Missouri Lanham Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Raymond Porter, Jr. </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering. ... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, Rebecca Massey and Goldner Capital Management, LLC
Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to impede the EPA, a related state agency, and OHSA, and violate the Clean Air Act regarding the removal of asbestos-containing materials. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, 45, a citizen of Honduras, residing in Lawrence, N.Y., who was previously charged by criminal complaint on Aug. 1, 2025, with one count of... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Jason L. Hemingway
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and for laundering over $35,000 of PPP funds. Jason L. Hemingway, 47, was charged with two counts each of bank fraud and making a false statement on a loan applicatio... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> Lisa Bohnert v. Impellam NA Support Services, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> James Westmoreland v. Progressive American Insurance Company
Kansas City, Missouri, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. AI Overview Missouri bad faith insurance law allows policyholders to sue insurers for "vexatious refusal to pay" (Mo. Rev. Stat. 375.420) when a company unfairly delays or denies a legitimate claim without reasonable cause, violating its duty to act in good faith... More...
$1 (12-08-2025 - MO)<H2> Artrelle Fowler v. DoorDash Essentials, LLC d/b/a DoorDash
St. Louis, Missouri, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory. AI Overview U.S. civil rights job discrimination laws, primarily Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, make it illegal for employers (with 15+ employees) to discriminate in hiring, firing, pay, promotions, or any job aspect based on race, color, religio... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - MO)<H2> Zaid Aday v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
St. Louis, Missouri, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract law theory. AI Overview Bad faith breach of insurance contract law means an insurer unreasonably denies, delays, or underpays a valid claim, violating the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing inherent in every insurance contract, leading to potential lawsuits for contract da... More...
$1 (12-05-2025 - MO)Sharel Mawby v. Folgers Coffee Marketing
Kansas City, Missouri, consumer law class action lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and unjust enrichment.<br> <br> Missouri resident Mark Smith bought containers of Folgers coffee that featured<br> representations about the number of six-ounce cups that the coffee in each container<br> could produce. Believing the representations to be misleadi... More...
$0 (11-27-2025 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Thomas L. Horton
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with escaping from custody in violation of 18 U.S. C. 741.<br> <br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) sets forth a penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine under Title 18 for escape or an attempt to escape on a felony or conviction on any offense, and one year confinement and/or a fine under Title 18 for esca... More...
$0 (11-17-2025 - MO)<H2> Sheri Agee v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-17-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Greg Hallgrimson
Liberty, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst-degree domestic assault in violation of section 565.072.<br> <br> Hallgrimson and S.H. ("Victim") married in 2010 and divorced in 2017. By 2020, they had reunited and started living together again.<br> <br> On June 13, 2020, the couple had an argument about why Victim did not want to remarry Hallgrimson. Victim... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Briauna Adams </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and more than $3,000,000 in stolen Treasury checks. <br> <br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her leadership role in two cases that resulted in more t... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)Sarah Genebacher v. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, d/b/a St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis, Missouri, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment law violation theory.<br> <br> The "Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act" is more commonly known as the<br> Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which restricts telemarketing and the use of automated telephone equipment. Its main provisions prohibit calls with automate... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - MO)State of Illinois and the City of Chicago v. Donald J. Trump, et al.
On October 4, 2025, President Donald Trump<br> invoked his authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize<br> and deploy members of the National Guard within Illinois,<br> over the objection of the state's Governor. He asserted that de-<br> ploying the Guard in the state was necessary to quell violent<br> assaults against federal immigration agents and property. The<br> State of Illinois and t... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - MO)Cody Hilsinger v. Berlin Wheeler, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act claim.... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - MO)Marcia Denmon v. Kansas Counselors, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collections Practice Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provides that "[i]f a consumer<br> notifies a debt collector in writing . . . that the consumer wishes the debt collector to<br> cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not<br> commun... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MO)Patricia Conway v. Mercy Hospital St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> During the COVID-19 pandemic, Patricia Conway, a registered nurse, was terminated from Mercy Hospital St. Louis ("Mercy Hospitalâ€)—a non-profit healthcare facility owned and operated by Mercy Health Ministries—after she refused to comply with the hospital's vaccinati... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - MO)Shannon Marie Truxel v. Social Security Administration
Cape Girardeau disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking denial by HHS of her application to Social Security Disability law.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Social Security disability law, primarily governed by Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, provides monthly benefits to individuals unable to work due to a qualifying disability. SSDI (Title II) focuses on those who have worked and ... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - MO)R.A. v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities, d/b/a Mercy Hospitals, et al.
St. Louis, Missouri personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> COMES NOW Plaintiff R.A., a minor, by and through his Next Friends and Natural<br> Parents Sarah Anyan and Blake Anyan, by and through his attorneys of record and for his Second<br> Amended Petition against Mercy Hospitals East Communities d/b/a Mercy Hospital St. Louis,<br> Mercy Clinic East Communi... More...
$1 (04-21-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Wilbert Ballard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Jefferson City, man has been sentenced... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Alan Barker </h1></h1></
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ashland Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Ashland, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal cou... More...
