Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks in Connection with Fraudulent Telemarketing Scheme
Ohio Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks in Connection with Fraudulent Telemarketing Scheme that Harmed Me... More...    $0 (08-07-2024 - WA)

Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute.

In February 2021, special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) identified Tom Raymond Carrooo, age 39, as a drug dealer operating in Baker and Malheur Counties in Eastern Oregon. Carroll had recently been released f... More...    $0 (08-17-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens by taking more than $500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring bringing hundreds of Indian Nationals across the border from Canada and then to locations in the mid-west and beyond.


“Over a four-year period, Rajinder Pal Singh arranged for more than 8... More...    $0 (06-28-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.

Defendants claimed to have identified “a real questionâ€� regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981).<... More...    $0 (03-28-2023 - WA)

Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 seeking $350,000 in damages.

This case was initially filed in the Spokane County Superior Court, 19-00002-02761-32
9CCA, 21-35182, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

After the Spokane County prosecutor filed chargesMore...    $0 (05-09-2022 - WA)

Seattle, WA: Consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227) violations.

See: 47 U.S.C §227. Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
(a) Definitions

As used in this section—

(1) The term “automatic telephone dialing system� means equipment which has the capacity—

(A) to store or... More...    $0 (08-17-2021 - WA)

Spokane, WA - The United States of America with Brittany Jo Harris insurance mail fraud.

Brittany Jo Harris, age 34, of Newport, Washington, and Michele Lee Smith, age 49, of Spokane Valley, Washington were sentenced for their respective participation in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged automobile, boating and stair fall accidents. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. R... More...    $0 (01-08-2020 - WA)

Spokane, WA - The United States of America charged Daniel F. Humphrey with possession of meth.

Daniel F. Humphrey, age 43, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on September 3, 2019, to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Humphrey to a 140-month (11.6 years) term of imprisonment, to be ... More...    $0 (12-10-2019 - WA)

Spokane, WA - The United States of America charged Sandra Victoria Talento with:

Mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341.

William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Sandra Victoria Talento, age 58, of Spokane, Washington, and Henderson, Nevada, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty in June 2019, to nineteen counts of ma... More...    $0 (11-10-2019 - WA)

In 2006 the late Delbert Wheeler, Sr., a lifelong-enrolled member of the Yakama Nation in Washington State, purchased “80 acres of trust property . . . from the Yakama Nation Land Enterprise, the agency of the Yakama Nation which is charged with overseeing the maintenance of real property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Yakama Nation and its members.” Wheeler then opened... More...    $0 (08-17-2018 - WA)

Spokane, WA - Airway Heights, Washington Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Daniel Lee Dove, age 36, of Airway Heights, Washington, was sentenced after having previously pleaded guilty on November 30, 2016, to Possession of Child Pornography. Senior United States District Judge Wm. Fremming Nielsen sentenced Dove to a nine-year term of impriso... More...    $0 (12-26-2017 - WA)

Seattle, WA - Jury Convicts Woman For Providing Guns To Son Killed In Shootout With Police

The United States of America charged Jeanne Tinker-Smith, age 64, with violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, aiding and abetting a felon in possession of a firearm, by providing guns to her son, a convicted felon, who was killed in a shootout with police. Defendant, a career civil servant with the City of Bel... More...    $0 (09-10-2016 - WA)

At all times relevant to this appeal, the County operated under a home rule
charter that vested legislative functions in the Council, consisting of six voting
members. SAN JUAN COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER art. 2, §§ 2.1 0, 2.11, 2.30(1 ).
The charter specified that the Council cannot act without the affirmative vote of four
of its members. /d. § 2.40(3). Further, the charter place... More...    $0 (10-08-2015 - WA)

At all times relevant to this appeal, the County operated under a home rule
charter that vested legislative functions in the Council, consisting of six voting
members. SAN JUAN COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER art. 2, §§ 2.1 0, 2.11, 2.30(1 ).
The charter specified that the Council cannot act without the affirmative vote of four
of its members. /d. § 2.40(3). Further, the charter place... More...    $0 (10-02-2015 - WA)

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)

Linda Darkenwald appeals from the Washington Employment
Security Department's (Department) denial of her claim for unemployment benefits.
We must decide whether a desire to work only part time constitutes a good cause
reason for leaving work, thus permitting an individual who leaves work for that reason
to collect unemployment benefits. Darkenwald claims that her employer's request... More...    $0 (05-21-2015 - WA)

An officer stopped the defendant for a traffic violation and pulled the car he was driving off a busy highway. When it turned out that the driver and his passenger both had suspended drivers' licenses and alternate arrangements could not be made, the officer arranged for a tow truck to move the car. In order to turn the vehicle over to the towing company, the officer conducted an inventory search ... More...    $0 (05-30-2013 - WA)

To be considered compensation protected by the

provisions of Washington's anti-kickback statute, chapter 49.52 RCW (the Wage

Rebate Act or WRA), a bonus that is discretionary must be given regularly to create an

implied contract and reliance, otherwise it is a mere gratuity. Additionally, the Wage

Rebate Act is violated only where an employer collects a "reb... More...    $0 (12-06-2012 - WA)

Appellant, Samuel Watkins (“Watkinsâ€�), a copyright and trademark attorney, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (“CBPâ€�) in his eight Freedom of Information Act (“FOIAâ€�), 5 U.S.C. § 552, requests for 19 C.F.R. § 133.21(c) Notices of Seizure of Infringing Merchandise (“Notices of Seizureâ€� or “... More...    $0 (05-06-2011 - WA)

Ordinarily, when an employee is compensated with nonstatutory stock options that do not have a readily ascertainable fair market value at the time of the grant, the employee realizes income for tax purposes upon exercising the options.1 See 26 U.S.C. §§ 83(a) & (e)(3)-(e)(4); 26 C.F.R. § 1.83-7(a). The taxpayer is taxed on an amount equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of exe... More...    $0 (04-06-2011 - WA)

Thomas R. Dreiling, a former InfoSpace, Inc. (“InfoSpaceâ€�) shareholder, filed a derivative shareholder action against America Online, Inc. (“AOLâ€�), seeking disgorgement of AOL’s profits derived from the sale of its Info- Space stock. Dreiling based his theory of liability on allegations that Naveen Jain, InfoSpace’s CEO, formed a beneficial stock ownership group (in his personal capaci... More...    $0 (08-20-2009 - WA)

Petitioner, Ed L. Christensen, the lessor, seeks review of a Court of Appeals ruling that affirmed the trial court's dismissal of an unlawful detainer action brought against Respondent, Richard A. Ellsworth, the lessee. The trial court dismissed the unlawful detainer action because it found Christensen did not give Ellsworth the three day notice required by RCW 5... More...    $0 (12-06-2007 - WA)

This case raises the question whether the Department of Ecology has authority to condition a water quality certification under the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. sec.sec. 1251-1387) on maintenance of minimum instream flows, where such conditions affect existing water rights. The case also involves issues concerning RCW 90.03.380, the surface water statute governing changes in and transfers of ... More...    $0 (07-18-2002 - WA)

Having received conflicting determinations from tribal courts and the federal district court, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe appeals the district court's determination that AT&T Corporation need not provide toll-free telephone service for the Tribe's lottery. We find that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction to resolve the dispute, but vacate the district court's determination that the lottery itse... More...    $0 (03-19-2002 - WA)