Kansas Lacey Act Law
<h2> <center> Pravin G. Sampat v. Kansas Department of Children and Families </h2> </center>
Topeka, Kansas, personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Pravin G. Sampat sued the Department and Stone, as an individual, under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as four federal statute... More...
$ (08-04-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Dion Daniel
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - KS)State of Kansas v. Brantton Walker
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Branton Walker, age 39, was accused for killing Rachel Johnson, age 43.<br> <br> PD Chief Joe Sullivan issued the following statement:<br> <br> "This is a heartbreaking tragedy. A mother has lost her life to a senseless and cowardly act, leaving a family devastated and a community grieving. As we ap... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)Jeffrey Garrels and Wendy Garrels v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a US federal law that allows railroad workers to sue their employers for injuries sustained due to negligence or unsafe working conditions. Unlike typical workers' compensation, FELA requires employee... More...
$1 (07-02-2025 - KS)Merrier A. Jackson Tartt v. Unified School District No. 475
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on job discrimination and retaliation theories.<br> <br> Merrier A. Jackson Tartt is a Black woman with years of experience as an educator. She served for a time as principal of Junction City High School, which is part of the Unified School District No. 475 (the District) in the state of Kansas. After the District refused to ... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Levi William Kemp
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.<br> <br> In October 2019, Oath Holdings, Inc.-the parent company of Yahoo-sent a cyber tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding suspected child-sexual-abuse materials detected in one of its accounts. NCMEC referred the matter to Detective Stephanie ... More...
$0 (03-01-2025 - KS)Ricky Koel v. Citizens Medical Center, Inc., et al.
Kansaas City, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claims.<br> <br> Ricky Koel sought emergency care and treatment at Citizens Medical Center, Inc., a hospital in Colby, Kansas, after sustaining serious injuries to his right eye. Citizens evaluated Mr. Koel and eventually released him with medication and<br> instructions to see an ophthalmologist the fol... More...
$0 (02-24-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Cledale Caldwell
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex as offender as required in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNAâ€), 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). <br> <br> He admitted that after he relocated from Kansas to Oklahoma, he failed to update his registration between<br> May 4, 2020, and June 6, 2021.<br> <br> During t... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - 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)Justin Rumbaugh v. DirectTV and American Zurich Insurance Company
Topeka, Kansas worekers compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff for compensation for a work place injury.<br> <br> After suffering a back injury at work in 2014, Justin Rumbaugh received treatment through his employer's workers compensation insurer in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act. In 2016, about eight months after Rumbaugh was released to return to work and two years after hi... 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)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a <br> child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym, ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. MARVIN WILLARD POULSON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his jury conviction of one count of rape and one count of criminal restraint </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></b></b> <br> <br> After an incident in July 2019, the State charged Poulson with two counts of rape <br> under K.S.A. 2019 Su... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. William Wesley Flesher, Jr.
<h2><br> Manhattan, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, and theft.<br> </hr><br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. JURY INSTRUCTIONS. The case addresses whether the district court erred by not providing unrequested jury instructions that the State must disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, and whether this omission constituted... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Calvin Wesley Rich
<h2><br> Great Bend, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking relief from custody.<br> </h2><br> Calvin Wesley Rich, having been civilly committed as a sexually violent predator for 20 years, petitioned the district court for transitional release and requested appointment of an independent examiner. After an initial hearing, the district court denied Rich's request for an in... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KS)Brave Law Firm, LLC v. Truck Accident Lawyers Group, Inc., et al.
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an alleged violation of the Lanham Act and Kansas law in connection with certain advertisements for legal services.<br> <br> Brace agreed to dismiss the lawsuit if Pistrotnik produced proof that a large settlement touted in some of its advertisments actually occurred. <br> <br> Pistotnik produce the proof and dismissed th... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - ks)Dustin Bain v. South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, L.L.C.
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas Federal Employer's Liability Act personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a federal law that gives railroad workers the right to sue their employer for damages if they are injured, sickened, or killed on the job. FELA was passed by Congress in 1908 to improve safety on the railroads and compensate i... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - KS)United States of America v. Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas international kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant.<br> </h2><br> Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley has been charged with international parental kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1204. She appeals from the district court's order affirming the magistrate judge's pretrial detention order. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.... More...
$0 (12-19-2017 - KS)Lori Ann Norris v. IC System, Inc.
