Do I Need a Product Liability Lawyer?
When you’ve been injured or in any way harmed by a defective or dangerous product, holding its manufacturer accountable for the damages is what is called Product Liability. A victim of a defective product may be entitled to compensation for damages like medical costs, pain, and suffering. Seeking the aid of an Oklahoma product liability…
Read MoreCommon Kinds of Nursing Home Abuse
One of the most basic rights of a nursing home resident is the right to an environment that’s free from neglect and abuse. Sadly, this right is also among the most frequently violated. Many elders in the care of nursing homes experience neglect and/or abuse in one form or another—maltreatment that warrants investigation and action…
Read MoreDo I Need a Lawyer to Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
There are workplace injury cases that are straightforward and don’t require legal intervention. But when your injury is severe and/or denied by the insurance company, a workplace injury lawyer in Tulsa can help you obtain the compensation you deserve. Hiring a workers’ compensation attorney in Tulsa offers many benefits especially when your case isn’t as…
Read MoreWhen to Talk to a Social Security Disability Lawyer
Hiring a Tulsa Social Security Disability lawyer is often necessary to help ensure the success of your claim. With so many social security disability claims being denied at the initial stage, it is extremely helpful to have an attorney who knows the law and can help you meet the qualifications for Social Security Disability. An…
Read More5 Reasons to Hire a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
Getting injured on the job can leave you with mounting medical bills and the loss of ability to perform work. The good news is that you have the right to workers’ compensation, which according to law, holds your employer responsible for providing you an ample settlement amount to cover all your losses. While it is possible…
Read MoreSummary Of Court Challenges – Part I
TO TITLE 85A, THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT Updated February 1, 2018 Four years ago to the day, an Act became effective in Oklahoma making devastating cuts to workers’ compensation benefits. Attorneys who represent injured workers, like Brandon Burton, advised law makers at the time that at least 52 of the new statutes contained in…
Read MoreSummary Of Court Challenges – Part II
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION Gillispie v. Estes, 2015 OK CIV APP 93, 361 P.3d 543 Challenge: Claimant appealed ALJ order that he had no compensable injury because he had a previous injury to the same part of the body. Decision: Oklahoma Court of Appeals, Division IV, reversed ALJ’s opinion and held: (1) An aggravation of a pre-existing…
Read MoreSummary Of Court Challenges – Part III
SUBROGATION Rogers v. Sims and UPS, Intervenor, Grady County District Court, CJ-2015-2 Challenge: UPS was trying to recover its comp payments in a death case through Section 43 subrogation. The Plaintiff argued that subrogation in a workers’ compensation death case in Oklahoma is unconstitutional. Decision: District Judge Richard Van Dyck ruled that Article 23, Section…
Read MoreSummary Of Court Challenges – Part IV
OIL AND GAS IMMUNITY Strickland v. Stephens Production Company, 2018 OK 6 Challenge: 85A O.S. Sec. 5(A) gave oil and gas operators immunity from third party negligence action. In other words, even if an oil and gas operator was negligent, it could not be sued by an employee of another company that was injured or…
Read MoreSummary Of Court Challenges – Part V
ISSUES PENDING JURISDICTION AND DEFINITION OF INJURY Lynch v. Bridgestone, Court of Existing Claims No. 2016-01031J Challenge: In a cumulative trauma injury with a date of awareness of 2013, does the Commission now have jurisdiction because more than two years passed from the effective date of the AWCA and the filing of the Form 3? Decision:…
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