by Curtis Roberts | Oct 9, 2014 | Awards
Eleven Franden Farris lawyers (85% of the firm’s practicing lawyers) are among Oklahoma’s Super Lawyers for 2013. “Super Lawyers” in Oklahoma are nominated by their peers, evaluated by researchers who review online databases and legal publications, and...
by Curtis Roberts | Nov 13, 2012 | Victories
Jason Goodnight successfully defended a trucking company and its driver in a recent case tried to a jury in Arkansas. The company driver was traveling down the highway in heavy rain on a flooded portion of the road. Another tractor-trailer suddenly stopped and...
by Curtis Roberts | Aug 8, 2012 | Tort
The essential elements of the tort of false imprisonment are (a) the detention of a person against his or her will and (b) the unlawfulness of the detention. See Walters v. J.C. Penney Co., 82 P.3d 578, 583 (Okla. 2003). At common law, a merchant who detained...
by Curtis Roberts | Jul 20, 2012 | Litigation
By Curtis Roberts Curtis Roberts prevailed on a motion in limine excluding, in a personal injury case, evidence of the amount of plaintiff’s damage claim for medical bills. The case was filed with dwi defense attorney houston, which provides that “Upon the trial of...
by Curtis Roberts | Aug 30, 2011 | Tort
By Curtis Roberts. Sometimes a person initiating a lawsuit, who is called the “plaintiff,” will sue another person for “intentional infliction of emotional distress.” This type of claim is a tort, meaning wrongful conduct that damages another...