$0 (02-26-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lee Carroll </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missouri Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for $3 Million Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Prayshana Washington </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 in Missouri and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Houston Woman Sentenced for $800,000 Covid Fraud Scheme</h2></c... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - MO)Kenya Walzer v. Missouri Board of Nursing
<h2><br> Jefferson City, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an administrative law appeal.<br> </h2><br> Walzer has a long history and repeated pattern of nursing license discipline by the Board, receiving disciplinary probation with specific terms from the Board and then violating those terms.<br> <br> Walzer was originally licensed as a licensed practical nurs... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MO)Millstone Property Owners Association v. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam of St. Louis
<h2><br> Hillsboro, Missouri real property lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to eliminate restrictive covenants.<br> </h2><br> <br> In May 2004, Essex Development Inc. executed and recorded restrictions for a tract of land in Jefferson County known as Millstone Subdivision ("the subdivision"). The stated purpose of the restrictions was to preserve the land "as a respectable and attractive... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MO)Douglas Overfield v. BNSF Railway Company
<h2><br> St. Louis, Missouri employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a FELA claim.<br> </h2><br> Overfield worked as a locomotive engineer for BNSF. On February 18, 2018, as Overfield was exiting a locomotive, his company-issued reflective vest caught on the rear door handle mechanism, causing him to fall and sustain severe spinal injuries. He is no longer able to work as an engineer w... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MO)Cristina Raybourn v. Changing Leads Equine Rescue and Woodson Hill Equestrian Center, LLC
<h2><br> Plate City, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the plaintiff negligence theories.<br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant Changing Leads Equine Rescue ("CLER") is a non-profit horse rescue located in Kansas City, Missouri. CLER cared for rescue horses and made efforts to place the horses in adoptive homes. CLER utilized volunteer workers to help care for the horses by cleaning stalls, feedi... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Wyatt Christopher Maxwell aka “Louis Whitaker†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing and selling child pornography online. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former KC Individual Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempting to Produce Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former Kans... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - MO)Kiara Standifer and Quentina Tate v. Suntrup Hyundal, Inc. and Hyundai Motor America Corp.
<h2><br> St. Louis, Missouri consumer law breach of warranty lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Kiara Standifer and Quentina Tate (collectively, "Consumers") each purchased a Hyundai vehicle from a dealership in St. Louis County. Subsequent to their purchases, Consumers' vehicles were stolen.<br> <br> Consumers filed a petition in the circuit court, claiming Suntrup... More...
$0 (08-06-2024 - MO)Bryant Holms v. Missouri Department of Corrections
<h2><br> Kansas City, Missouri civil rights employment discrimination lawyer reprsented the Plaintiff who sued on a hostile work environment theory under the Missouri Human Rights Act.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Bryant Holmes began his employment with the DOC in 1993 as a correctional officer. He was promoted to chief of custody at a probation and parole center in 2008 and became deputy warden in 201... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. James L. Lancaster
<h2><br> Ozark, Missouri third-degree domestic violence criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> James L. Lancaster was charged with third-degree domestic assault.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> <br> "The rule of completeness provides that, when 'either party introduces part of an act, occurrence, or transaction, the opposing party is entitled to introduce or to inquire into ... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - MO)Anita Martin v. Christopher Martin
<h2><br> Kansas City, Missouri divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> On February 2023, Anita Martin ("Appellant") filed a petition in the Jackson County Circuit Court against Christopher Martin ("Respondent") and Yolanda Martin ("New Wife"). The petition alleged the following: Appellant and Respondent used to be married. Their divorce was fina... More...
$0 (04-02-2024 - MO)Emily Dack, et al. v. Wolkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al
<h2><br> Kansas City, Missouri Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> Plaintiffs were current and former owners or lessees of model year 2015-2019 Volkswagen vehicles equipped with the "Front Assist" feature. According to the Complaint, Volkswagen describes Front Assist as follows:<br> <br> Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (i... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - MO)Linda Scobee v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company
<h2><br> St. Louis, Missouri bad faith breach of insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Broadly speaking, a bad faith insurance claim arises when an insurance company intentionally denies, delays, or underpays a legitimate claim. In doing so, the insurer violates Missouri law as well as its contractual obligation to act in good faith. It is an unethical practic... More...
$0 (07-02-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Sandra Hemme
<h2><br> Justice Went to Hell in Chillicothe, Missouri when Sandra Hemme was convicted of murder.<br> </h2><br> Sandra Hemme, age 21, was charged with the 1980 stabbing death of library worker Patricia Jeschke in St. Joseph, Missouri.<br> <br> The Missouri Supreme Court described the case against Sandra Hemme as follows:<br> <br> "Appellant was charged with the murder of one Patricia Jeschke on N<... More...
$0 (11-12-1980 - MO)Douglas Cozort v. BNSF Railway Company
<h2><br> Springfield, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on Railroad Labor Act negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> 49 U.S.c. 20202: The purpose of act is to promote safety in every area of railroad operations and reduce railroad-related accidents and incidents.<br> ... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - MO)Deborah Ann Willis v. United States of America
<h2><br> Kansas City, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Missouri is a pure comparative negligence state, while it recognizes the legal doctrine of "comparative negligence." Under this doctrine, a plaintiff who is partially responsible for their own injuries may only collect damages in proportio... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - MO)Emily Dack, et al. v. Volkswagon Group in American, Inc., et al.
<font color="red"><h2><br> Kansas City, Missouri consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act breach theory.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> 15 U.S.C. 2301: The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is the federal law that governs consumer product warranties. Passed by Congress in 1975, the Act requires warrantors of consumer products to provide consumers with... More...
$0 (01-19-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Kevin Bernard Strickland </2>
Justice Went to Hell in Kansas City, Missouri in a criminal defense attorney unsuccessfully represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder.<br> <br> The Supreme Court of Missouri described that case against Strickland as follows:<br> <br> Kevin Strickland was convicted by a jury of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, and two counts of second degree murder, § ... More...
$0 (12-31-1979 - MO)Mark Eugene Woodworth v. Kenneth Holshof, et al.
St. Joseph, Missouri civil rights lawyers Robert Brooks Ramsey, Joseph Fredrick Yeckel, and Michele C. Puckett represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming that they violated his civil rights by failing to comply with Brady v. Maryland in the prosecution of criminal charges against him in the Circuit Court, Livingston, Missouri in 1995.<br> <br> According to the Judge Gaitan:<br> <br... More...
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