Notable Legal Cases and Results

Our Notable Jury Verdicts

• $20,000,000 jury verdict in the wrongful death of an infant who was negligently treated for an upper respiratory infection
• $4,500,000 verdict in a wrongful death case involving the negligent shooting of an innocent bystander on adjacent land
• $2,250,000 jury verdict and $2,600,000 settlement on appeal against a bank after a bad faith foreclosure led to the loss of the client's business
• $1,108,000 jury verdict and $1,300,000 settlement on appeal in federal court for age discrimination and a civil rights case against a physicians group
• $900,000 jury verdict in a case of bad faith denial against a commercial insurance company, including punitive damages
• $750,000 verdict for medical negligence against a plastic surgeon after a botched breast implant procedure
• $691,000 jury verdict on behalf of a construction company in a breach of contract claim against an Oklahoma state agency
• $550,000 jury verdict in a case involving a traumatic brain injury after a semi-truck collision
• $250,000 jury verdict after a first-party commercial and homeowner bad faith denial case
  

Our Notable Settlements

• $5,900,000 settlement for an industrial wrongful death electrocution case 
• $1,370,000 settlement for a first-party commercial roof case with allegations of breach of contract and violation of the duty of good faith and fair dealing
• $100,000 settlement after an auto/pedestrian case with catastrophic injuries
• $250,000 settlement in a premises liability case against a national corporation resulting in catastrophic injuries
• Confidential settlement after a catastrophic injury case against a prominent collegiate and professional athlete
• $1,500,000 settlement for an electrocution death resulting from an overhead transmission power line
• $1,500,000 settlement after an employee was injured in a vehicular crash caused by the failure to maintain the fleet
• $1,000,000 settlement for medical negligence and misdiagnosis resulting in permanent traumatic brain injury
• $900,000 settlement after a traumatic brain injury to a child while in the care of a private business
• $250,000 settlement in a product liability case resulting in partial amputation
• $500,000 settlement after semi-truck collision resulted in permanent orthopedic injuries
• $1,200,000 settlement in the case of a catastrophic injury caused by a semi-truck collision with insurance coverage implications and multi-jurisdiction federal litigation
• $750,000 settlement in a wrongful death case involving a semi-truck collision spanning three federal jurisdictions
• $6,500,000 settlement for medical negligence against a rehabilitation hospital and negligent administration of medication leading to a brain injury
• $2,750,000 settlement after a bad faith claim against an insurance company for failure to pay policy limits on a negligence claim
• $4,000,000 settlement during a bad faith claim against an insurance company for failure to pay policy limits on a negligence claim
• $400,000 settlement for medical negligence and negligent administration of medication by an orthodontist
• $1,350,000 settlement against an oil fracking company and the manufacturer of the fracking machine in the case of the wrongful death of a worker
• $2,500,000 settlement in a wrongful death case against the hospital for negligent administration of medication
• $350,000 settlement after the negligent destruction of an Oklahoma vineyard by a company spraying weed defoliant chemicals
• $950,000 settlement on the day of trial during a dog bite case causing permanent scarring to a little girl’s face
• $300,000 settlement in a case regarding the limits of an insurance policy paid in a dog bite case
• $850,000 settlement in a case involving sexual abuse by a therapist
• $100,000 settlement in a case of medical negligence, wherein a foreign body or medical tool was left inside the patient’s body
• $1,500,000 settlement in a medical negligence case against a hospital for negligent administration of medication leading to the death of a patient.
• $1,350,000 settlement in a breach of contract case against a municipality on behalf of a construction company
• $500,000 settlement for a medical negligence case against a hospital for the failure to monitor an elderly gentleman who fell from bed
• $125,000 settlement during a case where the statutory limits of liability paid by a public trust hospital were insufficient in the case of a man given an allergy injection with a dirty needle, leading to a septic infection and eventually a wrongful death
• $200,000 settlement for medical negligence against a physician who negligently applied a chemical to a patient and caused severe burns
• $330,000 settlement in a medical negligence case against a surgeon and hospital for the negligent administration of anesthesia, which resulted in severe burns to the patient
• $395,000 settlement after a case of wrongful termination of a doctor by a physician group
• $195,000 settlement for nursing home negligence after a resident was allowed to fall in the bathroom, causing a head injury
• $250,000 settlement in a negligence case against a shuttle company for dropping an elderly rider in its care
• $750,000 settlement in a case against an elevator company for negligent maintenance, which led to a head injury to an elderly visitor of the building
• $245,000 settlement in a case against an elevator company for negligent maintenance, which led to a broken leg to an elderly visitor of the building
• $291,000 settlement in a case of wrongful termination of a physician by the hospital
• $250,000 settlement in a negligence case against a roofing contractor for damage caused to a business in a rented space within the building being worked on by the roofer
  
• $193,000 settlement in a case of bad faith and negligence after furniture owned by Barry Switzer was destroyed in a storage facility and the insurance company failed to pay out on the claim
• $50,000 settlement in civil rights claims against the city of Oklahoma City on behalf of Charles Thompson for wrongful arrest
• $1,500,000 settlement during an insurance fraud case for wrongfully denying health insurance coverage for mom-and-pop businesses across Oklahoma
• $2,500,000 settlement in a dram shop liability case against a restaurant for overserving an intoxicated woman who killed a couple in a traffic accident
• $2,500,000 settlement in a dental negligence case after the negligent administration of anesthesia and the failure to have proper resuscitation equipment on hand
• $225,000 settlement in a civil rights and pregnancy discrimination case against a company for wrongfully terminating an employee
• $475,000 settlement in a Sherman Act antitrust claim by a physician against several physician groups
• $300,000 settlement during the Vioxx drug recall, resulting in a negligence case for a client who suffered a heart attack while on the drug
• $675,000 settlement after a nursing home resident died when the nursing home failed to monitor the resident and identify a serious skin infection, leading to a case of nursing home negligence
• $1,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death case after a rider in a charity bike ride was hit by a truck
• $500,000 settlement during a medical negligence case against a plastic surgeon for a botched breast implant procedure
• $125,000 settlement during a negligence case against a daycare center for leaving a child in a hot car for several hours
• $175,000 settlement in a case for negligent storage and handling of propane tanks at a facility, resulting in negligent home damage after an explosion
• $750,000 settlement for wrongful foreclosure on a home against an international bank
• $115,000 settlement in a nursing home negligence case for injury to a resident on the shuttle bus
• $200,000 settlement for medical negligence against a nurse practitioner for misdiagnosis of testicular torsion leading to loss of the testicle
• $125,000 settlement in a limits of liability insurance case for wrongful death in a car crash
• $125,000 settlement in a limits of liability insurance case for injuries caused by a driver hitting a bicycle rider in a neighborhood
• Unspecified settlement in a case of clergy abuse spanning multiple states and international boundaries