by Jeremy Ward | Oct 13, 2017 | Contract, Product Liability, Tort
Liability of Component Part Manufacturer in Relation to Whole Product Manufacturer A. Tort Claims 1. Generally A final product assembler who takes products manufactured by a number of companies to create an end product is ultimately responsible for the end product if...
by Jeremy Ward | Aug 9, 2012 | Defamation, Tort
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,...
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 Jeremy Ward | Jun 13, 2012 | Product Liability, Tort
Per Oklahoma’s Uniform Jury Instruction No. 12.1 the elements of a claim for manufacturers’ products liability are: A party claiming damages under Manufacturers’ Products Liability has the burden of proving each of the following: 1. The Defendant...
