smith filed a pro se motion to correct illegal sentence, arguing his <br> 1988 and 1990 Kansas burglary convictions—convictions for crimes committed... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. RANDY ALLEN BALLANTYNE </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child .</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> </h2></center><br> <br> The State charged Ballantyne with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child <br> under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5510(a)(2), which prohibits "p... More...
$0 (02-02-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. MILES LOREN MARTIN </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of methamphetamine and failing to affix a drug-tax stamp.</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> <br> </h2></center><br> <br> <br> The Double Jeopardy Clauses of the Fifth Amendment to the United States <br> Constitution and sect... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - KS)Gary D. Burnett v. Auto-Owners (Mutual) Insurance Company
Kansas City, Kansas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Kansas has adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ("NAICâ€) Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation (1981), subject to certain limited exceptions. K.A.R. 40-1-34. This means that an insurer presented with a property and casu... More...
$1 (03-22-2024 - KS)Autumn Bertels v. Farm Bureau Property and Casualty Insurance Co., et al </h2.>
Kansas City, Kansas insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Kansas has adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ("NAICâ€) Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation (1981), subject to certain limited exceptions. K.A.R. 40-1-34. This means that an insurer presented with a property and casualty clai... More...
$0 (12-22-2023 - KS)Sharnelle Herrman v. North Star Mutual Insurance Company
Wichita, Kansas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Kansas has adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ("NAICâ€) Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation (1981), subject to certain limited exceptions. K.A.R. 40-1-34. This means that an insurer presented with a property and casualty... More...
$0 (02-21-2024 - KS)<h1> State of Kansas v. Randy Allen Ballantine </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> The State charged Ballantyne with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child <br> under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5510(a)(2), which prohibits "possessing... More...
$0 (12-01-2021 - KS)Johnnie C. Bowen v. United States of America
Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto <br> negligence theory.<br> <br> The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is federal legislation enacted in 1946 that provides a legal means for compensating individuals who have suffered personal injury, death, or property loss or damage caused by the negligent or wrongful act or om... More...
$0 (02-05-2024 - KS)<h1> State of Kansas v. RANDY ALLEN BALLANTYNE </h1>
The State charged Ballantyne with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child <br> under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5510(a)(2), which prohibits "possessing any visual depiction <br> of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct <br> with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the <br> offender or any other person." T... More...
$0 (02-02-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Laroy West
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.<br> <br> Laroy West, age 44, was accused of killing William Robison, age 39, a former Wichita police officer who was shot by West after escorting him off of the property of the QuikTrip at the i... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - KS)Cristle PLain v. Nichols Management, Inc. d/b/a McDonald's
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory (sexual harassment).<br> <br> Plaintiff was formerly employed at a McDonald's franchise restaurant in Pittsburg, Kansas owned by Defendant. Plaintiff contends Defendant subjected her to employment discrimination on account of sex, including harassment in the form of a hostile work enviro... More...
$0 (07-19-2023 - KS)Paula Gulick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Kansas City, Kansas insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Paula Gulick filed this suit as a putative class action on behalf of herself and other customers alleging breach of contract and seeking a declaratory judgment against Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Doc. 3. State Farm moves ... More...
$0 (07-03-2023 - KS)Donald Coe, et al. v. Cross_Lines Retirement Center, Inc. and Young Management Corp.
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> Each of the named Plaintiffs, two septuagenarians and one octogenarian, rent residential apartments in apartment complexes owned by Cross-Lines and operated by Young, Cross-Lines' property manager. Cross-Lines is a nonprofit corporation, with its miss... More...
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