Massachusetts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Justice lawyers represented the United Stare on a False Claims Act claim that the Defendant submitted medically unnecessary claims for urine drug testing (UDT) to Medicare for payment. Labcorp offered clients a testing panel called “Toxassure Comprehensive,” which contained both “Presumptive” and “Definitive” testing methods. Generally, Presumpt... More...
$ (07-16-2026 - MA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Flanagan </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, falsification of records, and money laundering. By Kent Morlan Christopher Flanagan, 38, of Dennis, Mass. was indicted with eight counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, one count of falsification of records and three counts of filing false tax returns. Flanagan was previously char... More...
$ (05-12-2026 - MA)United States of America v. Tuyet T. Martin
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to obstruct justice. Tuyet T. Martin, 55, of Pelham, N.H., was charged along with her brother Dean Tran, who was charged in a 28-count federal indictment for his fraudulent collection of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and his willful omission of consulting and rental income from his tax ... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - MA)United States of America v. Urvishkumar Vipulkumar Patel
Springfield, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In early 2024, an elderly Berkshire County resident received a pop-up message on his computer claiming that his computer was frozen and directing him to call the number provided on the computer screen, purportedly associated with Microsoft. The victim’s call was routed t... More...
$ (01-20-2026 - MA)<H2> United States of America v. Stephen L. Hochberg
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to obstruction of justice. Stephen Hochberg, age 77, of Marlborough, and Charles D. Katz agreed in as early as 2014 to cheat the IRS. They agreed that Hochberg, who served as the Director of Corporate Services at Katz’s accounting firm and as Chief Operating Offi... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - MA)<H2> United States of America v. Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 29, 2020, to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were sufferi... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - MA)<H2> Yoav G. Stearns v. Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyers represented the the Plaintiff who accused university of acting with indifference to his complaints about campus protesters who he said had harassed him because he is Jewish. Yoav G. Stearns v. Harvard University refers to a significant antisemitism lawsuit filed by former Harvard Business School student Yoav Segev, alleging Harvard's "deliberate indiff... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - ma)<H2> Cayse Llorens v. Lexshare, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination Civil Rights Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-21-2025 - MA)<H2> Emily MacIntyre v. Curry College
Boston, Massachusetts employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standard Act violation theory.... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - MA)Jason R. Nelson v. Altec Industries, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on breach of contract theories.<br> <br> This was a class-action lawsuit filed against Altec Industries regarding wage and hour claims, which was settled in a private mediation in 2021. The lawsuit sought to address violations related to wages, and the settlement agreement, entered into by Class Counsel and Altec, was deemed ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Bill Dessaps </h1></h1>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering, and one count of bank fraud<br> <br> An Easton man was convicted today, following an eight-day trial of using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative.... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - MA)Brad O'Brien v. United States of America
Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act wrongful death medical malpractice claim.... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Steve Leon Waithe
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, cyberstalking and conspiracy to commit computer fraud and aiding and abetting computer fraud.<br> <br> Former college track and field coach Steve Waithe pleaded guilty to a multi-count indictment charging schemes to obtain nude and semi-nude photographs from over a hundred women, including many Waithe ... More...
$0 (08-12-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Harvey Rodriguez, a/k/a “Big Opp†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Boston, Mssachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Lynn Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Lynn man was arr... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - MA)Paula Appelton, a/k/a Paula Sweet v. National Union Fire Insurance Company o Pittsburgh, P.A. and AIG Claims, Inc.
Worcester, Massachusetts insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theories.<br> <br> In January 2015, Paula Appleton suffered severe injuries after a pickup truck struck her car from behind. Appleton filed an insurance claim against the driver, whose policy was administered by AIG Claims, Inc. ("AIG"). Over the next four years, Appleton and AIG exchanged ... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Derek Capozzi
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Derek Capozzi challenged to the district court's disposition of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. First, he argues that Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015) ("Johnson II"), invalidates his enhanced sentence imposed under the Ar... More...
$0 (07-21-2025 - 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.<br> <br> 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 dismiss... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Jean Morose Viliena </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="... More...
