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2022 FFQGR+W Superlawyers
FFQGR+W congratulates the following for being named 2022 Super Lawyers: Joe Farris Top 10 Super Lawyer in the State of Oklahoma (Professional Liability) Curtis Roberts Top 50 Super Lawyer in the State of Oklahoma (Family Law) Paula Quillin (Employment & Labor)...
Jennifer Ary Presentation – Lawsuit Funding
Jennifer Ary presented at the ALFA International - CBCS: Virtual Regional Seminar on discovering, addressing, and ethical considerations behind 3rd Party Litigation Funding. if you'd like to learn more, contact Jennifer.
Joe Farris Presentation – Anatomy of a Trial
Joe Farris recently presented at the Oklahoma Bar Association continuing legal education program Anatomy of a Trial: Young Lawyers Trial Skills Program held at the United States District Courthouse for the Western District of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. The program...
Wrongful Death Claim by a Parent
Oklahoma, like most states, limits claims for work related injuries to workers compensation injuries. An injured worker receives compensation for his or her injuries through the workers compensation system, rather than through the courts. The amount of...
Construction Contract Series – Important Legal Provisions – Jurisdiction & Venue
Construction Contract Series - Important Legal Provisions – Jurisdiction & Venue What is a Jurisdiction and Venue Clause in a Construction Contract? Below is a basic jurisdiction and venue clause: THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF...
Jeremy Ward and Jennifer Ary Appeal Victory
On October 4, 2019, Jeremy Ward and Jennifer Ary obtained a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversing and remanding a judgment adverse to our clients. Our clients, the Plaintiffs, sued Defendant Tamko Building Products in the Oklahoma state court system for the...
Jeremy Ward and Phillip Wilson Jury Trial Victory
On January 16, 2020, Jeremy Ward and Phillip Wilson obtained a jury verdict in a four-day trial against a highly regarded Tulsa corporation. Our client was on the corporation’s premises and was injured after slipping in an area that had been mopped by an employee. The...
2019 Super Lawyers
FFQG+R congratulates the following for being named 2019 Super Lawyers: Joe Farris Top 10 Super Lawyer in the State Oklahoma (Professional Liability), Paula Quillin Top 25 Women in the State of Oklahoma (Employment), Curtis Roberts (Family Law), Jason Goodnight...
Joe Farris and Jill Walker Trial Victory
Joe Farris and Jill Walker recently obtained a defense verdict for our client, an emergency room physician, after a 6 day jury trial in Lawton, Oklahoma. Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant doctor and the hospital (where he worked) were negligent in failing to...
Jeremy Ward Jury Trial Victory
Jeremy Ward recently obtained a jury trial victory for one of our insurance clients in a first party coverage case. Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident. At the time of the accident Plaintiff had UIM coverage through his insurance carrier. Plaintiff...
Jason Goodnight and Jennifer Ary Trial Victory
Jason Goodnight and Jennifer Ary obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death suit in Leflore County, OK. Plaintiff claimed the Defendant, an gas producer, had overworked an employee which caused him to fall asleep at the wheel and become involved in a fatality...
Joe Farris and Paula Quillin Trial and Appeal Victory
On April 4, 2019, the Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Oklahoma affirmed a judgment obtained for our clients through trial and briefing by Joe Farris and Paula Quillin. Our client, the Plaintiff, sued Defendants for fraud/deceit, conversion, tortious...
Driving Under the Influence – What Is Your Next Step?
Driving Under the Influence - What is your next step? Arrested and accused by the police of DUI? Scared? You might be asking yourself, "what's next?" These are the first steps you should take to give yourself the best chance for a positive outcome in a tough...
Summary judgment granted on grounds not raised by the parties is reversed, 10th Cir. Okla
In Oldham v. O.K. Farms, the Tenth Circuit reversed the trial court's summary judgment granted on grounds not raised by the parties. The Court stated: The rules of civil procedure permit a district court to grant a summary judgment motion “on grounds not raised by a...
Amended and Revised Oklahoma Civil Jury Instructions
On March 23, 2014 the Oklahoma Supreme Court, based on recommendations by the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions, adopted 43 new or revised uniform civil jury instructions. In Re: Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions,...
Court Limits Plaintiff’s Damages in Personal Injury Cases to Amount Paid by Medicaid
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...
Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Basics
If a doctor, hospital, dentist, or other health care provider makes a mistake, can you sue him or her? Not necessarily. Medical malpractice involves matters of medical science and occurs when “those engag[ed] in the practice of the healing arts,” 76 O.S.2001, § 20.1,...
Enforcing A Promise When There Is No Contract
By Paula Quillin. The Court in Russell v. Board of County Commissioners, 1997 OK 80, 952 P.2d 492 outlined the elements of the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court first noted that "Promissory estoppel, which is grounded in the Restatement (Second) of Contracts...