Oklahoma Injury Lawyer Blog

According to board meeting records since November 2007, nearly 30 percent of the disciplinary hearings this year were related to drug or alcohol abuse. Almost 20 percent were a result of alleged sexual misconduct, and 11 percent involved improper prescription practices for medication.

Holland said the idea of a football ticket takeaway is impractical, unenforceable, and wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

"It was one small part of a larger discussion, and it was generally in jest," Holland said of the ticket takeaway concept.

In all actions hereafter brought, whether arising before or after the effective date of this act, for negligence resulting in personal injuries or wrongful death, or injury to property, contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, unless any negligence of the person so injured, damaged or killed, is of greater degree than any negligence of the person, firm or corporation causing such damage, or unless any negligence of the person so injured, damaged or killed, is of greater degree than the combined negligence of any persons, firms or corporations causing such damage. [Emphasis added]. See:  12 O.S. § 13

The court found the law meets the definition of an unconstitutional special law because it "targets for different treatment less than an entire class of similarly situated persons or things," creating preference and establishing inequity between similarly classes of litigants, according to precedential court rulings.

1)  Combative Nature - Oftentimes, the process of trying to settle a case leaves one, or both parties, feeling that the other side is being unreasonable.  The suit has become personal not only because one party feels that they have been wronged, but the litigation process itself is tolling. 
2)  Failed Settlement - If the settlement process has failed, the parties often feel that they should "take 'em for all their worth."  A plaintiff will often feel that they are now being cheated out of a reasonable recovery.
3)  Available Insurance Coverage - The parties may be more likely to go to trial If the injured party suffers damages that exceed the insurance coverage of the defendant.
4)  Possibly a "Boston Legal" effect - Cases on TV happen in one day.  The shows skip over all the fact finding, depositions, discovery costs, negotiations, and the time involved before a case actually goes to a trial.  This makes the litigation process itself look a lot more appealing. 

A 2006 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institution found that 78 percent of accidents occurred when a driver had been distracted in the previous three seconds.

You can't drink and drive, you probably shouldn't eat and drive, But what about texting? The City of Austin is looking at ban on texting while on the road.

The car backed out of the a car wash bay on the south side of the car wash and continued onto Highway 69. It traveled north in reverse, then looped around and backed into the automated car wash lane.

Crittenden said the vehicle almost hit another car while backing up on the highway.

"This is the first time in 26 years where I get to work a wreck and leave all my driver info blank," said [Officer] Crittenden.

For nearly a century, Americans have been able to sue drug companies for deaths or injuries caused by medicines. Now the pharmaceutical industry and other big businesses are hoping the Supreme Court will sharply curb that right.

Employers can select the times allowed for voting and are required to notify employees when they can head to the polls, he said. Employers can even alter workplace hours for the day, giving all employees time to vote.