In October 2006, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company, the insurer of plaintiff Consolidated Grain & Barge Company (CGB), filed this subrogation action under CGB’s name in Oklahoma state court, alleging that one of CGB’s facilities in Arkansas was damaged by a November 2003 fire that was caused by negligent work substantially completed there in June 2000 by defendant Structural Systems, I... More...   $0 (04-03-2009 - OK)

A number of Oklahoma businesses forbid their employees from bringing firearms onto company property. In March 2004, the Oklahoma legislature amended its laws to narrow the reach of such company policies. These new laws hold employers criminally liable for prohibiting employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles on company property. Various Oklahoma businesses subsequently filed suit seeking ... More...   $0 (02-18-2009 - OK)

¶1 The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to EOG Resources Marketing, Inc., (EOGRM) concerning whether: 1) the district court was the proper forum for the cause; 2) the State Board of Equalization and the Oklahoma Tax Commission had jurisdiction to assess EOGRM for ad valorem taxes; and 3) EOGRM is a public service corporation. We find that it did not.More...   $0 (10-21-2008 - OK)

This case concerns the preemptive scope of the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). Kansas City Southern Railway Company (Railroad), the defendant below, argued to the district court that the ICCTA preempts the state tort claims brought by the plaintiffs, who own land adjacent to the Railroad's track in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. The district court accepted this ... More...   $0 (10-01-2007 - OK)

Appellant Branch owned rental property insured against various hazards including hail by Appellee Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. Appellant's roof suffered hail damage during the Fall of 1998. Appellant, unsatisfied with the method Appellees employed in determining the amount of payment due Appellant, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The distri... More...   $0 (11-22-2002 - OK)

1 Today's appeal requires the Court to assess (1) the trial court's grant of summary judgment to Stewart and Elder, individually, SE Properties, and Stewart & Elder, a professional corporation, in a suit to enforce stock-purchase and employment agreements1 between (a) Bruce Winston and Rodney Ramsey [Winston/Ramsey or plaintiffs] and (b) Stewart & Elder, P.C. [law firm] and (2) the denial of summa... More...   $0 (09-17-2002 - OK)

1 This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the State in a governmental tort claims action. The issue presented is whether the trial court correctly granted summary judgment because Eric W. Hathaway, appellant, after filing his governmental tort claims action prematurely, failed to refile his petition within 180 days after his claim was denied. For the reason set out be... More...   $0 (06-20-2002 - OK)

Plaintiff-appellant Tommy Moore appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee Texaco, Inc. Moore sought to hold Texaco liable for damage caused by oil spills from oil storage tanks previously located on Moore's property. Moore asserted claims of negligence, trespass, public and private nuisance and abatement, and unjust enrichment. The district court rejec... More...   $0 (04-03-2001 - OK)

In 1993, Ernest Bowen noticed an oily sheen in Flag Branch Creek, which is located on his property. After investigating the matter, the Oklahoma Corporate Commission (OCC) concluded remediation of the creek would be more detrimental than beneficial. In 1993, however, Mr. Bowen again observed a sheen in the creek, after which he notified the Pollution Control Division of the OCC, as well as Amoco P... More...   $2241000 (06-22-2001 - OK)