Bad Faith Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. Austin Lee Kirkwood

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing evidence of prior bad acts to be admitted at trial. Appellant's claim primarily centers on the introduction of evidence relating to a violent domestic incident that occurred between Appell

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United States of America v. Roberto Almeida-Santos

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas and other documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546. Roberto Almeida-Santos, age 57, an illegal alien born in Mecisco confessed to knowingly making materially false statements under penalty of perjury on his application to obtain a U-Visa when he submitted it to U.S. Citizenship an

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State of Oklahoma v. N.J.F.

Ardmore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of stalking. In Oklahoma, stalking is defined as willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing another person in a way that would cause a reasonable person to feel frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested, and that actually causes the victim to feel that way.Legal Definition & Eleme

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Maryann Thomas and William Crag Goza v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory. Liberty Mutual failed to answer or object to requests for admission. allowing Liberty to withdraw the admissions would subserve2 the presentation of the merits. Requests for admission are typically used to identify issues that will not be disputed at tri

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United States of America v. Yuri Khrameev,, a/k/a "Colonel Yuri," et al.

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit multiple schemes around the world commit murder. The RIS Network has allegedly carried out or conspired to carry out multiple schemes around the world. Most recently, this summer, the RIS Network recruited an individual based in the United States (“U.S. Resident-1”) to surveil and mur

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M.P. v.Progressive Direct Insurance Company

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory. Plaintiff was involved in an auto accident in 2022 caused by an underinsured driver. She made a claim to benefits on her own Progressive Insurance Company policy which had a policy limit of $20,000, but was offered only $710. She claimed that Progressive acted in

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United States of America v. Garret Lee Monroe

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force in Indian Country in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1151. Reported by Kent Morlan Garret Lee Monroe, 38, a sexual predator and career criminal who preyed upon and violently sexuall

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Jon Engle v. Aaron Payne, DDS

Nashville, Tennessee, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a dental malpractice claim. Reported by: Kent Morlan The plaintiff brought suit against his dentist, asserting that the dentist was negligent in failing to diagnose and treat a cavity which the plaintiff conten

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United States of America v. Glennie Antonio McGee and Echandza Dianca Maxie

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. Reported by Kent Morlan Glennie Antonio McGee, 42, Echandza Dianca Maxie, 43, and several coconspirators were memb

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State of Oklahoma v. Lon Brandon Meeks

Durant, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of a protective order. Digested by Kent Morlan This case involves a nearly 40-minute YouTube video posted by Meeks in May 2023 that was forwarded to his ex-wife by her boss. 2 According to his ex

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State of Nebraska v. Joseph C. Castle

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted first degree sexual assault of a child, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-319.01 and 28-201 (Reissue 2016). Reported by Kent Morlan In October 2023, Castle invited Michaela to bring L.R. to

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State of Rhode Island v. Nelson Carreiro

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree child molestation. Reported by Kent Morlan The sordid facts leading to this criminal appeal began in 2005, when the complainant was ten years old and in the fourth grade. At that time

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United States of America v. Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with violating the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Reported by Kent Morlan Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez with violations of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was enacted one year ago and prohibits the nonconsensual publication of AI-generated digital forgeries (deepfake) pornography. Shannon and Hernandez allegedly post

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State of Arkansas v.

Hot Springs, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of property over $5,000. Reported by Kent Morlan The State alleged that between July 1, 2021, and August 22, 2024, Gray stole a 2011 Bayliner ski boat from Wesley Burnett. At trial, Burnett testified he owned a 2011 Bayliner Bowrider boat and

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United States of America v. Deniss Zolotarjovs

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typicall

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United States of America v. Gayli Harman

Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally taking mail that was supposed to be delivered to customers. Gayli Harman, 44, of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, worked for the U. S. Postal Service in Westmoreland in the Sales, Service, and Distribution department. Between June 2021 and March 2023, Harman opened mail that was

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State of Oklahoma v. S.M.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with buying, selling, transferring, or possessing a motor vehicle or parts with altered vin in violation of 47 O.S. 1503(C), which provides: C. 1. Any person who buys, disposes, sells, transfers, or possesses a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, with knowledge that the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle

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Tonita Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Plaintiff’s home was significantly damaged in a fire. She contracted with respondent, a restoration company, to perform work on her home. After the work was completed, she sued respondent for poor workmanship, alleging breach of the contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, negli

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State of Oklahoma v. Faith Nicole Jones

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.21.1731.2.B.1, ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1731.2.B.1 Date of Offense: 02/22/2026 Kyler, Dixon Bradley Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/15/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME(CF.21.1731.2.B.1) Violation of 21 O.S. 1731.2.B.1 Jones, Faith Ni

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United States of America v. Barbara Harris

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Barbara Harris served as the Executive Director of the Center for Community Academic Success Partnerships (CCASP), which received government grants to provide after-school programs to schools in the Chicago area. From 2012 to 2017, Harris schemed with another CCASP executive, TONY BELL, to submit grant ap

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United States of America v. Jacob Navarrette

Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Jacob Navarrette, 34, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. In April 2020, a federal judge in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced Navarrette for possession of child pornography. As part of his sentence, Navarr

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Joshua Shaw v. City of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a false arrest theory. Joshua Shaw (Plaintiff or Shaw) appeals an order granting the summary judgment motion filed by Defendant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (City) on Plaintiff's petition filed pursuant to Oklahoma's Governmental Tort Claims Act (GTCA) alleging false arrest, assault and intentional infliction of em

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Linda Overall v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel Department of Public Safety

Lawton, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a false arrest theory. ¶18 Our analysis of this case begins with an examination of the tort of false arrest. ¶19 Title 22 O.S. 1991 § 196 , states: A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person: 1. For a public offense, committed or attempted in his presence. . . . ¶20 Title 22 O.S. 1991 § 1

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Gabriel Oliver v. City of Brandon, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting street preaching near a public amphitheater. Olivier is a street preacher in Mississippi—a Christian who believes that sharing his religious views with fellow citizens is an im- portant part of exercising his faith. His vocation sometimes took him to the sidewa

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Sincere Terry, et al. v. Gentner Drummnd, at al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Appellants. ¶3 The Court of Appeals certified the following additional four questions for our consideration and we respond pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. See 20 O.S.2021, § 1601 et seq.: 1. If § 1311 does require the State in a threats prosecution to prove a defendant had a mens rea of will

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