Washington Bankruptcy Law

Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company

<h2> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a car wreck. </h2> On November 16, 2016, Hawkins was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended by Fatemah Alsuwaidan. Moments later, Miguel's work van rear ended Alsuwaidan's vehicle, causing a second collision with Hawkins's vehicle. At the time of the collisio... More...

$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)

<h1> United States of America v. Volodimyr Pigida </h1>

<h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Gilbert&l=Levy&i=99265&z=98121" target="_new">Gilbert H. Levy</a> represented the Defendant charged with $11 million fraud and absconding before sentencing </color="red"></h2></center><h2><center> Convicted Ponzi schemer sentenced ... More...

$0 (05-18-2024 - WA)

Edward Fogg, et al. v. Selene Finance, L.P.

Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act violation theories. Edward and Maria Fogg own and manage a property located in Vancouver, Washington. Dkt. # 1-1 at 5 (complaint). In 2009, the Foggs executed a promissory note and deed of trust in connection with the property. Id. Wilmington Savings Fund Soci... More...

$0 (03-27-2023 - WA)

United States of America v. Cody Allen Easterday

Richland, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud. Cody Allen Easterday, age 51, of Mesa, Washington and the business he led, Easterday Ranches Inc., entered into agreements with Tyson Foods and another company (collectively the Victim Companies), whereby Easterday Ranches agreed to purchase and feed cattle on behalf of the Victim Companies. Under thes... More...

$0 (10-04-2022 - WA)

United States of America v. Bernard Ross Hansen a/k/a Ross B. Hansen Diane Renee Erdmann

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with engaging in a Ponzi-like scheme that defrauded customers of millions of dollars. Bernard Ross Hansen, 61, aka Ross B. Hansen was convicted of multiple counts of wire and mail fraud after a four-week jury trial in July 2021. Hansen's co-defendant and partner, Vault Manager Diane Renee Erdmann, 49, was convic... More...

$0 (06-06-2022 - WA)

United States of America v. Heart Center Research, LLC

Seattle, Washington illegal kickback charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Heart Center Research, LLC, a Huntsville, Alabama, medical research company, was accused of its member physicians referring patients for genetic testing in exchange for kickbacks from a Seattle-area testing company. According to the settlement agreement, between 2012 and 2013, the company was alle... More...

$0 (03-05-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. Keenan A. Gracey

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Keenan A. Gracey with wire fraud and money laundering. A former Seattle area resident who defrauded dozens of investors of at least $6.1 million was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 180 months (15 years) in prison for wire fraud and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. KEENAN A. GRACEY, 28, forme... More...

$0 (11-19-2019 - WA)

United States of America v. Dr. Gregory Sampognar, Dr. Warren Strickland and Dr. Isabella Strickland

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> </center> Seattle, WA - hysicians and Cardiac Center Agree to Pay Total of more than $1.1 Million to Resolve Allegations that They Received Kickbacks from Northwest Medical Testing Company Three doctors and one medical practice entered into settlements with the U... More...

$1100000 (08-28-2019 - WA)

Debra Lea Wilson v. James Rigby; First Citizens Bank

The filing date of a bankruptcy petition determines the law governing exemptions and freezes the value of the exemptions that the debtor may claim. Because Debra Wilson’s amended bankruptcy schedules sought to claim 4 WILSON V. RIGBY more than Washington law permitted her to claim as of the petition date, we affirm the district court’s decision, limiting her claimed... More...

$0 (11-29-2018 - WA)

Michelle Merceri v. Deutsche Bank, AG, et al.

Under RCW 4.16.230, the statute of limitations is tolled when the commencement of an action is stayed by a statutory prohibition. Under the federal bankruptcy code, actions to foreclose on a debtor's property are stayed while the property at issue is part of the bankruptcy estate. We are asked to determine whether the bankruptcy stay is a statutory prohibition that tolls the st... More...

