Kentucky Lacey Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brailen Weaver </h2> </center>
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with armed bankruptcy. By Kent Morlan Brailen Weaver entered a US Bank in Berea, Ky, on April 30, 2026, at approximately 1:57 p.m. Upon entering the bank, Weaver immediately shot and killed a bank employee and then killed a bank teller. Weaver checked multiple drawers in the bank and immediately left. Investigators... More...
$ (05-07-2026 - KY)<h2> <center> Verity Investigations, LLC v. Segepo-FSM, Inc. </h2> </center>
Lexington, Kentucky, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam (whistleblower) claim. Segepo-FSM, Inc. was accused of falsely certifying it was eligible to apply for and receive forgiveness of its $503,900 second-draw PPP loan. Segepo-FSM, Inc. stated that it had fewer than 300 employees in its application. At the time of its loan and forgiveness applications, Segepo... More...
$ (03-26-2026 - KY)<H2> Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett
Bowling Green, Kentucky, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 82 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory. Luther Poynter was incarcerated in the Barren County Detention Center (“BCDC”) on December 25, 2020, for contempt of court due to his failure to pay child support. On December 28, BCDC moved Poynter to a general-population cell, where Scotty Wix and Timothy Guess were... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - KY)Tawna Bowles v. SSRG II, L.L.C., Chicken Salad Chick
Covington, Kentucky, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act Violation theory. Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual restaurant chain, hired Tawna Bowles to serve as a cashier/service-team member at a franchise location in northern Kentucky. Bowles, who suffers from arthritis in her knees, requested that she be allowed to sit for five minutes af... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - KY)<H2> Brooke Threlkeld v. Norton Healthcare Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory. AI Overview The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees of covered employers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family/medical reasons (birth/adoption, serious health condition, military family needs) and 26 weeks fo... More...
$0 (12-05-2025 - KY)Freddie Brewer, et al. v. Alliance Coal, LLC, et al.
Pikeville, Kentucky employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards for most private and public sector employees. It mandates that employees receive at least the federal minimum wage, and overtime pay at a rate of t... More...
$1 (11-25-2025 - KY)United States of America x rel. Robert C. O'Laughlin, M.D. v. Radiation Therapy Services, P.S.C., dba Ashland Bellefonte Cancer Center, et al.
Ashland, Kentucky civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam claim.<br> <br> Dr. Robert O'Laughlin brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. He claimed that his former employers, providers of radiation and chemotherapy services, fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal programs. He alleged that they falsely represented that th... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Malcolm Culmer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Covington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Michigan man, Malcolm Culmer, ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - KY)United States of America v. Nathaniel Durham and Phillip Barnes
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.<br> <br> The district court determined Nathaniel Durham and Phillip Barnes were subject to the Armed Career Criminal Act's mandatory minimum term of imprisonment because each had at least three prior qualifying convictions for offenses that occurred on different occasions. The Supre... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Zachary Martin Young </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Paducah, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Soldier for Child Exploitation Offense at Fort Campbell</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br>... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - KY)United States of America v. Timothy John Lewis
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.<br> <br> In March 2023, a jury found Timothy John Lewis guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the Western District of Kentucky. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced him to 200 months' imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act ... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Irene Michelle Fike
Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyers represented the Defend charged with fraud.<br> <br> From 2016 to 2021, Fike worked at an accounting firm, where she performed bookkeeping tasks for one of the firm's clients, J.M. and J.M.'s family. When Fike left the firm in 2021, J.M. hired her as an independent contractor, entrusting her to pay bills, update financial records, and complete other book... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Larry Coffman </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jury Convicts Mercer County Man of Sex Trafficking of Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Harrodsburg, Ky., man was convicted by a federal jury in Le... More...
$0 (04-23-2025 - KY)Joseph Ebu v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, et al.
