Robert P. Schuster, P.C., successfully defended a health and nutrition website from charges that its content violated copyright and trademark laws. The website—nationally prominent for its discussion of health and nutrition issues—included explanations of what has become known as the biologic theory of ionization (RBTI). That theory was developed in the past century by a … Continued
The families of Tony and Deaun Smith have written the presidents of Encana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc. and Encana Corporation, asking each of them to institute company safety changes to protect the public from future trucking tragedies such as the collision that killed Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were killed on … Continued
Robert P. Schuster represented the families of Tony and Deaun Smith who were killed in a totally preventable truck collision in Fremont County, Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were stopped on a highway in their PT Cruiser—having been flagged down at a highway construction project. An Encana Oil & Gas (USA) truck collided into the … Continued
The widow of Kyle L. Rooke filed a wrongful death case over an explosion at a gas drilling outside Pinedale. Mr. Rooke was severely burned and was pronounced dead at the rig site by the EMT’s who responded to the explosion. The suit was filed in the United States District Court in Cheyenne by her … Continued
The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois has sanctioned defendants in a product liability case for egregious and intentional discovery violations. The case—Ainsworth v. Figaro Engineering Company et al—involves the failure of a carbon monoxide sensor which resulted in a young boy being gassed by carbon monoxide. He has been diagnosed with serious brain injury. … Continued
The Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association honored Bob Schuster with its Distinguished Achievement Award in 2012. In presenting the award, the Association President, Rob Shively, said “If you’ve ever worked with him, you know that there is nothing left undone that can be done for his clients. He is utterly committed.” Schuster was only the ninth … Continued
Bob Schuster participated in the White Collar Criminal Defense College conducted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Stetson University College of Law in 2013. The College is convened yearly to explore the most recent developments in white collar criminal defense and is held at the campus of Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Issues of focus … Continued
Robert P. Schuster was admitted to the New York Bar on March 30, 2012. In a ceremony conducted in Albany, New York, he was certified to practice law in New York State before all trial and appellate courts. Schuster—who is also admitted to practice in the states of Wyoming and Utah—said that he was particularly … Continued
GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. agreed to the payment of $70 Million to federal and state agencies to settle claims of arising from municipal bond investigations, according to a report in Law360. The investigation reportedly discovered that the bidding process for the issuance of municipal bonds had been rigged and corrupted. Bond traders … Continued
An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. did not infringe three patents of Apple, Inc. in the production of several of its smartphones, according to a report in Law360. Apple had filed the challenge with the International Trade Commission in October of 2010 against a … Continued