$0 (06-23-2025 - 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. <br> <br> e complaint alleges that Cultural Care violated the plaintiffs' rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) <br> 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.<br> <br> 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)Nkealmay, Inc. v. Atain Specialty Insurance Company
Springfield, Massachusetts insurance law lawyers represented the parties in beach of contract action.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 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)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.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 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 <br> manipulation and wire fraud.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 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)Dahua Technology USA, Inc. v. Feng Zhang
Boston, Massachusetts commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute.<br> <br> Zhang alleges that Dahua breached its obligation to pay him severance of $680,000 per month for sixteen months. Dahua<br> maintains that the parties only intended Zhang to receive a total severance of $680,000, paid in sixteen monthly installments.<br> <br> Dahua sued under diversity jurisdi... More...
$0 (06-12-2025 - MA)United States of America v. John Charles Volungus
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a real-life pedophile.<br> <br> Sent to federal prison in 1999 for child-sex crimes (enticement and possessing child pornography) Volungus did his<br> time but broke conditions of his supervised release in 2005 and so landed back behind bars. In 2006 (before his second jail stint ended) the government moved... More...
$0 (04-22-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Motha and Jeffrey Motha </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Men Sentenced for Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic</h... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Flanagan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Massachusetts State Representative Arrested and Charged in Alleged Fraud and Cover-Up Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - MA)Scott Cannon v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts insurance lawyer lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an ERISA claim.<br> <br> Scott Cannon, individually and as the personal representative of the estate of Blaise Cannon, appeals<br> from the grant of summary judgment on ERISA preemption grounds to defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("BCBS") on his state law wrongful death/punitive damages claim. See Mass... More...
$0 (03-19-2025 - MA)Susan O'Horo, M.D. v. Boston Medical Center Corporation, et al.
Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) ("Title VII"); the corresponding Massachusetts law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B ("Chapter 151B"); and the Massachusetts Health Care Whistleblower Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 187 ("MHCWA") theories.<br> <br> Susan O'Horo ("Dr. O'Horo") was employe... More...
$0 (03-13-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Henri Salvado-Gutierrez
Boston, Masschusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a conspiracy.<br> <br> Section 3B1.4 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("Guidelines")1 provides that "[i]f the<br> defendant used or attempted to use a person less than eighteen years of age to commit the offense or assist in avoiding detection of, or apprehension for, the offense, increase by... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kevin Murphy
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen.<br> <br> <br> When Sarah was between eight and nine years old, she was living with her mother and two great aunts, Helen, and Celeste.[2] She regularly visited the defendant and often stayed overnight at his home. Sarah testified tha... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - MA)Antonio F. Pennetti v. Elijah T. Beauregard, et al.
Boston, Massachusetts consumer lawyer lawyer represented the Defendant accused of breaching a residential lease by failing to pay rent.<br> <br> This case stemmed from a no-fault residential summary process action brought in the Housing Court. After trial, the judge found that the tenants, Elijah Beauregard and Jennifer Cochran, owed the landlord, Antonio Pennetti, unpaid rent. The tenants, howeve... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - MA)Jesse Sutherland v. Peterson's Oil Service, Inc . <?h2>
Boston, Massachusetts employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> <br> Jesse Sutherland had a rocky eight-month period employed as an oil service technician at<br> Peterson's Oil Service, Inc. ("Peterson's"). Two months into his new job with the company, Sutherland injured his right knee, tearing his meniscus in two plac... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - MA)<H2> George Rodrique, II v. Hearst Communications, Inc., et al.
Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff religious discrimination theory.<br> <br> George Rodrique, II sued his<br> employer, Hearst Stations, Inc. ("Hearst"), after it denied his<br> request for a religious exemption from the company's COVID-19<br> vaccination requirement and then terminated him for refusing to<br> receive the vaccine. Rodrique claims that Hearst's fail... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - ma)Melissa Pacheco v. University of Massachusetts, et al.
Boston, Massachusetts employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a sex discrimination claim.<br> <br> The plaintiff, an assistant dean at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), claimed the defendants unlawfully discriminated against her on the basis of sex in determining her starting salary when she was promoted to that position. Her amended complaint included counts under both the Mass... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Duhaime </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Staging a Hoax Explosion and Making False Statements </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Northeastern University Employee Sentenced for Staging a Hoax Explosion and Making False Statements</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (01-14-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Doyle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Operations Manager Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme Bids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> A New York ope... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Doyle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Operations Manager Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> A New York operations manager p... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - MA)<h1> United States of America v. Johnny Buscema, Jr. and S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, U.S.A. Manufacturing </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Government Contractors and Owner Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Submitting Fraudulent Bids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> S.A.F.E. Structure De... More...
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