Florida Independent Contractor Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jasen Butler </h2> </center>

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... More...

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<h2> <center> 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... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Jasen Butler,

West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and forgery for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of War and other federal agencies out of over $4.5 million. Jason Butler, 37, of Jupiter, Florida, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire tra... More...

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Bryce W. Apgar v. Fast Mico Solutions, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Standards Labor Law Act violation theory. <br> <br> Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) primarily involve failure to pay minimum wage or required overtime, improper classification of employees (especially to avoid overtime), and violations of child labor laws. Other common violations include r... More...

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Zoe Ajjahnon v. Amerilife of North Carolina, L.L.C.

Orlando, Florida, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt<br> Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (RICO Claim).<br> <br> Ajjahnon obtained her Florida insurance license in August 2021. A month later, she interviewed with Amerilife, a company<br> that recruits and supports independent insurance agents by providing them with training, tools... More...

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The United States of America, on behalf of and for the use and benefit of iENG, LLC, v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America

Fort Lauderdale, Florida surety bond law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Miller Act claim.<br> <br> <br> The Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 311-313) is a federal law requiring payment and performance bonds on contracts exceeding $150,000 for federal government construction projects. These bonds protect subcontractors and material suppliers from nonpayment by the prime contractor. 28 U.S.C. § 1352 ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Celestine “Skip” Aniekwu </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud Scheme conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and transportation of stolen property </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fugitive Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme to Pay Alleged Kickbacks</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...

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Paolo Gabriel Roidriguez, et al. v. Valle Elite Remodeling Servics, LLC

<h2><br> Jacksonville, Florida Fair Labor Standards Act violation employment lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets standards for wages, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor for most private and public employees. The FLSA was enacted by Congress in 1938 to improve working conditions for employees. The Wage and Hour Divisi... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Science Applications International Corporation </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Breach Of Contract Allegations </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Government Contractor Pays $450,000 To Resolve Breach Of Contract Allegations </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Navarro </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Christian&l=Dunham&i=131602&z=33130" target="_new">Christian Scott Dunham</a> and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Santiago&l=Lavandera&i=146903&z=3312" target="_new">Santiago Lavandera</a> represented the Defendants charged with aircraft parts fraud </font... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Martiza Morales Hermoso </h1>

<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being using COVID-19 funds to gamble and launder money. </b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> A Miami woman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for money laundering of nearly $2 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans, after previously pleading guilty in ... More...

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United States of America v. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital Inc.

Tampa, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act by charging for making improper claims submitted to federal healthcare programs for certain patient care items and services provided during research studies that were not eligible for reimbursement.<br> <br> H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital Inc. (Moffitt), a non-pr... More...

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United States of America v. Samuel Harris

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent applications for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL”), and an EIDL advance.<br> <br> On July 3, Samuel Harris, 43, who was a full-time MDPD police officer, also was the owner and president of Oregon Digital, Inc. ("Oregenâ... More...

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United States of America v. Arashio Harris

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 relief fraud.<br> <br> Arashio Harris, 49, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, had previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent applications for two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, two Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and an EIDL advance.<br> <br> Harris, along with being a ... More...

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Dennis Scott v. Paychex Insurance Agency, Inc.

Fort Fauderdale, Florida insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant <br> <br> <br> This case arises from an allegedly fraudulent or misleading Certificate of Insurance (the "COI”) that Defendant issued to non-party James A. Jones, a general contractor. (See generally Second Am. Compl. ("SAC”) [ECF No. 43]; Pl.'s Mot. SOF, Ex. E, COI [ECF No. 75-5]). As descri... More...

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Jennifer Woods v. Pistro

Tallahassee, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking a write of habeas corpus.<br> <br> HABEAS CORPUS IN THE U.S. TODAY<br> <br> The sources of habeas corpus can be found in the Constitution, statutory law, and case law. The Suspension Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 2), states: "The Privileges of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended unless wh... More...

