Independent Contractor Law
 
United States of America v. Katrina McCant

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028 A. Reported by: Kent Morlan Beginning in January 2021, and continuing until December 2021, Katrina

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Bruce Brill v. The Honorable Noma Gurich

¶1 On August 14, 1998, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in this Court after being denied bond pending trial in the District Court of Oklahoma County. In an order filed August 14, 1998, the Honorable Noma D. Gurich, District Judge, denied Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Gurich denied bond finding that Petitioner is a flight risk and that he poses

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United States of America v. Camille Jones

Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks. Reported by Kent Morlan Camille Jones admitted that she steered a large employee assistant program contract to a prime contractor and

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State of Oklahoma v. Bayan Terki Aamer

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual battery in violation of 21 O.S. 1123.B, which provides: B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person. “Sexual battery” shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16) years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:

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State of Vermont v. Mark Sterling

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. Reported by Kent Morlan Mark Sterling was charged with one count of aggravated stalking while possessing a deadly weapon under 13 V.S.A. § 1063(5). Additionally, he was charged with violation

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Jeffrey Christensen v. Courtney Jessica Christensen

Salt Lake City, Utah family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action. Reported by Kent Morlan After some twelve years of marriage, Jeffrey Christensen and Courtney Jessica Christensen divorced. They were able to agree on the terms of their separation, and these terms w

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State of Oklahoma v. Jose Hilario Ortiz Chairez

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual battery in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(B), which provides: B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person. “Sexual battery” shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16) years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:

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K. Lee Builders v. Thomas Scott Barnes

Henderson, North Carolina, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a beach of contract action. Reported by Kent Morlan Defendant entered a construction contract with plaintiff, a licensed general contractor. The contract was executed and signed by the parties on or around 1

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State of Oklahoma v. Meko Atkins

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645 United States Department of Justice: The Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 13, makes state law applicable to conduct occurring on lands reserved or acquired by the Federal government as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 7(3), when the act or omission is n

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State of Oklahoma v. Josiah Nathaniel Haddock

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with lewd molestation in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(a) and possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of 21 O.S. 1021.2. Reported by: Kent Morlan 21 O.S. 1123 provides: A. It is a Class A3 felony

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Roy Moore v. Cuy Cecile, et al.

Birmingham, Alabama, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory. Reported by Kent Morlan In 2017, Roy Moore ran as the Republican nominee in a special election to fill an open seat for one of Alabama’s United States senators. In the final week

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United States of America v. Muna Orra

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Medicare fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Muna Orra, age 32, of Westlake, Ohio, was employed by a telemedicine company based in the state of Georgia as an independent contractor physician. The telemedicine co

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State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Supreme Court rules that agreement between the City of Tulsa and the Creek Nation is void. ¶1 On December 15, 2025, this Court stayed this proceeding in light of ongoing federal litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma ("Northern District") between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ("Nation") and Respondents. 1 That litigation ce

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State of Oklahoma v. Sylvester Pollard

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Robbi Barker represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery on a medical technician or care provider in violation of 21 O.S. 750.4, which provides:: A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and with intent to do bodily harm, commits any assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of a medical care provider who is

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United States of America v. Matthew James Addy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft, arising from schemes through which the defendant defrauded investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Matthew James Addy, 47, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, held himself out as a wealthy and successful busin

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United States of America v. John O’Brien

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. John O'Brien, age 28, defrauded numerous homeowners before he was indicted for fraud. “John O’Brien’s scheme was not just fraudulent, it was predatory. He deliberately targeted homeowners and exploited their trust for personal and financia

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United States of America v. Jasen Butler

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Jasen Bulter, age 38, of Jupiter, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, corrupted the competitive bidding process for military fuel contracts and submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire transfer memos and invoices to multiple U.S. warships between A

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United States of America v. Taurean Clarence Coppage

Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Taurean Clarence Coppage, 40, sexually assaulted a woman in her residence while he was a contractor with the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq. Coppage was to leave Iraq on Feb. 19 and attended a going-away party at the bar on the U.S. Embassy compound the night prior, on Feb. 18. After the party

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United States of America v. Luis Emilio Hernandez

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Luis Emilio Hernandez, age 45, of Naples, convinced an 85-year-old victim to write him personal checks totaling over $1.2 million for construction materials and repairs that were never performed. Instead, Hernandez cashed the checks for his own p

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Caroline Mariani v. The States of Oklahoma, et al. Oklahoma States University

Stillwater, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff of a Governmental Tort Claims Act negligence theory. Plaintiff/Appellee Carolyn Mariani (Mariani) was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 25, 2011, in Payne County, Oklahoma, when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer operated by an employee of Defendant/Appellant State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma State Unive

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State of Oklahoma v. R.A.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and domestic assault and battery against a pregnant woman. 21 O.S. 741, provides: Any person who, without lawful authority, seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away another, with intent, either: 1. To cause such other person to be confined or imprisoned in this state a

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In RE The Marriage of Diana Hillhouse v. Jeffrey Michael Fitzpatrick

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma family law lawyers represented the parties in a Grand Parent Visitation dispute. CF was born to Mother and Jeffrey Michael Fitzpatrick (Father) during their marriage. On July 7, 2010, Mother filed a petition seeking a divorce from Fitzpatrick. Mother requested sole custody of CF due to domestic abuse. On August 19, 2010, a temporary order was entered in the divorce proce

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State of Oklahoma v. Jeffrey Price Krigel

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Richard O'Carroll and Joe White represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, which provides: A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include: 1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age; 2. Ra

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United States of America v. Traditions Health, LLC

Muskogee, Oklahoma, qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. From 2021 to 2024, Traditions Health, LLC, of McAlester, Oklahoma, submitted claims to Medicare from its McAlester, Oklahoma, location for home health services that were not medically necessary. It also resolves claims that, between 2019 and 2024, Traditions paid remuneration to physician-me

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Perkins, LLV v. RMR Building Group, LLC and Robert M. Ryasn, II

Omaha, Nebraska commercial law litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract case. Ryan was the manager and sole mem- ber of RMR, a general contractor for commercial properties. Michael Perkins is the sole owner of Perkins, L.L.C.; Perkins Properties, Inc.; and MHP Development, LLC. In this opin- ion, we will refer to these three companies collectively as “Perkins.

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