$0 (01-22-2018 - WA)

United States of America v. Roman Valerevich Seleznev a/k/a “Track2”

Seattle, WA - Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted Following Eight-Day Trial Hacking Scheme Involving Millions of Credit Cards Defrauded Banks of Over $169 Million A federal court jury convicted Roman Valerevich Seleznev, aka “Track2,” 32, of Vladivostok, Russia, of 38 counts related to his scheme to hack into point-of-sale computers to steal and sell credit card numbers to the c... More...

$0 (08-29-2016 - WA)

Nw. Wholesale, Inc. v. Pac Organic Fruit, LLC

Washington orchardists Harold and Shirley Ostenson (collectively Ostenson) and California organic fruit broker Greg Holzman (d/b/a Greg Holzman, Inc. (GHI)) formed Pac Organic Fruit LLC (Pac-0) in 1998. GHI held the majority interest and management responsibilities under the LLC' s operating agreement. Ostenson was required to rent his local Washington storage and packing facil... More...

$0 (09-11-2015 - WA)

Thomas F. Merry v. Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

Thomas Merry appeals the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action in which he sought to establish the priority of his deed oftrust on a residential property after a trustee, claiming to act on behalf of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, commenced nonjudicial foreclosure. Relying on Rain v. Metropolitan Mortgage Group, 175 Wn.2d 83, 93, 285 P.3d 34 (2012), Mr. Merry contends that Nationstar had no enforc... More...

$0 (06-04-2015 - WA)

Paramjeet S. Malhotra v. Robert S. Steinberg

Paramjeet and Sunita Malhotra, a married couple, filed this qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 3729â€“3733. The district court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the Act's "public disclosureâ€ bar applies. We are asked to decide whether a deposition taken by the Office of the United States Trustee triggered the bar a... More...

$0 (10-29-2014 - WA)

United States of America v. Doris E. Nelson

Spokanem, WA â€“ Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Doris E. Nelson, 55 of Colbert, Washington, entered guilty pleas to the 110 counts contained in a Superseding Indictment handed down in December 2013. The 110 counts related to charges of Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and International Money Laundering connected to a massive "Ponzi sche... More...

$0 (04-04-2014 - WA)

State of Washington v. Evans

Petitioner Derrick Robert Evans stole a business check from the small business where he worked, made the check out to himself for $500, then forged a signature on the check and cashed it. Evans was charged with identity theft and convicted after a bench trial. See RCW 9.35.020(1) ("No person may knowingly obtain, possess, use, or transfer a means of identification or financial information of anoth... More...

$0 (04-11-2013 - WA)

Daniel T. Miller v. Chad Wright

This is the latest iteration of cigarette vendors' challenge to taxes imposed by virtue of the authority vested in an Indian tribe. Appellants Daniel T. Miller (Miller), Amber Lanphere (Lanphere), and Paul M. Matheson (Matheson) appeal the district court's dismissal of their antitrust action against appellees Herman Dillon (Dillon), Chad Wright (Wright) and the Puyallup Tribe (the Tribe). The dist... More...

$0 (01-17-2013 - WA)

James A. Bird v. Best Plumbing, LLC

When an insured defendant believes its insurer is refusing to settle a plaintiff's claims in bad faith, the insured can negotiate an independent pretrial settlement with the plaintiff. These settlements typically involve a stipulated judgment against the insured, a covenant not to execute on that judgment against the insured, and an assignment to the plaint... More...

$0 (10-25-2012 - WA)

Timothy S. Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.

Timothy Vernor purchased several used copies of Autodesk, Inc.'s AutoCAD Release 14 software ("Release 14â€) from one of Autodesk's direct customers, and he resold the Release 14 copies on eBay. Vernor brought this declaratory judgment action against Autodesk to establish that these resales did not infringe Autodesk's copyright. The district court issued the requested declaratory judgment, ho... More...

$0 (09-10-2010 - WA)

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. v. Lash Group, Inc.

