GANN v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA (2026 OK 24): Issue Exhaustion Required for All Oklahoma Corporation Commission Rate-Order Appeals—Including Non-Parties; Public Comments Do Not Preserve Issues I....
Betts v. Toyota: Statute of Repose in Oklahoma Product-Liability Conflicts Governed by Restatement § 145 (Not § 146), Typically by the State of Registration/Garage 1. Introduction Case: BETTS v....
Oklahoma Original Jurisdiction Procedure: Mandatory Combined Application/Petition, Modernized Service, and Repeal of Form 14 (Rule 1.191) 1. Introduction In In re: AMENDMENTS TO RULE 1.191 OF THE...
Article XXIII, §12 “Exclusive Purpose” Precludes Legislatively Imposed Anti-ESG Divestment Regimes for OPERS Case: DON KEENAN v. TODD RUSS, in his capacity as the Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Rule 15 Amendment: “Overruled of Record” Defined and Trial-Judge Authority Stayed Upon a Formal Disqualification/Recusal Motion Introduction In In re: AMENDMENT OF RULE 15 OF THE RULES FOR...
Immediate Adoption of Amended Oklahoma Supreme Court Rule 1.6: Uniform Motion Practice, Page Limits, and Restricted Extensions Case: In re: AMENDMENTS TO RULE 1.6 OF THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT RULES,...
Overbroad Discovery Under 12 O.S. § 3226: Proponent Must Show Claim-or-Defense Relevance When Relevance Is Not Apparent Case: CHICK-FIL-A v. THE HONORABLE RICHARD OGDEN & LOZADA Citation: 2026 OK 13...
Oklahoma Derivative-Suit Demand Must Be Specific and Allow a Reasonable Time to Investigate; Three Days Is Unreasonable 1. Introduction Howard and Howard v. The Barrington Homeowners Association,...
Reciprocal Discipline Denied When Out-of-Jurisdiction Sanction Adequately Addresses Isolated Misconduct Case: STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel., OBA v. LILE, 2026 OK 6 (Okla. Feb. 10, 2026) Proceeding:...
AWCA § 56(B): One Mandatory Change of Treating Physician, Additional Changes Permitted at the ALJ’s Discretion Introduction In ST. ANTHONY v. GOODWIN and the WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (2026 OK...
When a Referendum Petition Voluntarily Includes a Gist Under the Local Development Act, It Must Accurately State TIF Duration Triggers and Maximum Public Assistance Case: ALLISON v. MCCOY-POST, 2026...
Implementing Legislation Cannot Convert Constitutionally Fixed Board Terms into At-Will Service: TSET Board Seven-Year Terms Protected Case: TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND v. STITT, Cite as:...
Attorney-Client Privilege for Public Bodies Does Not Expire When the “Pending” Matter Ends: ORA Requests Cannot Pierce Confidential Jones Day Investigative Reports Case: NONDOC MEDIA and WILLIAM W....
“Further Implement” Does Not Mean “Substantively Alter”: Oklahoma Legislature Cannot Convert Constitutionally Fixed Board Terms into At-Will Service (TSET Board) 1. Introduction In TOBACCO SETTLEMENT...
Attorney-Client Privilege for Oklahoma Public Bodies Does Not Expire When the “Pending” Matter Concludes (and Is Not Waived by Subpoenaed Joint-Interest Disclosures) I. Introduction In NONDOC MEDIA...
Deemed Legislative Approval Does Not Cure Open Meeting Act Defects in Statewide Academic Standards Case: REV. DR. MITCH RANDALL v. LINDEL FIELDS (Okla. Sup. Ct. Dec. 16, 2025) | Posture: Original...
Oklahoma Probate Appeals: Untimely Challenges to Vacatur Orders and Nonappealability of Preliminary Heirship Determinations Absent a “Substantial Right” Case: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MELISSA...
Oklahoma Open Records Act: County Jail Public Trusts Are Not “Law Enforcement Agencies” Absent Duties to Enforce Criminal Laws and Initiate Prosecutions Case: LAWSON v. LeFLORE CO. DETENTION CENTER...
Oklahoma Open Records Act Does Not Require Production of Native Email Files or Embedded Metadata 1. Introduction BROOKE v. REED (Okla. Nov. 25, 2025) addresses a recurring modern public-records...
Causation and “Impact” as Gatekeepers to COVID-19 Medical Immunity: A Commentary on Larry Austbo v. Greenbriar Nursing Home No. Two, Inc., 2025 OK 85 I. Introduction In Larry Austbo, Surviving Spouse...