Washington Independent Contractor Law
<H2> United States of America v. Tamara King, aka Tamara Waln
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Between August 2009 and December 2013, Tamara Kind, aka Tamara Waln, 56, of Toledo, Ohio, previously resided in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, solicited investments in a real estate fund called Halcyon. Twenty-two victims, most of... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Coloradoâ€) </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hu... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick McDonagh; Matthew McDonagh </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Irish brothers sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding elderly homeowners across the country</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two brothers from Ireland... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Andrew Webster, M.D. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks in Connection with Fraudulent Telemarketing Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks in Connection with Fraudulent Telemarketing Scheme that Harmed Me... More...
$0 (08-07-2024 - WA)Gregory E. Stovall v. United States of America d/b/a United States Postal Service
Seattle, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.<br> <br> "The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a crucial piece of legislation that allows individuals to sue the United States government for certain negligence-based causes of action. Here's a deeper dive into its key aspects:<br> <br> Basics ... More...
$1 (12-08-2023 - WA)Monet Carter-Mixon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Ellis, et al. v. City of Tacoma, et al.
Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.<br> <br> The Complaint:<br> <br> Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...
$4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)State of Washington v. Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel "Manny†Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.<br> <br> The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.<br> <br> 2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon ("Ms. Carter-Mixonâ�... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Changpeng Zhao
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h), 5322(b), 5322(c), and 5322(e), 18:2, and 31:1022.210 .<br> <br> Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay o... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Jessica Heinlein, a/k/a Jessica DeVisse
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in connection with nearly $350,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.<br> <br> Jessica Heinlein, a/k/a Jessica DeVisser, of Tacoma, made the first loan application on behalf of Tacoma Baking Company in April 2020. In the application she claimed two of the company's eight owners were "sole ow... More...
$0 (11-16-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Lincare Holdings, Inc.
Spokane, Washington civil litigation lawyers represented accused of fraudulently overbilling Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans for oxygen equipment.<br> <br> Lincare Holdings, Inc. a Florida based, wholly-owned subsidiary of German multinational chemical corporation Linde, PLC, provides oxygen equipment to patients with respiratory ailments such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)... More...
$0 (08-28-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Alexander Borys Mischenko
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with criminal violation of the Clean Air Act in connection with asbestos contamination at a site in Spokane in 2018.<br> <br> in October 2017, Mischenko and his company, Buck Creek Sales, signed a contract to dismantle a legacy industrial building located on Magnesium Road in North Spokane and known as "Building 5.†M... More...
$0 (06-27-2023 - WA)Jerry Owens v. CACI International, Inc., et al.
Seattle, Washington employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> CACI is an information technology company and defense contractor that provides services to various clients, including the United States Government, which is CACI's largest customer. (Dkt. No. 27-1 at 17-18.) Plaintiff's employment with CACI began in January 2016 following CACI's purchase of a... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - WA)Bradley K. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options
Seattle, Washington employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an employee retirement benefits (E.R.I.S.A.) theory.<br> <br> This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Change Caption and Approve Settlement. Dkt. No. 48. On June 7, 2022, the Court ordered the parties to either (1) petition the Court for appointment of an independent guardian ad li... More...
$0 (06-28-2022 - WA)Salina Savage, er al. United States of America v. CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company
Spokane, WA: CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC), a prime contractor at the Department of Energy's Hanford Site, has agreed to pay $3,038,270 million to resolve allegations that CHPRC violated the False Claims Act by submitting false and fraudulent small business subcontract reports.<br> <br> In 2008, CHPRC, a Washington subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd., which is headquartered in E... More...
$0 (06-09-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Dennis Michael Hogan
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Spokane_WA_FED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Spokane, WA - The United States of America charged Dennis Michael Hogan, age 60, with for Online Enticement of a Minor Girl to Engage in Production of Child Pornography and Attempted Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places. <br> <br> According to information disclose... More...
$0 (09-10-2020 - WA)United States of America v. Volodymyr Kvashuk
Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Volodymyr Kvashuk with mail fraud, access device fraud, access to a protected computer in furtherance of fraud.<br> <br> A former Microsoft software engineer was convicted of 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million. VOLODYMYR KVASHUK, 25, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Renton, Washington, worked fi... More...
$0 (02-27-2020 - WA)United States of America v. Volodymyr Kvashuk
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Seattle, WA - Former Microsoft Software Engineer Charged with Mail Fraud for Scheme to Steal Digital Value Such as Gift Cards<br> <br> While Testing Online Sales Platform, Illegally used Testing Account to Embezzle more than $10 Million in Digital Currency<br> <b... More...
