Massachusetts Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

United States of America v. Arsenio Valladares

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry

Salvadoran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry





Sponsored By
M... More...    $0 (07-07-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Fagner Storck, a/k/a “Tiago Santos”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien

Brazilian National Charged with Illegal Reentry





Sp... More...    $0 (07-07-2025 - MA)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Morris I. Clemons

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with drug possession.

At about 9:32 P..M. on November 6, 2022, Officer Tredeau saw the Toyota stopped to the side of a roadway. The Toyota's brake lights were on, its transmission was in drive, and the defendant, who was its sole occupant, was slumped over and asleep with his foot on the brake pedal. When Offi... More...
   $0 (07-01-2025 - MA)

Igor Odnovorov v. Svitlana Odnovorov

Boston, Massachusetts family law lawyers represented the husband and wife in a divorce action.

"In making a property division and alimony determination under G. L. c. 208, § 34, a judge must make findings indicating that [she] has considered all factors relevant under § 34, and has not considered any irrelevant factors." T.E. v. A.0., 82 Mass.App.Ct. 586, 592 (2012), quoting Bowring v.... More...
   $0 (06-30-2025 - MA)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Jheremy N. Sanchez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carrying a firearm without a license, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a.); carrying a loaded firearm without a license, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (n); and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, G. L. c. 269, § 12E.

* * *

Legal issue Was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction for carryi... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

Rebecca L. Konsvick, et al. v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation

Boston, Massachusetts insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case presents a dispute regarding the interpretation of the Massachusetts Standard Automobile Policy (the “Standard Policy” or “Policy”) as applied by the Defendant, Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation (“Plymouth Rock” or the “Defendant”). The Plain... More...
   $0 (03-22-2025 - MA)

United States ex rel. Martin Flanagan v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America

Boston, Massachusetts qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff suing on a False Claims Act fraud theory.

Martin Flanagan brought this qui tam suit against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. ("Fresenius"), under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, alleging a fraudulent kickback scheme related to referrals to Fresenius-operated dialysis clinics. The district court dismissed... More...
   $0 (07-01-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Richard Evans

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with filing false claims to BPD for overtime pay and his participation in a scheme to submit such claims and wire fraud.

Evans entered BPD's police academy in 1983 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on January 20, 2010. Captain is the highest-ranking position within the BPD that can be achieved without b... More...
   $0 (07-01-2025 - MA)

Andy Luu Tran v. Citizens Bank, N.A., f/k/a RBS Citizens

Boston, Massachusetts bankruptcy lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to avoid the transfer of his interest in his home.

In 2008, Tran granted Citizens Bank, N.A. (the "Bank") a mortgage on the Property. In 2022, the Bank foreclosed on the Property at an auction sale in which Herbert Jacobs was the high bidder. Jacobs and the Bank executed a memorandum of sale at the close of the auct... More...
   $0 (07-01-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Manuel A. Padilla

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry

Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry



Manuel A. Padilla, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathan... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Manuel A. Padilla

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry





Sponsored By
More...
   $0 (06-23-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jean Morose Viliena

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien

Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry





Sponsored By
More...
   $0 (06-23-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Joseph Corea

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 400 GRAMS OR MORE OF FENTANYL, FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE, AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,
DISTRIBUTION OF AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE; AIDING AND ABETTING,
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - ma)

United States of America v. Jose Edinson Montealegre-Fernandez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY,

MONETARY TRANSACTIONS IN CRIMINALLY DERIVED PROPERTY; AIDING AND ABETTING,

AND

LAUNDERING OF MONETARY INSTRUMENTS; AIDING AND ABETTING.... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Marco Antonio Jauregui

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with:

21:846 - CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE AND 400 GRAMS OR MORE OF FENTANYL

and

18:1956(h) - MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Anny Cruz

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to posses with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine base.... More...    $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Ranyel Reyes

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin.

... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

Karen Morales-Posada, et al. v. Cultural Care, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

e complaint alleges that Cultural Care violated the plaintiffs' rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
and various state wage and hour laws by failing to pay them legal wages for their work as au pairs. It also alleges violations of state deceptive trade practi... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

Mamdou Bah, et al. v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Boston, LLC, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts labor law lawyers represented a class of plaintiff suing on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

Mamadou Bah's complaint alleged that, in violation of the FLSA, Enterprise Boston and EHI failed to pay overtime wages prior to November 27, 2016, to assistant branch managers whom, like himself, the two companies jointly employed. As support for the FLSA claims, ... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jonathan Gonzalez

Worester, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribut and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cncaine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846.... More...    $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

Nkealmay, Inc. v. Atain Specialty Insurance Company

Springfield, Massachusetts insurance law lawyers represented the parties in beach of contract action.

