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Hospital sends woman photos of her stillborn child, will now face lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued over photographs of her stillborn child – including a pose with angel’s wings – that hospital employees gave her as part of a “bereavement program” has a valid claim for invasion of privacy, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled. -
Lawsuit over 4-year-old losing eye blocked because parents sued wrong hospital
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A couple who sued over the loss of their 4-year-old son’s eye lost the case because they sued the wrong medical center and realized the mistake too late, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court throws out $465M verdict, rejects State's theory of 'public nuisance'
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court threw out a landmark $465 million public nuisance verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its sale of opioid painkillers, stating in clear terms that public nuisance law can’t be used to sue companies over the sale of legal products. -
Smoke-break injury happened on-the-job, court rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma’s highest court reinstated a workers’ compensation claim by a school cafeteria employee who tripped in the parking lot while returning from a smoke break and claimed her injuries occurred “inside” the facility while she was performing work-related duties. -
Class actions lawyers' request for $19 million in fees should not have been approved, Okla. SC rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – A $19 million award to class action lawyers was much too high, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in a decision that is still good news for the class action bar. -
Councilman who supports face masks won't face recall thanks to court ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – An Oklahoma city commissioner who supported a face mask mandate has defeated a recall petition from unhappy constituents. -
State AGs back what critics call a 'super tort' pushing opioid lawsuits
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of 30 state attorneys general – led by a Republican and a Democrat – has urged the Oklahoma Supreme Court to uphold a $465 million state-court verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its marketing of opioid medications, saying it represents a valid use of public nuisance law. -
Fight to change Oklahoma redistricting continues after Supreme Court ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – A group that wants to change how Oklahoma congressional and state districts are drawn, but was told by the state Supreme Court earlier this month that it would have to try again, has tried again. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court says state's liquor distribution law is unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – In a 5-4 vote, the Oklahoma Supreme Court said a state law requiring liquor and wine manufacturers to sell products to all licensed wholesalers was unconstitutional. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms dismissal of boy's lawsuit against school over bus collision
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 24, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled on a case concerning a then-6-year-old who was hit by a Mounds Public Schools bus in 2012. -
Don't use discarded shingles wrapping for legal documents, court rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that homeowners who sued a roof shingle manufacturer were not bound to an arbitration agreement that was printed on discarded wrapping. -
Okla. Supreme Court upholds $10 million wrongful death ruling against BNSF Railway; Train collided with man's vehicle in 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a trial court judgment in a suit over wrongful death allegations after a man was killed when a BNSF train collided with his vehicle. -
Sierra Club scores win in fight with Oklahoma commission over installation of pollution-control devices
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Sierra Club has scored a win in its fight with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the commission lacked authority to approve the installation of pollution-control devices at a power plant. -
Lawyers return with lawsuit blaming Okla. earthquakes on fracking industry
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit that blames the fracking industry for increased earthquake activity in Oklahoma is back. -
Oklahoma high court rules that doctors need patient consent before using non-doctor surgery assistants
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – In a decision issued June 20, the Oklahoma Supreme Court voted unanimously that surgeons should seek patient consent before using non-doctors to assist with a surgery. -
Oklahoma SC refuses to wade into lawsuit over Syrian-born man’s baptism
The state’s high court, in its Feb. 22 ruling, said per the church autonomy doctrine, it lacks subject matter jurisdiction. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds state's Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says the state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act in a case challenging the act’s constitutionality. -
Sierra Club's legal theory in frackquake case draws 'Star Trek' comparison
The Sierra Club and Public Justice are taking a novel approach in citing the Resource Conservation and Recovering Act in a lawsuit against the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma, according to several industry and environmental attorneys -
Frackquake lawsuits present PR dilemma for industry, evidence hurdle for plaintiffs
The negative publicity surrounding lawsuits alleging the oil and gas industry are responsible for earthquakes in Oklahoma is likely to cause more damage than the outcome of any of the suits - despite the plaintiffs' challenge of finding evidence tying fracking to the surge in activity. -
Okla. SC to hear challenge over new workers' comp law
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether the state's workers' compensation reform, signed into law six months ago, is constitutional.