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <h2><br> Violation of 15 USC 1692 is a section of the United States Code that covers debt collection practices and consumer credit protection. It is part of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which was enacted in March 1978. The FDCPA's purpose is to: <br>... More...
$0 (09-24-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Zachary Christian Arnold
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas involuntary manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> In October 2019, Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a house based on a report that Chris Arnold, the defendant's father, had been shot and killed during an argument between the two men. (This opinion uses Zachary's and Chris' first names for purposes of clarity.) ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Tony M. Payne </center<
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas aggravated assult criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Tony M. Payne appeals the revocation of his probation and imposition of his underlying sentence. We granted Payne's motion for summary disposition under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 7.041A (2024 Kan. S.Ct. R. at 48). Finding no error, we affirm.<br> <br> In 2018, Payne pleade... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - KS)Brian Pflughoeft v. Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, LLC </center
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas personal injury FELA lawyer represented the plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> "The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) is a special federal law made to protect railroad workers. FELA covers their injury claims if a railroad worker gets hurt on the job. It's different than regular workers' compensation laws. These laws cover state workers in other industries." FindLaw... More...
$1 (08-09-2024 - KS)Tiffany Espinosa v. Todd W. Allen, et al. </center
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> "Civil rights violations by government officials can occur in many situations, but police misconduct may be the most familiar. Concerns over excessive force by police have mounted in recent years. Excessive force violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which forbids unreasonable searches and... More...
$0 (08-09-2024 - 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 D. KEMMERLY </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant the right to self-representation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On the evening of February 17, 2019, Justin Gaston got out of a white Cadillac in <br> the parking lot of a motel in Wichita. One of the ... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - KS)Pamela S. Magallanes v. Social Security Administration
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits.<br> </h2><br> <br> s<br> <br> Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI of the Social Security Act)​ Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides cash payments to individuals who ar... More...
$0 (06-26-2024 - KS)Jerrod Stout v. Central Plastics, Inc.
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act Violation theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> The FLSA prohibits the shipment, offer for shipment, or sale in interstate commerce, of any goods produced in violation of the minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor or special minimum wage provisions.<br> <br> "Central Plastics' mission is to be a ... More...
$1 (06-26-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. BETH MERRILL </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, contending that the State of Kansas does not have territorial jurisdiction to prosecute this case. In addition, she contended that the district court erred in admitting certain evidence at trial relating to the issue of territorial jurisdiction. She also contended that the district c... More...
$0 (06-22-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS, v. HUMBERTO L. PALACIO JR. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count criminal possession <br> of a firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Palacio now appeals the indecent liberties with a child conviction, raisin... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. WILLIAM LOGGINS JR. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing the district court's dismissal of his motion to withdraw a plea from a 1981 conviction for aggravated burglary </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Loggins pleaded guilty in 1981 to aggra... More...
$0 (06-07-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. ERIK NAHSHON DIXON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Erik Nahshon Dixon began committing crimes with his street gang, <br> the Ins... More...
$0 (06-11-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. CHARLES RICHARD BOLINGER </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two sex crime charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A district court dismissed two sex crime charges against Charles <br> Bolinger based on the statute of limitations. The State appe... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> (1) aggravated battery <br> <br> (2) misdemeanor domestic battery <br> <br> (3) misdemeanor battery <br> </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The Ellis County District Court rul... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - 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)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. MALIK D. BEASLEY </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with criminal use of weapons </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Malik D. Beasley appeals his convictions of two counts of criminal <br> use of weapons following a jury trial. Beasley claims: (1) The State ... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - KS)Ana Galvan-Gomez v. Signature Landscape, LLC
</center><font color="red"><h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, 23-CV-30042, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. 12101 provides:<br> <br> The Congress ... More...
$1 (06-10-2024 - KS)Michelle Miser v. Freight Logistics, Inc.
<font color="red"><h2>Kansas City, Missouri civil rights lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Brad&l=Thoenen&i=146895&z=64111" target="_new">Brad K. Thoenen</a>,<br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Ethan&l=Crockett&i=146896&z=64111" target="_new">Ethan Alexander Crockett</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=John&l=Ziegelmeyer,%20III&i=146... More...
$0 (06-05-2024 - 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. CODY MCFARLAND </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with challenging only his blackmail conviction and his sentence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Because McFarland challenges only his blackmail conviction and his sentence, we <br> will briefly sum... More...
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