* * *

In Massachusetts, a breach of an insurance contract occurs when an insurer fails to fulfill its obligations under the policy. This can involve wrongfully denying a claim, failing to investigate a claim reasonably, or not settling a claim when liability is clear. Such breach... More...
   $1 (06-18-2025 - MA)

Stephen D. Woodbridge v. The City of Greenfield

Springfield, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Civil Rights Act violation theory.

* * *

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark US law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It addresses discrimination in various areas including voting, public accommodations, public education, and employment. Th... More...
   $1 (06-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Elionidas Najera Perez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of deported alien. ... More...    $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Derk Aut

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement by a bank employe and aggravated identity theft.

* * *

18 U.S.C. § 656 is a federal law that criminalizes embezzlement, misapplication of funds, or theft by individuals connected with banks, including officers, directors, agents, or employees. It applies to a variety of financial in... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - ma)

Bruno Project Rescue, Inc., et al. v. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiffs seeking review of a agency decision on an Administrative Procedure Act theory relating to the CDC rules relating to the importation of dogs.

* * *

The CDC's dog importation regulations, effective August 1, 2024, aim to prevent the introduction of dog rabies virus variant (DMRVV) into the US. These regulation... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Aleksel Andriunin

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit market
manipulation and wire fraud.

* * *

Conspiracy to commit market manipulation involves an agreement between two or more people to artificially influence the price of a security or commodity, often through deceptive practices. This can involve spreading false inform... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jose Edinson Montealegre-Fernandez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with money laundering conspirayc, monetary transactions in criminally derived property.

* * *

18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) defines the crime of money laundering conspiracy. It essentially makes it a federal offense to conspire with others to commit money laundering as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1956. To be found... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Ranyel Reyes

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute an distribution of heroine.

the most commonly prosecuted federal drug statutes prohibit the manufacture,
distribution, importation, and exportation of controlled substances.1 They also prohibit
attempts and conspiracies to do the same.2 As discussed below, the... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Karen Read

Dedham, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with econd-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.

On June 9, 2022, Read was charged in three separate indictments with second-degree murder in
violation of Mass. Gen. Laws c. 265, § 1 (Count 1); manslaughte... More...
   $0 (06-18-2025 - MA)

Dahua Technology USA, Inc. v. Feng Zhang

Boston, Massachusetts commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute.

Zhang alleges that Dahua breached its obligation to pay him severance of $680,000 per month for sixteen months. Dahua
maintains that the parties only intended Zhang to receive a total severance of $680,000, paid in sixteen monthly installments.

Dahua sued under diversity jurisdi... More...
   $0 (06-12-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jovan Vavic

Boson, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud.

Jovan Vavic was an award-winning head coach of the men's and women's water polo teams at the University of Southern California (USC). As head coach, he was responsible for recruiting elite high school players and fundraising for his teams. In 2019, he was indicted for his role in the nationwide "Va... More...
   $0 (06-02-2025 - MA)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. John Doe

Northampton, Massacusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple wildlife violations following the illegal killing of a deer within Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary.

According to the Massachusetts Environmental Police, on the night of Nov. 30, 2024, an Environmental Police officer observed suspicious activity involving the use of artificial light to locate deer... More...
   $0 (05-30-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Mario Lopez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Reentry

Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Reentry



A Guatemalan national, illegally residing in New Bedford, pleaded guilty to... More...
   $0 (05-28-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Thomas Brady

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of extortion and three counts of use of interstate facilities to commit bribery and extortion

Former Deputy Superintendent of the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Arrested and Charged With E... More...
   $0 (05-28-2025 - MA)

L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a First Amendment Constitutional law case.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), famously upheld the First Amendment right of public-school students to wear black armbands at school in protest of the country's i... More...
   $0 (05-27-2025 - MA)

Boston, Massachusetts family law lawyer represented the parties in a divorce.

The parties entered a stipulation for partial judgment, which, at least initially, left open only a single question for trial: whether the marital home should be included as divisible marital property, and, if so, how its value should be divided. At some point, it appears the parties also agreed to submit for tr... More...
   $0 (05-20-2025 - MA)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Thomas Mercado

Plymouth, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Thomas Mercado, 40, was convicted in 2009 of fatally shooting 29-year-old David Gomes inside a Brockton apartment building three years earlier.

MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click ... More...
   $0 (05-16-2025 - MA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Keolis Commuter Services

Former Electrical Company General Manager Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Keolis Commuter Services



The former ... More...
   $0 (05-15-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Trevor Jones

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking Four Victims

Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Four Victims



An Everett man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fou... More...
   $0 (05-15-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jairo Collazo

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy



A Dominican national residing in the Bronx, N.... More...
   $0 (05-15-2025 - MA)

Find a Lawyer
Find a Case
AK Morlan
Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
array(8) { [0]=> string(2) "19" ["id"]=> string(2) "19" [1]=> string(2) "MA" ["state1"]=> string(2) "MA" [2]=> string(13) "Massachusetts" ["state2"]=> string(13) "Massachusetts" [3]=> string(0) "" ["state3"]=> string(0) "" }