South Dakota Civil Rights Law
<h2> <center> Michael Gibson v. Greg Gibson, et al. </h2> </center>
Watertown, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of fiduciary duty case. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Michael Gibson has twice unsuccessfully sued Greg, or Delores, or both for claims relating to GFLP. In the more recent of the two, Michael sued GFLP and... More...
$ (07-10-2026 - SD)<h2> <center> Seamus Culhane, Turbak Law Office, P.C., Thomas Dickson and Dickson Law Office v. Bill Trovson
Watertown, South Dakota, lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgement actions. Bill Thovson, a South Dakota resident, contacted attorney Seamus Culhane, a South Dakota attorney, following the tragic death of Thovson’s wife, Paula, as a result of a car accident in North Dakota on July 28, 2020. Culhane agreed to represent Thovson and his minor daughter in relation to Paula’... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - SD)Rodney Alexander v. Estate of Steve Hobart and Nick Hobart
Rapid City, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> Rodney Alexander and Steve Hobart entered into an agreement giving Alexander a right of first refusal to purchase Steve's cattle and to have Steve's national forest livestock grazing permit transferred to him. They, along with Steve's son Nick, later signed an addendum clarifying th... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Tujuane Leno Lowry </center
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendnt.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 10, 2023, after the state trial date was continued, the government moved the court to unseal Lowry's federal indictment and obtained a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum that allowed for the transfer of Lowry from state to federal custody. Lowry appeared in ... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Anthony Rome, Sr.
When Justice Went To Hell: Anthony Rome, Sr. picked up his son from the boy's Mother's house on October 19, 1986 and did not return him at the end of his court decreed visitation with the boy. Instead, Rome went on the run with the boy. The boy's mother reported and Anthony he was indicted and a warrant was issues for his arrest. In January, 1987, the FBI found and arrested Anthony.<br> <br> R... More...
$0 (12-31-1987 - SD)Gregory Haas v. Component Manufacturing Company
Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment) theory.... More...
$1 (01-25-2024 - SD)Brian Pearson v. Royal Canin USA, Inc.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> Royal Canin was founded back in 1968 by a veterinarian with a vision - to improve the health of cats and dogs through nutrition. <br> <br> 2000e et seq., makes it unlawful for a private employer or a state or local government "to fail or refuse to hire or to disch... More...
$0 (02-05-2024 - SD)Amy Meyer v. Mark Meyer
Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> For the breach of an obligation arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this code, is the amount which will compensate the party aggrieved for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, or which, in the o... More...
$0 (01-09-2024 - SD)Jeron Winter and Richael Winter v. J. H., aminor
Sioux Falls, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claimed to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car wreck caused by J.H., a minor.<br> <br> Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Duty of care: Every driver in South Dakota has a duty to operate their ... More...
$1 (12-08-2023 - SD)Brandon Bash and Kate Bash v. Nicholas Alleman and Specialty Trucks
Rapid City, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck accident caused by Nicholas Alleman while driving a vehicle owned by Specialty Trucks.<br> <br> Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Duty of c... More...
$1 (12-19-2023 - SD)Alexander Levene and David Husman v. Staples Oil Co., Inc., et al.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $2 million in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck wreck caused by Albertus Schelhaas while driving a vehicle owned by Staples Oil Co., Inc.<br> <br> "Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Du... More...
$1 (12-12-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Anthony Lawrence Collins, Sr.
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Anthony Lawrence Collins, age 40, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October of 2022, for being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. <br> <br> He pleaded guilty on July 27, 2023.<br> <br> Collins was convicted in federal court of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in 2003. His firear... More...
$0 (11-17-2023 - SD)Johnathon Watkins v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. et al.
Rapid City, South Dakota civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on job discrimination theory.<br> <br> Johnanthon Wakins' complaint against his former employer was dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and dismissed with prejudice against his co-workers because Title VII does not impose liability on individuals.<br> <br> The district cou... More...
