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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 10-03-2009 Case Style: Rodney Thornton, Richard Thornton, Jr. d/b/a Eagle Drilling v. Quicksilver Resources Case Number: CJ-2007-1604 Judge: Tom Lucas Court: District Court, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Plaintiff's Attorney: Stan Ward, Woodrow Glass, Zachary Bradt and Tom Allen Henry, Ward & Glass LLP, Norman, Oklahoma Defendant's Attorney: Shayne Moses, Moses Palmer & Howell, L.L.P., Fort Worth, Texas; Richard Ford, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Kieran D. Maye, Miller Dollarhide, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Scott Francis Brockman, Description: Rodney Thornton, Richard Thornton, Jr. d/b/a Eagle Drilling sued Quicksilver Resources and Jeff Cook on a defamation theory claiming that Quicksilver made numerous false and material misrepresentations about them and Eagle relating to drilling work performed by Eagle in North Texas. Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $22 million. Plaintiff's Experts: Defendant's Experts: Comments: Editor's Note: Generally denying that anything was said or what was said was true are the only defenses in a defamation cases. |
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