Ohio Class Action Law
<H2> Eric L. Patterson v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al.
Cleveland, Ohio, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that UnitedHealth Group, his insurer and health plan administrator. In short, Patterson claims that United collected reimbursement for medical expenses paid on Patterson’s behalf even though his health plan gave United no such right. Patterson sued United and others under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Jaylin Iler
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 18 USC 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).<br> <br> (a) Any person who—<br> (1) knowingly mails, or transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, any ... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - OH)Estate of Donovan L. Lewis v. City of Columbus, Ohio, et al.
Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyer represents the Plaintiff who sued on an excessive force civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Twenty-year-old Donovan Lewis was at home in bed, around 2 a.m., when police officers entered his apartment to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Once inside the residence, Officer Ricky Anderson fatally shot the unarmed Lewis in the abdomen as he sat up in bed. Pu... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Lionell Coleman
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> A conspiracy is a secret plan by two or more people to do something unlawful or harmful. In a legal context, it is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime, which often requires an overt act to further the agreement. The term "conspiracy t... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.
Columbus, Ohio employmentlaw lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> <br> Monica Gray helped a colleague secure an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The colleague's supervisor opposed the accommodation and, a few months later, reported Gray for timecard falsification. State Farm investigated the report and fired Gray. Gray t... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Robert Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Loggistics, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence wrongful death theories.<br> <br> Robert Cox sued Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Logistics, LLC (together, "TQLâ€) for negligence under Ohio law. Mr. Cox alleged that TQL, in its capacity as a freight broker, negligently hired an unsafe motor carrier, resulting in a mo... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - OH)Snyder, et al. v. Old World Classics, L.L.C.
Medina, Ohio civil litgation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> Matthew and Katherine Snyder, entered into a home-construction agreement ("the agreement") with appellant, Old World Classics, L.L.C. The agreement contained a dispute-resolution clause requiring the parties to resolve any disputes through binding arbitration. A dispute arose among the parties, a... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - OH)Yolanda Fernandez Botello v. Saul Mendez Gonzalez
Cincinnati, Ohio family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> Botello married Saul Mendez Gonzalez in Springhill, Ohio, on August 16, 2004, and they had a child together in 2005. The c<br> <br> On February 3, 2023, Botello filed a complaint for divorce. As grounds for divorce, she alleged "willful absence of the Defendant for more than one year, adultery and gross neglect of ... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - OH)Peter Barnhart, et al. v. Brain Stanley, et al.
Sandusky, Ohio, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant in a breach of contraction subject to arbitration agreement.<br> <br> On March 8, 2024, appellant and Barnhart Builders filed suit against appellees, Brian and Amber Stanley, and attached a copy of the contract between Barnhart Builders and the Stanleys as an exhibit to the complaint. The contract is captioned "Standard Form of Ag... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - OH)Jack Marchbanks, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation v. Neema, LLC, et al.
Sandusky, Ohio condemnation lawyer represented the defendant in an eminent domain case.<br> <br> This appropriation action stems from an ODOT project to convert the intersection of State Routes 4 (Hayes Avenue) and 99 (Skadden Road) in Erie County, Ohio, from a two-way stop to a single lane roundabout. Neema owns two parcels of property abutting the routes to the west and east and totaling 8.9 ac... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - OH)Dwight Walker v. Lorengo Watts and City of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the plaintiff on a wrongful death claim<br> <br> This action arises from a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred on August 22, 2020, on Hoover Street in Detroit, Michigan. Early that morning, Watts, driving one of defendant's city buses, ran over Terrence Ragan (decedent) who was in the street. The parties do not dispute that defenda... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Alexander Sittenfeld, aks P.G. Sittenfeld
Cincinatte, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery.<br> <br> ery day in this country, politicians solicit donations to finance their campaigns. And every day, those same politicians make statements about what they believe in, what they've done, and what they promise to do once elected. Sometimes, even<br> often, these solicitations and promises occur in the sam... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Faisal M. Darod; Aden Abdullahi Jama </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with crimes related to armed robberies, I-70 shootout </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Central Ohio men sentenced to 25 years & 13 years in prison for crimes related to armed robberies, I-70 shootout </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Michael Wood
<h2><br> Springfield, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under a suspension imposed for operating a vehicle while under the influence (DUI).<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶ 2} As a result of a traffic stop that occurred on April 26, 2021, Wood was issued a traffic citation for various misdemeanor offenses, including one count of driving under an OVI suspension in vi... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OH)In re: C.T.