$0 (08-24-2023 - SD)Zvitaliy Strizheus v. The City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants taking of property without just compensation.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Vitaliy and Nataliya Strizheus (collectively "Plaintiffsâ€) seek a preliminary injunction to prevent Defendant the City of Sioux Falls ("the Cityâ€) from enforcing a final state court judgment permitting the razing of Plaintiffs' ... More...
$0 (07-27-2023 - SD)Matthew Helde, et al. v. A & K Logistics, Inc.., et al.
Rapid City, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories. <br> <br> Shane Helde and Crystal Helde individually and through the Estate of Donald Helde, through its personal Representatives Jean Velo.<br> <br> South Dakota personal injury law is governed by the South Dakota Codified Laws. The statute of limitations for personal injury cas... More...
$1 (05-31-2023 - SD)Oakley Engesser v. Robert Dooley
<br> [¶ 1.] The State appeals the circuit court's grant of Oakley B. Engesser's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. This is Engesser's second petition for a writ of habeas corpus in state court. A jury convicted Engesser of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular battery. He was sentenced to twenty-five years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary. His conviction was affirmed on appeal i... More...
$0 (12-23-2008 - SD)Dale LaCompte v. Chicago Capital Holdings, Inc., et al.
Aberdeen, South Dakota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Civl Rights Act violation theories.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/southdakota/news/aberdeen/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Aberdeen</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> <br> On March 31... More...
$0 (01-24-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Social Security Administration
Sioux Falls, South Dakota social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for disability benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Tanya Svendsen ("petitioner,†"claimantâ€) moved for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), for judgment as a matter of law concerning her denial of Social Secur... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - SD)TERESA BURGI, INDIVIDUALLY AND TERESA BURGI, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR K.B. v. EAST WINDS COURT, INC. v. RONALD PASMAN, Third-Party Defendant
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs and Appellants with alleging two negligence theories and a breach of contract claim. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> East Winds Court is a mobile home community in Yankton owned by <br> the similarly named corporation, East Winds Court, Inc. Teresa Burgi rent... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)JULIE GODBE, DAVID GODBE v. CITY OF RAPID CITY
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs and Appellants with suing the City for negligence. </h3></font></b></ i></center></font></center><br> <br> Julie Godbe suffered horrific injuries after her bicycle tire caught in a <br> storm drain grate in Rapid City (City). Julie and her husband David (Godbes) sued <br> Cit... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)FIRST NATIONAL BANK v. SHARMIN R. INGHRAM, JUSTIN GLEN INGHRAM a.k.a. JUSTIN G. INGHRAM
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Real Estate lawyer represented defendants and <br> appellants with appealing foreclosure of their real estate and replevin of their business. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> For summary judgment purposes, we must view the facts most <br> favorably to the Inghrams. These facts show that FNB has a local br... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)NORTHLAND CAPTIAL v. ROBINSON
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Agricultural Law lawyer represented Plaintiff and Appellee with filing suit for non payment for grain bin monitoring equipment. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> Robinson purchased grain bin monitoring equipment for his farm in <br> Spink County from American Edge Grain, Inc. on May 8, 2017. The purchase w... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. KEVIN XAVIER DICKERSON STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, v. ARIANNA CHERELLE REECY
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented co-defendants with robbery and burglary and also aggravated assault charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Arianna Reecy worked as an exotic dancer at a bar in Lesterville, <br> South Dakota. In July 2019, Reecy, who went by the name "Kisses,†met Julio <br> Gomez Rojas at... More...
$0 (06-12-2022 - SD)POWERS v. POWERS and PREVAILING WINDS, LLC
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Real Estate lawyer represented Defendants and Appellees with interpretation of a right of first refusal. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> In 2003, Jerome and Dennis jointly purchased roughly 630 acres of <br> land in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties for less than fair market value on a <br> contract for deed from J... More...