Lexington, Kentucky immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a naturalization law issue.<br> <br> Plaintiff Joseph Ebu, a lawful permanent resident, was subject to concurrent<br> naturalization and removal proceedings. Believing that the pending removal proceedings took<br> priority over his naturalization application, defendant United States Citizenship and Immigration<br> Services (USCIS)... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Rodarius Servick </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sex Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Louis County Man Accused of Child Sex Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man from Northwoods, in St. Louis County, Missouri, has been accused of child sex tr... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - KY)Rafael Cruz v. Norton Healthcare, Inc, et al.
<h2><br> Louisville, Kentucky employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> </h2><br> In 2002, Cruz, a physician, was employed by Norton to work parttime and as-needed at its various Immediate Care Centers ("ICC") in Kentucky and Indiana, where Cruz is a resident. Initially, Cruz worked two to four 12-hour shifts weekly. In 2008, Cruz began to exp... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KY)Ashley Nicole Hild v. Richard William Hild
<h2><br> La Grange, Kentucky family law lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in a protective order dispute.<br> </h2><br> On February 16, 2024, the circuit court conducted a hearing; both parties appeared. Appellant proceeded with counsel and Appellee proceeded pro se. The circuit court began by reading the allegations of the petition aloud. Richard verified the contents of the petition ... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KY)United States of America v. Bret Hankison
<h2>Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating a woman's civil rights by shooting and killing her during a radid.<br> </h2><br> Former Louisville, Kentucky police officer brett Hankison fired 10 shots through Breonna Taylor's apartment in a deadly raid in Louisville, Ky., in 2020. Hankison shots did not kill Breona Taylor, age 26. Shots fired by... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - KY)United States of America v. Alvaro Alegria Tovar
<h2><br> Covington, Kentucky Fair Labor Standards Act denial of overtime compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2>... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Cordarious Baltimore </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2016 Robbery Spree in Haywood County, Tennessee </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Final Defendant Sentenced in 2016 Robbery Spree in Haywood County, Tennessee/h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Over a period of five days in April ... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Logsdon Valley Oil, Inc., a/k/a Hart Petroleum </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bowling Green, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Criminal Violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hart County Company Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation and Fined $100,000 for Federal Criminal Violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act</h2></center></b></b>... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Kelly Lamont Mason </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bowling Green, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Sex Offender Registry Violation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Warren County Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Federal Sex Offender Registry Violation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Warren County... More...
$0 (05-20-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Darlene McCoy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with CARES Act Fraud </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Louisville Woman Sentenced to Over 1 Year in Federal Prison for CARES Act Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> Darlene McCoy, 67, was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison, followed by a 3-yea... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - KY)Evelyn Cecil and Kevin Cecil v. United States of America
Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.<br> <br> Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees acting within the scope of their official duties.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (03-11-2024 - KY)Joanna Quarles Matlock v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al.
Paducah, Kentucky insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Christian Circuit Court, 22-CI-00820, and was removed to federal court.<br> <br> "Insurers are required to honor the terms of the insurance policy and handle claims fairly and timely. However, many insurance companies will use tactics designed to d... More...
$1 (03-08-2024 - KY)Kerri Austin v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company, d/b/a Travelers Insurance
Covington, Kentucky personal injury insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> "If an insurance company refuses to pay a claim, can it be held liable for an amount of money in excess of the amount of the claim itself? If an insurance company was entitled to deny a claim, then, obviously, it is not liable for an... More...
$1 (01-09-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Blake Patterson </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Louisville, Kentucky Fraud Lawyer represented the Defendant for CARES Act Fraud</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> A Louisville man was sentenced yesterday to 1 year and 6 months in prison for charges related to his submission of twelve fraudulent Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act applications.<br> <br> U.S. Attorney... More...
$0 (01-07-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Leon Sims </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Lexington, Kentucky Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant am Ohio Man Sentenced for Interstate Prostitution.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <br> An Ohio man, Leon Sims, 41, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for a violation of the Mann Act, which is the engagement of interstate prosti... More...