<h2><br> Akron, Ohio family law lawyers represented the Defendant in a termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶2} Mother is the biological mother of C.T., born August 5, 2022. She also has an older child, B.T., who is not a subject of this appeal, although he was involved in a companion case below. C.T.'s paternity has been established but Father has not appealed the final dispo... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - OH)Sara E. Sweet v. Jason M. Sweet
<h2><br> Toledo, Ohio divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> Plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce against Defendant on April 10, 2015, which Defendant contested and counterclaimed for divorce from Plaintiff. As journalized on May 19, 2016, the trial court granted each party a divorce from the other party. In the final decree of divorce, the ... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - OH)United States of America v. Campbell W. Morgan
<h2><br> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chargdd with coercion and enticement of an minor and possession of child pornography.<br> <h2><br> 18:2422(b) and 18:2427 - COERCION AND ENTICEMENT<br> <br> (a) Any person who—<br> (1) knowingly transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - OH)Diana Lynn Jones v. Jeffrey T. Jones
<h2><br> Dayton, Ohio family law lawyers presented the parties in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> Jeffrey and Diana Jones were married in February 2008. They have no children together. <br> <br> Both parties used to work for the Montgomery County Engineer's Office. Jeffrey worked there from 1991 until he was fired in 2007. Diana worked in the Engineer's Office from 2002 until she was fired in 20... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - OH)Robert J. Dudon v. Geraleen Dudon
<h2><br> Dayton, Ohio family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Geraleen Dudon appeals from a final judgment and decree of divorce which terminated the marriage of the parties. She asserts as her assignment of error that the trial court erred by granting a divorce on the ground of incompatibility. She claims that the trial court erred in granting a divorce on... More...
$0 (06-23-2024 - OH)Yolanda Fernandez Botello v. Saul Mendez Gonzalez
<h2><br> Springfield, Ohio family law divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶ 2} On February 3, 2023, Botello filed a complaint for divorce. According to her complaint, Botello married Defendant-Appellee Saul Mendez Gonzalez in Springhill, Ohio, on August 16, 2004. Botello and Gonzalez separated in September 2006 after one child was born as issue of their ma... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - OH)Yolanda Fernandez Botello v. Saul Mendez Gonzalez
<h2><br> Cincinnati, Ohio family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> R.C. 3105.03, which governs residency requirements for divorce actions in Ohio, states in part:<br> <br> The plaintiff in actions for divorce and annulment shall have been a resident of the state at least six months immediately before filing the complaint. Actions for divorce and an... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Tamara Barnes O'Toole
<h2><br> Troy, Ohio grand theft charged criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Tamara Barnes O'Toole, age 42, was charged with second-degree theft.<br> <br> The state alleged that Defendant stole from elderly people property valued at more than $37,500 but less than $15,000. <br> <br> Section 2913.02 provides:<br> <br> (A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - OH)Estate of Isaiah Andrews v. City of Cleveland, Ohio, et al.
<h2><br> Justice went to hell in Cleveland, Ohio when Isaiah Andrews was convicted in 1974 for murdering his wife.<br> </h2><br> <br> Isaiah Andrews spent nearly 46 years in prison for the alleged 1974 murder of his wife. After an Ohio court determined that the government failed to turn over key exculpatory evidence, Ohio granted Andrews a new trial, and a new jury found him not guilty. He filed a... More...
$0 (08-13-2024 - OH)Kevin D. Hardwick v. 3M Company, et al.
Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff Kevin D. Hardwick filed this action against 3M Company, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the Chemours Company, Archroma Management L.L.C. ("Archromaâ€), Arkema, Inc. ("Arkema Americaâ€), Arkema France, S.A. ("Arkema Franceâ€), Daikin Industries Ltd. ("Daikin Indu... More...