$0 (07-18-2019 - WA)Patricia Anderson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Patricia Anderson and Thomas Anderson’s single-car accident in 1998 began a saga of litigation culminating in this appeal. Little of the tragic history involving nine different trial and appellate proceedings is relevant to this opinion, in which we determ... More...
$0 (03-11-2019 - WA)U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Global Horizons, Inc., d/b/a Global Horizons Manpower, Inc.; Green Acre Farms, Inc., Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/spo_fed_.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards (the Growers) are fruit growers in the State of Washington. In 2003, the Growers experienced labor shortages and entered into agreements with Global Horizons, Inc., a labor contractor, to obtain temporary workers for their orchards. Wit... More...
$0 (02-07-2019 - WA)STillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. State of Washington
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> In an effort to engineer federal jurisdiction, the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (“the Tribe”) sued the State of Washington in federal court, seeking a declaration that the Tribe’s sovereign immunity barred any lawsuit arising from a particular contra... More...
$0 (01-22-2019 - WA)Curtis Rockaird v. BNSF Railway Company
These appeals follow a civil jury trial. The jury found<br> that BNSF Railway Company violated the anti-retaliation<br> provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) when<br> BNSF fired Curtis Rookaird for, in part, refusing to stop<br> performing an air-brake test on a 42-car train that he was<br> tasked with moving. Rookaird was awarded over $1.2<br> million in damages. BNSF appeals ... More...
$0 (11-09-2018 - WA)Eva Moore v. John Urquhart
This is a class action challenging the constitutionality of<br> a Washington statute that allows tenants to be evicted from<br> their homes without a court hearing. Plaintiffs seek<br> declaratory and injunctive relief against the Sheriff of King<br> County, whose office enforces the challenged statute by<br> executing the eviction orders. The district court dismissed<br> the action with prejudice... More...
$0 (08-19-2018 - WA)Mickey Fowler v. Tracy Guerin
Washington public school teachers Mickey Fowler and Leisa Maurer bring this class action to order the Director of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (“DRS”) to return interest that was allegedly skimmed from their state-managed retirement accounts. The district court denied the stipulated motion to certify a class and then dismissed the action as prudentially unripe. We conc... More...
$0 (08-19-2018 - WA)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. <table> <td>
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 op... More...
$0 (08-17-2018 - WA)United States of America v. Richard A. Olsen
Spokane, WA - Chief Financial Officer of Mission Support Alliance Agrees to Pay $124,440 for Allegedly Accepting Kickbacks from Lockheed Martin<br> <br> Richard A. Olsen, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Department of Energy (DOE) prime contractor Mission Support Alliance LLC (MSA), has agreed to pay $124,440 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback A... More...
$124440 (08-09-2018 - WA)United States of America v. Richard A. Olsen
Spokane, WA - Lockheed Martin Corporation/Mission Support Alliance Employee Enters Settlement of Alleged False Claims Act Violations in Connection With Contracts at Hanford Site<br> <br> Richard A. Olsen agreed to pay $124,440 to resolve claims that he violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated prices in connection with a subcontract between Mission Support Alliance, LLC (MSA), a prime c... More...
$0 (08-08-2018 - WA)Angel Mendez and Jennifer Lynn Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, et al.
On remand from the United States Supreme Court we are tasked with deciding whether the unlawful entry into a residence by two sheriff’s deputies, without a warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances, was the proximate cause of the subsequent shooting and injuries to the plaintiffs. We hold that it was, permitting a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We also hold that the plaintiffs have an i... More...
$4000000 (07-29-2018 - WA)Friends of Moon Creek, et al v. Diamond Lake Improvement Ass'n, et al.
After ruling on summary judgment that Sharon Sorby did not<br> enjoy qualified immunity from the plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the trial<br> court certified its order under RAP 2.3(b)(4) as one “involv[ing] a controlling question of<br> law as to which there is substantial ground for a difference of opinion.” We granted<br> discretionary review. We conclude that Ms. Sorby enjoy... More...
$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)State of Washington v. Oscar Raul Lopez
The trial court found that Oscar Lopez's lawyer<br> was "fairly obvious[ly]" "severely handicapped" by depression during the pretrial<br> and trial phases of Lopez's case.' That finding was supported by the trial court's<br> own observations of defense counsel's performance—and sometimes failure to show<br> up—at trial. That finding was also supported by declarations and testimony<br> presente... More...