$0 (06-11-2022 - SD)McLAEN v. WHITE TOWNSHIP
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Appellate lawyer represented Appellants with appealing<br> denial of their requested drainage project. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Steven McLaen owns agricultural property in White Township within <br> Marshall County, South Dakota. He farms the property with his son Matthew <br> McLaen. In 2014, the McLaens req... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - SD)SPENCER LACROIX v. BRENT FLUKE, Warden, Mike Durfee State Prison
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a first-degree rape of a child under thirteen years of age charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h1>Child Sexual Predator </h1></font></center><br> <br> In 2002, LaCroix lived near Watertown, South Dakota, with his wife <br> and, at that time... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ALEXANDER
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a "potentially dangerous animal†charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Alexander and his girlfriend, Sierra Cundy, lived together with <br> Alexander's mother in Chester, South Dakota, from December 2019 through March <br> 4, 2020. Their next-door neighbor w... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - SD)Prieor Childers v. Unknown P.D. Officer, SFPD #1, et al.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota pro se Plaintiff, sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff, Prieor Childers, an inmate at the Minnehaha County Jail, filed a pro se civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Docket 1. Judgment was entered against Childers, and he filed a notice of appeal. Dockets 24, 25. Now, Childers moves to appeal without prepayment of fees and ... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - SD)JULIE NIEMITALO v. RICHARD SEIDEL
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant and Appellee with whether their divorce agreement released Julie's right to bring a civil suit against Richard. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Julie and Richard had been married for 23 years when, in September <br> 2017, she filed for divorce based on Richard's adulter... More...
$0 (04-10-2022 - SD)GANTVOORT v. RANSCHAU
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with suing his former wife for placing a hidden recording device in Doug's office. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> [¶2.] Doug and Mary married in 1996. During the course of their marriage, <br> they owned and operated a specialty restoration business in Clear Lake, South <br> Dakot... More...
$0 (04-10-2022 - SD)TIMOTHY JOHN EVENS v. RACHEL JOANNA EVENS
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented appellant appealing decree of divorce.</h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> Rachel Evens and Tim Evens were married in 2005 and have four <br> minor children. At the time of their marriage, the couple lived in Havre, Montana, <br> where Tim owned and operated a carpet cleaning business, kn... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JAMES W. FARMER v. LORI A. FARMER, N/K/A LORI A. LIEBERMAN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant seeking a contempt order against plaintiff. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> [¶2.] James and Lori married in 1984 and divorced in January 2014. <br> During their marriage, the couple had purchased a significant amount of <br> undeveloped land in the Black Hills and formed multip... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)AREN FIELD v. MATTHEW FIELD
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with challenging the circuit court for excluding farmland purchased from the marital estate. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Aren and Matt Field were married in 2001. The two began dating <br> when they were both students at South Dakota State University. Matt later ... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JUSTIN D. METZGER v. HOPE M. METZGER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff ordered to show cause for contempt of court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> In April 2018, Justin filed a divorce action against Hope. The divorce <br> trial was held in January 2019. During trial, the parties informed the circuit court <br> that they had reached a settlement a... More...
$0 (12-31-2021 - SD)AME JO BATCHELDER v. MATTHEW JAMES BATCHELDER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant issued a protective order by the court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Ame and Matthew were married on February 26, 2005, in Rapid City, <br> where they continue to reside. They have one child, A.B., who was born in 2006. <br> Ame commenced a divorce action in 2019, and the couple ... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)MARTY K. SYRSTAD v. MICHAEL J. SYRSTAD
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff accused of alienation of affection and child sex abuse. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In 1993, when Marty was 14 years old, she began dating Michael's son, <br> Jeremy Syrstad, and while the two were dating, she would spend a significant <br> amount of time at the Syrstad home. Ma... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)Rafael Clemente v. Rapid City Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD: Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory.... More...
$1 (09-17-2021 - SD)Timothy Stathis v. Marty Indian School Board Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD: Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory.... More...
$1 (09-17-2021 - SD)Curtis Temple v. Jeremy Langdeau, Mike Carlow, Tony March and Shawn Richards
Rapid City, SD: Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on civil rights violation theory.... More...
$1 (09-20-2021 - SD)Sheryl Semmler v. United States of America
Rapid City, SD: Personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident caused by federal government employee. <br> <br> 28 U.S.C. 1346 provides:<br> <br> (a) The district courts shall have o... More...
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