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United States of America v. Arashio Harris

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with wire fraud.<br> <br> Harris, along with being a MDCRD Sergeant, also was the owner and President of The Good Family Property Solutions Inc. ("Good Family”) and Flying Lions LLC ("Flying Lions”). Working with an associate, on April 3, 2020, Harris submitted and caused to be submitted to the U.S. Small Business Administrat... More...

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Devon Harrington v. Unite USA, Inc., d/b/a Unite Us

Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Americans with Disabilities Act violation theories.<br> <br> Plaintiff filed suit on November 15, 2022. The Court issued its Order Requiring a Joint Scheduling Report on November 21, 2022. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on January 31, 2023. The parties filed their Joint Scheduling Report on February 17, 2023. In ... More...

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State of Florida v. Leonard Cure

Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with aggravated assault and felony use of a firearm for allegedly robbing a Walgreen in Dania Beach.<br> <br> Senate Bill 8 - The Relief of Leonard Cure<br> <br> WHEREAS, Leonard Cure was arrested on November 20, 2003,<br> 27 for the November 10, 2003, robbery of a Dania Beach Walgreens<br> 28 drug store and w... More...

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United States of America v. Ezennia Peter Neboh

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer representing Defendant charged for his role in an international fraud scheme that preyed on elderly Americans.<br> <br> Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, of Madrid, Spain, made his initial appearance in Miami yesterday to face federal charges. Neboh, and his co-defendants, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 51, and Prince Amos Okey Ezemma, 49, also of Madrid; and Iheanyichukwu Jonat... More...

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Erik Benjamin Cherdak v. Vincent Paul Cottone and Linda Marie Cottone

Fort Meyers, Florida personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on defamation theories.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fort_Myers_FL_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - For Myers"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Fort Myers, Florida<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/... More...

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Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarquin v. State of Florida

We have on appeal the judgment of the trial court convicting Clemente <br> Aguirre-Jarquin (Aguirre) of two counts of first-degree murder and sentencing him <br> to death on both counts.1<br> <br> For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions and <br> sentences. <br> <br> I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND<br> <br> Aguirre was born in Honduras in 1980 and came to the United States in <br... More...

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United States of America v. Tampa Electric Company (TECO)

Tampa, Florida criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. . The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers.<br> <br> Tampa Electric Company (TECO) operates several facilities in Florida, including Big Bend, a coal-fired power plant outsid... More...

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Kareen Lecorps and John Baptiste vs. Star Lakes Association, Inc.

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Miami, Florida - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellants with invalidating an assessment charge after being partially destroyed by fire in a residential condominium development. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Star Lakes Estates consists of seventeen residential buildings and two <br> commercial buildings. Through a s... More...

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MANUEL FERNANDEZ vs YORDALYS CRUZ

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Miami, Florida - Wills lawyer represented Appellant with , appeals two adverse final summary judgments rendered in favor of appellee in two e trust claims. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> While suffering from significant health issues, the father transferred <br> two properties, including a six-unit apartment complex, to ... More...

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UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, vs CENTRAL THERAPY CENTER, INC., A/A/O VANESSA LOPEZ

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Miami, Florida - Insurance lawyer represented Appellant with arguing Florida's "No-Fault Personal Injury Protection” insurance laws. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Ms. Lopez was injured in a car accident. She received medical <br> treatments from, and assigned her right to be reimbursed for the cost of the <br> tre... More...

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MELINDA D. HASSENPLUG vs BRIAN HASSENPLUG

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tampa., Florida - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with appealing the final judgment dissolving her marriage. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> After seven years of marriage, Former Wife petitioned to <br> dissolve the marriage. The parties have an eight-year-old daughter <br> diagnosed with autism. <br> A Marital Settl... More...

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JOSEPH SPINE, P. A. vs ANDREW MOULTON, M. D.

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tampa., Florida - Employment Law lawyer represented Appellant with breaching certain restrictive covenants in an employment agreement. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Joseph Spine, P.A., appeals the trial court's February 10, <br> 2021, nonfinal order denying its motion for a temporary injunction <br> enjoining Dr. Andre... More...

