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John Lomicky
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John is a multidisciplinary researcher with bachelor’s degree in Neurobiology and Near Eastern Studies from Georgetown University and graduate degrees in International Business and Eurasian Studies from the American University of Central Asia and the Middlebury Institute.Articles by John Lomicky
Company’s Share Prices Drop After Alleged Performance Manipulation
This is a securities class action case on behalf of purchasers of a company’s common stock from the company’s initial public offering over the course of 5 years. It was alleged that the company manipulated its performance by engaging in…
Posted on inMason Jar Inexplicably Shatters Prompting Product Liability Lawsuit
This product liability case involves a man who sliced his right hand while opening up a glass mason jar. He had purchased a set of 6 mason jars at a local wholesale retailer. The jars came with the metal lids and…
Posted on inConstruction Error Significantly Devalues Commercial Property
This case involves a nail salon that was being built. Over multiple revisions of the building plan, it was indicated that the floor was to be completely flat and have no grade. In the last revision, there included plans for…
Posted on inIntoxicated Boat Operator Causes Fatal Accident
This case involves a group of individuals who were injured while boating at night. Allegedly, the individual who was operating the vessel was intoxicated and crashed it into a breakwater that was not lit. Two passengers were thrown from the…
Posted on inUnsafe Retail Display Injures Customer
This case involves a man who was injured when several boxes fell from a mounted floor display as he was selecting one. As he went to select one of the boxes on the top shelf, several of them follow causing…
Posted on inPolice Officer Kills Civilian With Unjust Use Of Force
This case involves a 29-year-old woman who was pulled over by a police officer for outstanding parking violations. The officer asked the driver to pop her truck, to which the driver complied. The officer then asked the driver to get…
Posted on inCPA Investigates Alleged Supreme Court Money Laundering Scheme
This case stems from an appeal pending before a state Supreme Court in which an insurance company was the defendant. After the judgment was entered, a vacancy arose on the Supreme Court. An election to fill that seat took place.…
Posted on inAerospace Engineer Attempts To Leak Military Secrets
This case involves criminal charges against an engineer who attempted to leak sensitive documents using the U.S. military’s tactical aircrafts. The engineer packed and shipped a number of boxes with manuals containing proprietary information internationally. Authorities arrested the defendant while he was…
Posted on inPackaging Company Allegedly Infringes On Bottle Design Patents
This case involves a packaging company that alleged patent infringement by another bottling company. The plaintiff company held a patent on a mold design for plastic bottles as well as patents on their bottle ribbing and base design. An expert in bottle mold design…
Posted on inPower Plant Allegedly Allows Improper Handling Of Hazardous Chemicals
This is a toxic tort matter involving a series of cases of exposure to various chemicals at a power plant in Washington State. Several workers who had been with the plant for more than five years developed bronchiolitis obliterans and two…
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