Utah Consumer Protection Law
<H2> United States of America v. Halee Ann Mehlbauer
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained approximately $177,030 in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, along with her codefendant, Timothy Lopez, which they did not qualify for. She was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $177,030 in restitution, of which $48,507 is to be ... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - UT)Joseph Santarlas v. Bowtech, Inc., et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah, civil and commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in an anti-trust case. <br> <br> Bowtech manufactures and sells compound bows for hunting and target archery.<br> <br> Bowtech is named as a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, which alleges the company and other archery industry manufacturers and retaile... More...
$0 (10-20-2025 - UT)United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen
Salt Lake City, Utah, Los Angeles, California, and Mimai, Florida lawyers represented the defedant charged with attempt and conspriacy to commit mail fraud.<br> <br> this case concerned an alleged conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering operation orchestrated from 2012 to 2018 by Mr. Dermen, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston (Jacob Kingston's brother), and other co-conspirators. Specifically, Mr. De... More...
$0 (07-09-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Giuseppe Mirenda </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the COVID-19 Relief program </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Giuseppe Mirenda, 29, of Salt Lake City, Uta... More...
$0 (08-15-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Gordon Hunter Pedersen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fake Doctor Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure is Sentenced to 36 Months</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A United States District Court Judge sentenced a... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Joe Robert Rael </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utah Based Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 240 Months' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 2... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Chad Leon Sayers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cheating Investors Out of $10M </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Smartphone Fraudster Sentenced to 29 Months' Imprisonment After Cheating Investors Out of $10M</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Utah businessman was ... More...
$0 (07-15-2024 - UT)Lisa Kucherry v. Academy Mortgage Corporation
<font color="red"><h2><br> Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> ... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - UT)L.L. V. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance, et al .
<font color="red"><h2><br> Salt Lake City, Utah employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. law theory.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals i... More...
$1 (06-14-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Bradford Leland Fishback </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> St. George Businessman Sentenced to 29 Months' Imprisonment for Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds </h2></center... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v.Colin Andrew Shapard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in serious bodily injury. .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Defendant obtained drugs via the dark web, and was responsible for two prior overdose deaths </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br... More...
$0 (04-04-2024 - UT)Nichole Robinette, et al. v. Globus Medical </h2></center>
Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a product liability law theory.<br> <br> Globus Medical is a leading medical device manufacturer with the goal of improving the quality of life for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. We are inspired by the needs of these patients and by the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them.<br> <b... More...
$1 (01-30-2024 - UT)Jill Adler v. All Hours Plumbing Drain Cleaning 24-7-365
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Act violation theory.<br> <br> In an effort to address a growing number of telephone marketing calls, Congress enacted in 1991 the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA restricts the making of telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone d... More...
$1 (01-26-2024 - UT)Patrick S. v. United Behavioral Health, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement labor law theories.<br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.<br> <br... More...
$0 (01-30-2024 - UT)Robert D. v. Anthem Blue Cross, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement Law theories.<br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-30-2024 - UT)Stephanie Brown v. Safe Streets USA, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory.<br> The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is a federal law enacted in the United States in 1991 to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls, faxes, and text messages. The TCPA has been amended several times over the years to keep pace... More...
$0 (12-08-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud.<br> <br> From February 2015 through February 2020, Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, Utah, offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises and information to potential investors. In June, Ms. Huang admitted that she devised a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtai... More...
$0 (09-06-2023 - UT)Evan Cragun v. Boomsourcing, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation relating to Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. <br> <br> Boomsourcing helps companies increase revenue by growing their customer base, managing customer care, and providing back office support.<br> <br> The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is... More...
$0 (08-29-2023 - UT)Ashley Curtis v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Company
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the privacy and accuracy of your credit report. It also gives you the right to dispute inaccurate information and to get free copies of your credit report from each of the three major cred... More...
$1 (08-29-2023 - UT)Jamie Kilgore and B.E. v. Easternseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory for damages sustained as a result of a data breach.<br> <br> <br> This case is a proposed class action pertaining to a data breach of Plaintiffs' work email accounts in 2021. Plaintiffs worked for a job skill training non-profit company, Defendant Easter-Seals-Goodwill, which had ... More...
$0 (07-18-2023 - UT)Tony Bencina v. AFL Maintenance Group
Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyer represented plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the 2nd District, Davis County, 210700026 and was removed to federal courts by the Defendant.<br> <br> Mr. Bencina contends that AFL allegedly owes him bonus payments stemming from his employment with AFL.[4] Mr. Bencina asserts that AFL's tax record... More...
$1 (07-10-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Allison Marie Baver
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of making false statements designed to influence a bank, one count of money laundering, and one count of contempt.<br> <br> Allison Marie Baver, 42, of Taylorsville, Utah, submitted eight fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications for her company, Allison Baver Entertainment LLC (ABE). P... More...
$0 (06-30-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Chris E. McCormick
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in a COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, and money laundering. <br> <br> In May 2020, in the District of Utah and elsewhere, Chris E. McCormick, 64, of Cottonwood Heights, illegally made false representations to Mountain America Credit Union to obtain approximately $266,000 in PP... More...