The False Claims Act ("FCAâ€) was designed to encourage reporting of false or fraudulent claims that are submitted to the federal government for approval or payment. Typically a relatorâ€”a whistle-blowing employee, a business partner or competitorâ€”brings suit "for the benefit of the United States.â€ Mortgages, Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 934 F.2d 209, 210 (9th Cir. 1991) (per cu... More...

$0 (01-06-2010 - WA)

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. v. Lash Group, Inc.; Documedics Acquisition Co., Inc.

The False Claims Act ("FCAâ€) was designed to encourage reporting of false or fraudulent claims that are submitted to the federal government for approval or payment. Typically a relatorâ€”a whistle-blowing employee, a business partner or competitorâ€”brings suit "for the benefit of the United States.â€ Mortgages, Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 934 F.2d 209, 210 (9th Cir. 1991) (per cu... More...

$0 (11-19-2009 - WA)

Wachovia SBA Lending, Inc. d/b/a Wachovia Small Business Capital v. Deanna D. Kraft

Deanna Kraft and Wachovia SBA Lending, Inc., doing business as Wachovia Small Business Capital (Wachovia), became embroiled in a dispute about whether Kraft owed Wachovia payment in connection with a loan. After moving unsuccessfully for summary judgment, Wachovia voluntarily dismissed its suit against Kraft without prejudice under CR 41. Kraft asked for a... More...

$0 (01-15-2009 - WA)

<a href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.showOpinion&filename=787743MAJ" target="_new"Herring v. Texaco, Inc.</a>

During the 1960s and early 1970s, Roger Herring, a member of the Asbestos Workers Union Local 7, worked for subcontractors of Todd Shipyards at Todd's work sites. Herring's asbestos exposure ultimately caused fatal mesothelioma. Before Herring died he sued Todd. In the years between the time Herring was exposed to asbestos and when he developed mesothelioma, Todd declared bankru... More...

$0 (08-20-2007 - WA)

Washington, et al. v. Reliant Energy Services

Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that Washington will receive $3.5 million as part of a multi-state settlement with Reliant Energy Services. The settlement resolves claims that Reliant gouged ratepayers, withheld power and manipulated market prices during the 2000-2001 Energy Crisis. "Reliant is one of five Texas energy companies that inflated electricity prices and swindled W... More...

$460000000 (08-18-2005 - WA)

Joseph Finley v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria

Joseph Finley sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Finley invested in a property in Lacey, Washington with Remi De Roo, Bishop of Victoria in the 1990s. Bishop De Roo loaned $600,000 of church money to Mr. Finley for an Arabian horse-breeding venture that failed. Mr. Finley then proposed buying, developing and selling the 160 acre pro... More...

$12400000 (06-21-2005 - WA)

<a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/2BD9159A5356B7C488256CF60060CC6E/$file/0235054.pdf?openelement" target="_new">Abelein et al. v. United States</a>

After the Internal Revenue Service audited the comings, goings and machinations involving cattle and sheep breeding tax shelter partnerships organized by Walter J. Hoyt III, it sent out Notices of Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAA) forms to Daniel Abelein and other investors whom it considered to be partners. Abelein and numerous other investors (hereafter collectively Abel... More...

$0 (03-27-2003 - WA)

<a href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/opindisp.cfm?docid=132941MAJ" target="_new"> In RE: John L. Mckean, Attroney At Law</a>

JOHNSON, J. --In this case we review the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Disciplinary Board's (Board) recommendation that John L. McKean be suspended from the practice of law for six months followed by six months of probation. The recommendation was based on McKean's entering into a business arrangement with a client to shield the client from creditors, financing the business with... More...

$0 (03-06-2003 - WA)

David E. Svendsen v. Gregg N. Stock et al.

Consumer Protection Act - In October of 1995, David Svendsen purchased a house near Lake Sammamish from Gregg and Randi Stock. Connie Edwards of John L. Scott, Inc., was the listing agent representing the Stocks. Some years before the sale the Stocks had experienced flooding on their property as a result of a blocked storm drain on an uphill neighbor's property. In November 1994, the neighbor's... More...

$62298 (06-28-1999 - WA)