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PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE vs GLASSMETICS, LLC, A/ A/ O DEVAN HAMMOND

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tampa., Florida - Small Claims lawyer represented Appellee with a underpayment of an insurance claim Dispute. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Glassmetics, LLC, a/a/o Devan Hammond, filed a small <br> claims lawsuit in county court against Progressive American <br> Insurance Company for the alleged underpayment of an in... More...

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BASS VENTURE CORPORATION AND BASS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC vs DEVOM, LLC

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tampa, Florida - Business Law lawyer represented Appellants with in a dispute regarding hotel signage. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> The parties operate two competing hotels on adjacent <br> properties on the same block. Although the hotels share road <br> access, only Bass's hotel fronts the main road; someone entering... More...

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NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC v. LUCIMEIRE DESOUZA a/k/a Lucimere E. DeSouza, et al.

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tallahassee, Florida - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellees with a routine residential property foreclosure . </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> The order on appeal granted attorneys' fees to a Mr. <br> Fernandes, who was not a mortgagor, but purported to hold a <br> quitclaim deed to the foreclosed property. The quitcla... More...

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Shaun P. Murphy, Former Husband vs Claudia A. Murphy, Former Wife

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Tallahassee, Florida - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with an order denying motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> In September 2019, the former wife filed a petition that <br> sought domestication of a 1999 Hawaiian divorce decree,<br> clarification of the former wife'... More...

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Pferrman, et al. v. BPS of Tifton, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.<br> <br> <br> This case involves interpretation of the High-voltage Safety Act, OCGA § 46-3-30 et seq. ("HVSA"). John A. Pferrman was severely injured after being electrocuted while replacing a billboard sign. He seeks to hold the owner of the billboard, BPS of Tifton, Inc., strictly liabl... More...

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Chester Bryan vs Governor Ron DeSantis

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Tallahassee, Florida - Criminal Defense lawyer represented Petitioner with seeing relief for the denial of an application for commutation of sentence. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> Petitioner is serving a sentence for sexual battery by an adult <br> on a victim less than 12 years of age, a capital crime punishable by <br> life impr... More...

$0 (06-18-2022 - FL)
Paul Moore vs State of Florida

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Tallahassee, Florida - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a sexual battery by a person over the age of eighteen on a person under the age of twelve charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h1>Child Sexual Predator </h1></font></center><br> <br> Appellant <br> was also charged with lewd or la... More...

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United States of America v. Tampa Electric Company (TECO)

Tampa, Florida white collar criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charge with willful violation of standards and rules resulting in death from an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the deaths of five workers.<br> <br> Tampa Electric Company (TECO) operates several facilities in Florida, including Big Bend, a coal-fired power plant outside of Tampa. At the time, the ... More...

$0 (05-19-2022 - FL)
United States of America v. SHC Home Health Services of Florida, L.L.C. </h2> </center>

Miami, Florida qui tam lawyers represented the United States, which sued SHC Home Health Services-Ocala, LLC., et al. on a False Claims Act whistleblower theory claiming Defendant improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiaries living in Florida. <br> <br> Signature HomeNow operated home healthcare services in Florida and its corporate headquarters are lo... More...

$2100000 (05-11-2022 - FL)
United States of America v. Jason Van Eman

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> Jason Van Eman held himself out as a film producer and financier, offering to fund independent motion pictures, Broadway shows, music festivals, and other productions. Van Eman promised the victims (producers and others seeking financing), that his partner (a co-conspirator named Be... More...

$0 (05-05-2022 - FL)
United States of America v. Michael Van Nostrand and Strictly Reptiles, Inc.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic in illegal wildlife in interstate and foreign commerce.<br> <br> From approximately April 2017 through April 2019 Michael Van Nostrand, age 55, of Davies Florida, and Strictly Reptiles, Inc. and their co-conspirators established a network of "collectors” to capture specimens of various wild fresh... More...

$0 (04-21-2022 - FL)
SONDRA HESS vs CHAD HESS

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lakeland, FL - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant, with appealing a final judgment of dissolution of marriage and her motion to set aside a marital settlement agreement. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The parties married in September 1998 but by 2013 had begun living <br> apart in different states. After years of separation, on ... More...

$0 (04-14-2022 - FL)