Date: 05-06-2015

Case Style: Bobby Dolan v. Latshaw Drilling Company, LLC, Zachary Mathis and Denver Merryfield

Case Number: CJ-2014-4628

Judge: Dana Kuehn

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Brendan McHugh

Defendant's Attorney:

Description: Tulsa, OK - Bobby Dolan sued Latshaw Drilling Company, LLC, Zachary Mathis and Denver Merryfield on wrongful termination theories claiming:

j. Plaintiff is an individual who is a fbrmer employee of Defendant
2 Defendant is a. limited Hability cnpny doing business in Oktahon1, including Tulsa County.
.3. In September of 2014 Plaintiff was injured within the course an scope pfhis employment.
4, Plaintiff availed himself of his Eights under 8% OS. by seeldng necssary medical
treatment and filing a claim Defendant retaliated against Plaintiff by threatening him with
termination for seeking medical care, dissuading him from 5CJfI9 beneflts under the act by -
falsely asserting that he could not seek an opinion from his own doctor, telling him he hato
see a doctor in Texas, and engaging in vexatious conduct towards him as a result of his injuw’
PlaintW went to his own doctor who confirrhéd tl’1at his injury was far more s&ere,ftom .
Defendants doctor S. Defendants Merryfield and Mathis were supervisors who fired Thamntiff and interfered with his contractual relationship by terminating him. Such interference va neither Justifiable nor excuble, This indudes attempting to force Plaintiff to a. doctor & the companfl choosing and firing him for job abandonment for going to his doctor of Defendants’ choosiig diminithed the severity of Plaintirs injuries.
64 Defendants were emboldened by thew interpretation of the-changesih the new worker’s compensation laws and believed that this oppressive pew law gives them unfettered discretion to interfere with rights of workers in Oklahoma without consequente&
7. As a result of Defendants’condutt Plaintiff has sustained substantial damages in excess of $75000.Q0,
8. Defendants acted with reckless d1stea?d fo the rights of Plaintiff, intentionally arid with malice and punitive damages in excess. of $75,000.00 should .l)e assessed agãihst them.

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
12-05-2014 TEXT

Civil relief more than $10,000 Initial Filing.
1
12-05-2014 TERMINATE

WRONGFUL TERMINATION

12-05-2014 DMFE

DISPUTE MEDIATION FEE
$ 2.00
12-05-2014 PFE1

PETITION

Document Available (#1027830762)
$ 163.00
12-05-2014 PFE7

LAW LIBRARY FEE
$ 6.00
12-05-2014 OCISR

Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund
$ 25.00
12-05-2014 CCADMIN02

Court Clerk Administrative Fee on $2 Collections
$ 0.20
12-05-2014 OCJC

Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund
$ 2.00
12-05-2014 OCASA

Oklahoma Court Appointed Special Advocates
$ 5.00
12-05-2014 CCADMIN04

Court Clerk Administrative Fee on Collections
$ 0.50
12-05-2014 LTF

Lengthy Trial Fund
$ 10.00
12-05-2014 SMF

Summons Fee (Clerks Fee)-3
$ 15.00
12-05-2014 SMIP

Summons Issued - Private Process Server

12-05-2014 EAA

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE / BRENDAN M MCHUGH ENTER FOR BOBBY DOLAN

Document Available (#1027974200)
DOLAN, BOBBY
12-05-2014 TEXT

OCIS has automatically assigned Judge Kuehn, Dana to this case.

12-05-2014 ACCOUNT

Receipt # 2014-2984401 on 12/05/2014.
Payor:FLYNN LAW FIRM Total Amount Paid: $228.70.
Line Items:
CJ-2014-4628: $178.00 on AC01 Clerk Fees.
CJ-2014-4628: $6.00 on AC23 Law Library Fee.
CJ-2014-4628: $0.70 on AC31 Court Clerk Revolving Fund.
CJ-2014-4628: $5.00 on AC58 Oklahoma Court Appointed Special Advocates.
CJ-2014-4628: $2.00 on AC59 Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund.
CJ-2014-4628: $2.00 on AC64 Dispute Mediation Fees.
CJ-2014-4628: $25.00 on AC79 OCIS Revolving Fund.
CJ-2014-4628: $10.00 on AC81 Lengthy Trial Fund.

05-06-2015 DWP

PLAINTIFFS DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AGAINST THE DEFS

Document Available (#1029447737)
MATHIS, ZACHARY

Outcome: 05-06-2015 DISPCVDMWP

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
1 LATSHAW DRILLING COMPANY LLC
05-06-2015 DISPCVDMWP

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
1 MATHIS, ZACHARY
05-06-2015 DISPCVDMWP

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
1 MERRYFIELD, DENVER

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Defendant's Experts:

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