$0 (01-06-2024 - KY)United States of America v. Charles Hopkins
Paducha, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally harvesting and sale of shovelnose sturgeon roe.<br> <br> The Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to transport and sell fish that were taken in violation of any law or regulation of any state. Kentucky regulates fishing for sturgeon and its eggs, which are marketed as caviar.... More...
$0 (12-01-2023 - KY)United States of America v. Charles Davis
Bowling Green, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Charles Davis, 57, was sentenced last week to 2 years and 3 months in prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for two counts of wire fraud. The charges were in in connection with his thefts while working as treasurer from two Russell County non-profit organizations, ArtWorks Com... More...
$0 (12-07-2023 - KY)Gene M. Jenkins v. Superior Interiors, LLC., d/b/a Superior Interiors Auto Upholstery, et al.
Louisville, Kentucky employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Labor Standards Act violation theories.<br> <br> "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governme... More...
$1 (11-27-2023 - KY)Marcellina Cordes v. United Specialty Insurance Company, et al.
Paducah, Kentucky insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> "In Kentucky, as in many other states, an insurance company has a duty to act in good faith and fair dealing with its insureds. This duty is based on the concept of uberrimae fidei, which means "utmost good faith."<br> <br> What is uberrimae fidei?<br... More...
$0 (11-27-2023 - KY)Darrell Frazier v. SCI Kentucky Funeral Services, Inc., d/b/a Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 29:621 Job Discrimination (Age) theory.<br> <br> "The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age or older. It was enacted in 1967 as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).<br> <br> Here is ... More...
$1 (11-22-2023 - KY)Paul Whitt v. Social Security Administration
Pikeville, Kentucky social security disability lawyer represent the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XIV benefits.<br> <br> "Title XIV of the Social Security Act (also known as the Grants to States for Aid and Services to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) was a federal program that provided financial assistance to states for the purpose o... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - KY)United States of America v. Air Methods Corporation
Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with failing to return known overpayments received from Medicare, Kentucky Medicaid, Tricare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs in violation of the False Claims Act.<br> <br> The United States alleged that Air Methods violated the False Claims Act, by improperly retaining overpayments for more than 100 flights that it ... More...
$1000000 (08-15-2023 - KY)Tina Hernandez v. Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC, et al.
Covington, Kentucky consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to third-party debt collectors, which are companies that collect debts on behalf of other businesses or individu... More...
$0 (07-17-2023 - KY)United States of America v. Recovery Services, LLC
Lexington, Kentucky civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, <br> <br> a federal law that prohibits causing the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the federal government.<br> <br> The United States alleged that Recovery Services, LLC, formerly known as Recovery Chestnut, billed Kentucky Medicaid for urine drug screens for patients who did ... More...
$300000 (07-17-2023 - KY)Henry Jackson v. Professional Contract Services, Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming that he was discrimination at work because of his race.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Henry Jackson is an African American man currently employed by PCSI as a floor technician. DN 5, at PageID # 21. Jackson filed an amended complaint on August 4, 2022, claiming that PCSI discriminated against him on the basis of r... More...
$0 (06-07-2023 - KY)Stephen Mayes v. SIG Sauer, Inc.
Bowling Green, Kentucky personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory.<br> <br> <br> On October 30, 2018, Stephen Mayes was shooting his new Sig Sauer P320 X Carry 9MM pistol, which was designed and manufactured by Defendant Sig Sauer, Inc. Mayes had the gun in a holster on his hip and was preparing to draw the gun when it discharged, shooting Mayes... More...
$0 (06-07-2023 - ky)C.J. v. United States of America, et al.
Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Federal Tort Claims Act theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff C.J. alleges that Officer Jacob Salcido sexually assaulted and battered her while an inmate at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She sued the United States and Salcido on February 10, 2023, alleging that Salcido violated her constitutional r... More...
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