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Franden Farris Included in 2012 List of Super Lawyers

Eight Franden Farris lawyers are among Oklahoma’s Super Lawyers for 2012.  “Super Lawyers” in Oklahoma are nominated by their peers, evaluated by researchers who review online databases and legal publications, and information supplied by lawyers. Candidates are...

Defamation of Private Individuals in Oklahoma

By Alex Sisemore An early decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court announced, “A man’s good name and reputation is his most valuable personal and property right and one that no man may wrongfully injure or destroy without being held accountable for.”  Dusabek v. Martz,...

Oklahoma False Imprisonment & Shopkeeper’s Privilege

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...