$0 (03-11-2024 - OH)Alison Taylor v. City of Saginaw
Saginaw, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that her fourth Amendment rights were violated by Defendant.<br> <br> Between 2014 and 2017, Tabitha Hoskins chalked Taylor's tires on fifteen separate <br> occasions and issued her citations in kind. Each citation included the date and time the chalk <br> was placed on her vehicle's tires. The cost of a citation starts at... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)Duryane Chaney v. United States
Duryane Chaney pleaded guilty to one count each of felon in <br> possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Because his criminal <br> No. 17-2024 Chaney v. United States Page 2<br> record included convictions for one "serious drug offense†and two "violent felon[ies],†Chaney <br> was sentenced as an armed career criminal, subject to the Armed Career Cr... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Azat Martirossian
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a bribery scheme to bribe a Kazakh official on behalf of Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., an Ohio subsidiary of a British firm.<br> <br> Federal courts do not play "catch me if you can.†If a defendant refuses to show up to answer an indictment, ignores an arrest warrant, or leaves the jurisdicti... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. William Steele
Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<br> <br> After ten days of trial, a jury convicted Defendant William S. Steele ("Steeleâ€) of (1) Racketeering Conspiracy ("RICO Conspiracyâ€) under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and (2) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Charles Eason
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> The United States appeals a 46-month sentence imposed on Charles Eason by the Western District of Tennessee following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The United States argues the district court erre... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Sirous Asgari
In 2012, federal agents learned that Iranian scientist Sirous <br> Asgari was working on cutting-edge metallurgy research at Case Western Reserve University in <br> Cleveland, Ohio. The government suspected that Asgari had lied on his visa application and had <br> transmitted scientific information to Iran in violation of American sanctions laws. Investigators <br> applied for a warrant to searc... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Tamela Lee
<br> Defendant Tamela M. Lee ("Defendant†or "Leeâ€) appeals from <br> the district court judgment convicting her on six counts after a plea of not guilty and sentencing <br> her to a total term of sixty months' imprisonment. Counts One through Four concerned <br> conspiracy to commit honest services mail and wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, Hobbs Act <br> conspiracy, and Hobbs... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Roy Bradley, Sr.
<br> Steven Ingersoll was an optometrist in Bay City, Michigan. (Bradley PSR at 5). He was <br> also the sole owner of Smart Schools Management (SSM) and Smart Schools, Inc. (SSI), two <br> entities created to operate public charter schools in Michigan. R. 393 (Tr. at 39, 50) (Page ID <br> #8472, 8483); R. 394 (Tr. at 11) (Page ID #8579); R. 396 (Tr. at 164–65) (Page ID #8903–04). <b... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN MADDUX, JR.; CHRISTINA CARMAN; JULIE COSCIA; MICHAEL E.SMITH
RE The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme <br> surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments <br> of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the <br> scheme and charged them with 34 counts of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit mail <br> or wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong
Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application. <br> <br> From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the ... More...
$0 (12-07-2023 - OH)Steven Sweeney v. The Azek Group, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Age) theory.<br> <br> The AZEK® Company ... As the innovative manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance, and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products.<br> <br> "The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that prohibits employment discriminati... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - OH)John Rettig v. West Chester Holdings, LLC, d/b/a West Chester Protective Gear
Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and acces... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - OH)Brittany Jackson v. HarborChase of Beavercreek, et al.
Dayton, Ohio civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment) theory.<br> <br> "Title VII is a federal law in the United States that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It was enacted in 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement.<br> <br> What does Title VII prohibit?<br> <br> Ti... More...
$1 (11-22-2023 - OH)United States of America, ex rel. Ann Keating v. London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (“LBTâ€)
Columbus, Ohio qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on False Claims Act violation theory claiming that London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. ("LBTâ€) failed to comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act ("BAAâ€), Trade Agreements Act ("TAAâ€) and Berry Amendment when selling textile-based products to the Department of Defense.<br> <br> London Br... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - OH)Howard Friedman v. Denis McDonough
Cleveland, Ohio civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment) theory.<br> <br> "Here is a summary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.), also known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEO Act):<br> <br> What is Title VII?<br> <br> Title VII is a federal law in the United States that... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Michael Wayne Williams
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using his hedge fund management company as part of a years-long Ponzi scheme.<br> <br> Michael Wayne Williams, 48, of Miami, was the chief executive officer and investment manager of Highguard Capital and its affiliated entities, Guardian Opportunity Fund and Guardian Opportunity Management. Williams convinced victims... More...
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