$0 (06-05-2023 - UT)Yoriy Yudin v. University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer successfully represented Plaintiff.<br> <br> Plaintiff filed a motion seeking to seal this case ("Motionâ€) asserting "[t]here is sensitive information in the case regarding Plaintiff's disability and documents that [are] classified as private under Utah Code § 63G-2 Government Record Access Management Act.â€[1]<br> <br> Local Rule DUC... More...
$0 (05-22-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston, Rachel Kingston, and Sally Kingston
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government.<br> <br> From 2010 to 2018, Lev Aslan Dermen, age 56, conspired with Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, their mother, Rachel Kingston, Jacob Kingston's wife, Sally Kingston, and others, to fraudulently claim more than $1 billion in refundable renewable fuel tax credits. The IRS ultimatel... More...
$0 (04-10-2023 - UT)Jeffrey Herbert v. Experian Information Solutions, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Salt_Lake_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah"</a><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah<br> <P><br> <a font=... More...
$0 (02-21-2023 - UT)Cynthia Stella v. Davis County
Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation wrongful death theory.<br> <br> Cynthia Stella, individually and on behalf of The Estate of Heather Miller, deceased, sued Davis County Utah on a 1983 prisoner civil rights theory claiming that Heather Miller died as a direct result of deliberate indifference.<br> <br> <br> Ms. ... More...
$0 (07-26-2022 - UT)Brianna Mae Froman and Christopher Froman v. CooperSurgical, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a product liability theory.<br> <br> <br> Brianna Mae and Christopher Froman bring this personal injury suit against four medical device companies - The Cooper Companies, Inc., and its subsidiary Coopersurgical, Inc., and Utah Medical Products, Inc., and its subsidiary Femcare, LTD. Allegedly, these defendant... More...
$0 (07-08-2022 - UT)Frederick O. Silver g. Richard Fairbank CEO/President Capital One Financial Corporation
Salt Lake City, Utah pro se Plaintiff, attempted to represent himself without a lawyer, sued Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories.<br> <br> <br> This is an action involving a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).[4]Plaintiff generally alleges that he had an account with Capital One but inaccurate reporting has negatively impacted his credit score.[5] Defendant Fai... More...
$0 (07-08-2022 - UT)United States of America v. Michael Earl Yellow
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.<br> <br> Michael Earl Yellow, 56, of Goulding, Utah was indicted for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense. <br> <br> According to court documents, Yellow pleaded guilty to the unauth... More...
$0 (06-09-2022 - UT)United States of America v. Gaylen Dean Rust
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and securities fraud.<br> <br> Gaylen Dean Rust, age 62, of Layton, admitted that he was the owner and operator of Rust Rare Coin, Inc. (RRC) in Utah, from 2002 until 2018, and that he had previously worked as the manager of the business. Rust admi... More...
$0 (03-10-2022 - UT)Jennifer Hendricks v. Select Portfolio Servicing and MEB REO Trust, II
St. George, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.... More...
$0 (10-06-2021 - UT)Josh Worthington v. Forest River and 10/08/2021
Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act violation theory claiming to have suffered $300,000 in damages as a result of Defendant's wrongful conduct.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted are not available for this case.<br> <br> "Indy RV Sales is an RV dealership located in St. George, UT."... More...
$1 (10-08-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Nathan Pehrson
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with the pain killing narcotic hydromorphone, a powerful schedule II opioid drug that is used to treat patients with moderate to severe pain.<br> <br> During Pehrson's employment as a nurse at an Intermountain Healthcare facility on a surgical and trauma ward... More...
$0 (07-30-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Hubert Ivan Ugarte and Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants who were charged with unlawfully obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for Frisbu Trucking, Incorporated, where they were both employed.<br> <br> Rowberry was sentenced to prison for a term of 12 months and a day last week in federal court. Her co-defendant, Hubert Ivan Ugarte, was sentenced to a term of 36 months i... More...
$0 (07-16-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud.<br> <br> Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry, 49, of Provo, was charged with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, Rowberry admitted to submitting a fraudulent loan application to Transportation Alliance Bank in Ogden, Utah, for PPP lo... More...
$0 (05-10-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Vivint Smart Homes, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah: <br> <br> Vivint Smart Home Inc. sells "smart†home security and monitoring systems, largely via a sales force that sells door-to-door. The complaint alleges that Vivint failed to implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program, allowing its sales representatives to obtain credit reports of unsuspecting consumers without the consumers' knowledge or consent, and unfairly ... More...
$0 (05-04-2021 - UT)Kristopher Chadwick v. Bonneville Billing and Collections
Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, Kristopher Chadwick, who sued Bonneville Billing and Collections claiming that it violated the Fair Debt Collections Act.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)(15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.), which became effective March 20, 1978, was designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive,and unfair debt collection practices. In addi... More...
$0 (03-25-2021 - UT)Andrew Perrong v. Vivint Smart Homes, Inc., et al.
Salt Lake City, UT - Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made civil litigation lawyers represented Vivint Smart Home Inc. which was accused of false statements to secure financing for customers' purchases of Vivint's home monitoring products.<br> <br> Vivint is a provider of smart home monitoring services and frequently obtains new customers through door-to-door sales by Vivint... More...
$3200000 (01-20-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Vivant Smart Home, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Vivant Smart Home, Inc., which was alleged to have made false statements under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made false statements to secure financing for customers' purchases of Vivint's home monitoring products, the Justice Department announced today. FIRREA imposes... More...
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