$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)United States of America v. Raphael A. Sanchez
Seattle, WA - Former ICE Chief Counsel Pleads Guilty to Using the Identities of Numerous Aliens for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme<br> <br> Former Chief Counsel Raphael A. Sanchez of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Office of Principal Legal Advisor pleaded guilty today for a wire fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme involving the identities of numerous ali... More...
$0 (02-15-2018 - WA)Juan D. Vega, Jr. v. United States of America, et al.
Juan Vega, Jr. was transferred from federal prison to a Seattle non-profit residential reentry center to complete the remainder of his prison sentence. There, he alleged that federal and private employees conspired to remove him from the halfway house known as Pioneer House, ostensibly based on his race and for asserting his First Amendment rights, by filing a false incident report. After his retu... More...
$0 (02-09-2018 - WA)State of Washington v. Evergreen Freedom Foundation, d/b/a Freedom Foundation
The State of Washington appeals the CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of its regulatory enforcement action against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (the Foundation). The State filed suit after learning from a citizen complaint that the Foundation had provided pro bono legal services in support of local initiatives in Sequim, Chelan, and Shelton without reporting the value of those services to the Public Discl... More...
$0 (11-07-2017 - WA)Makah Indian Tribe v. Quileute Indian Tribe
Who would imagine that more than 150 years after the Treaty of Olympia (the “Treaty”) was signed between the United States and the Quileute and Quinault tribes, we would be asked to determine whether the “right of taking fish” includes whales and seals? Although scientists tell us sea mammals are not fish,1 these appeals ask us to go back to the 1855 treaty negotiation and signing and plac... More...
$0 (10-23-2017 - WA)Julie Atwood v. Mission Support Alliance
Richland, WA - Jury Awards Former Hanford Nuclear Reservation Manager $8.1 Million<br> <br> Julie Atwood sued Mission Support Alliance and Steve Young on employment discrimination and retaliation theories claimied that she was forced to resign from her job from her U.S. Department of Energy contractor job in 2013. <br> <br> The defenses asserted by the Defendant are not available.... More...
$0 (10-12-2017 - WA)America ex rel. Salina Savage, Savage Logistics LLC, vs. Washington Closure Hanford LLC, Federal Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Sage Tec LLC, and Laura Shikashio
Spokane, WA - Hanford DOE Subcontractor Agrees to Pay $2.0 Million to Settle Allegations of Small Business Fraud<br> <br> Federal Engineers & Constructors (FE&C), a subcontractor at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site, has agreed to pay $2 Million ($2,000,000) to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) in connection with a number small business subcontracts with... More...
$2000000 (09-25-2017 - WA)Roff Arden and bobbi Arden v. Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S., et al.
This case involves claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and<br> legal malpractice against lawyers hired to defend insureds in a civil action where<br> the insurance company provided the defense.^ The insureds claim the lawyers<br> violated their professional responsibilities by failing to disclose a potential conflict<br> ^ The Court of Appeals and the parties in their briefing characterized the i... More...
$0 (09-14-2017 - WA)Quinault Indian Nation v. Mary Linda Pearson
Once again, the issue of tribal sovereign immunity and<br> cigarette taxes is back in the federal courts. In this iteration,<br> the Quinault Indian Nation (the “Nation”) sued Edward A.<br> Comenout, Jr.; Robert R. Comenout, Sr.; and other<br> defendants for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Nation<br> of taxes. When the Nation later asked the district court to<br> dismiss its action, Edward... More...
$0 (08-30-2017 - WA)Mikeo Levi v. Atossa Genetics, Inc.
We consider how and the extent to which our securities laws protect the investing public. Miko Levi, Bandar Almosa, Gregory Harrison, and Nicholas Cook (“Plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their amended securities fraud class action complaint. Plaintiffs allege that Atossa Genetics, Inc. (“Atossa”) and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steven Quay, made a serie... More...
$0 (08-21-2017 - WA)Michael Segaline v. State of Washington
The doctrine of qualified immunity shields a government official<br> from civil liability and money damages unless the plaintiff shows violation of a<br> constitutional right that is clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct. The<br> Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and Regional Safety and Health<br> Coordinator William Alan Croft appeal the jury verdict in favor... More...
$0 (07-17-2017 - WA)State of Washington v. Kareem Harris
To impose criminal liability, the conduct of the defendant must<br> be both the cause in fact and the legal cause of the result. Kareem Harris seeks<br> reversal of the jury conviction of premediated murder in the first degree of Wilbur Lee<br> Gant. Harris contends insufficient evidence supports the jury finding that the injuries<br> Gant suffered when Harris shot him at least five times at close... More...
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