Toxic Tort Law
 
Joshua L. Faw v. Tara Millan

Joshua L. Faw appeals the superior court' s summary judgment dismissal of
his tort claims against Tara Millam and her husband, Jeffrey L. Millam. Faw' s claims arise from
a collision with a Toyota Paseo driven by Kyle S. Parked, given to him by Tara Millam. Faw
argues that ( 1) there were genuine issues of material fact about whether the Millams owned the
vehicle or had negligently

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Montara Owners Association v. La Noue Development, LLC

The dispute here is a familiar one: a construction defect action by a homeowners association against the developer and general contractor, who then filed third-party complaints against the multiple subcontractors. Most, but not all, of the claims settled. The claims of the developer and general contractor, La Noue Development, LLC (La Noue), against several subcontractors went to trial. Although L

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Patricia Lemmons v. Allen Contracting, Inc.

Patricia Lemmons, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Terry Lemmons, deceased, sued Allen Contracting, Inc., Silver Start Construction Company, inc. Traffic & Lighting Systems, LLC, Direct Traffic Control, Inc. and State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Transportation on auto negligence wrongful death theories claiming:

1. This court has jurisdiction a

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Brittany Scott v. HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc. d/b/a OU Medical Center, et al.

Brittany Scott, individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Park Scott Worely, a minor child, sued v. HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc. d/b/a OU Medical Center, HCA, Inc.; OU Physicians Group a/k/a OU Physicians; Heather Jones, M.D., Daniel Schultz, M.D., Stacie Elfrink, M.D. and Michael Moore, M.D. on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Brittan

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Randy Pool v. Janet A. Neely

Randy Pool sued Janet A. Neely on a personal tort theory. The claims made and defenses asserted in this case are not available.

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Ivana Vidovic Mlinar v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Appellant h a s moved for rehearing, rehearing e n banc, and certification of conflict. We deny the motion for rehearing and rehearing en banc, but grant the motion for certification of conflict. We withdraw our prior opinion and substitute the following opinion in its place. Ivana Vidovic Mlinar appeals a final order dismissing all of her claims against UPS o n th e ground that the claims were pr

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Debra Howard v. Enid Public Transit Authority d/b/a Enid Public Transit d/b/a Enid Transit

Debra Howard sued Enid Public Transit Authority d/b/a Enid Public Transit d/b/a Enid Transit on a governmental tort claim theory under 51 O.S. 151, et seq. claiming:

1. Jurisdiction and venue are proper in this honorable court and that the incident giving rise to this litigation occurred in Garfield County, State of Oklahoma.

2. On or about August 12, 2010 the Plaintiff, Debra Ho

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Debra Howard v. Enid Public Transit Authority d/b/a Enid Public Transit d/b/a Enid Transit

Debra Howard sued Enid Public Transit Authority d/b/a Enid Public Transit d/b/a Enid Transit on a governmental tort claim theory under 51 O.S. 151, et seq. claiming:

1. Jurisdiction and venue are proper in this honorable court and that the incident giving rise to this litigation occurred in Garfield County, State of Oklahoma.

2. On or about August 12, 2010 the Plaintiff, Debra Ho

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Russell Arthur Kemna v. City of Enid

Russell Arthur Kemna sued the City of Enid, County of Garfield, State of Oklahoma, by the City of Enid City Council of the City of Edid, County of Garfield, State of Oklahoma consisting of William E. Shewey Mayor, Mike Stuber, Ron Janzen, Lewis Blackburn, Drew Ritchie, Tammy Wilson, Todd Ging and Eric Benson City Manager and Christopher Lewis, Thomas A. Watts, individually and jointly on personal

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Richard Heard v. Nathan Jaffee

Richard Heard sued Nathan Jaffee on an auto negligence theory claiming:

1. That on or about January 16, 2012 at or near the intersection of SW. 4th Street and Wilson Boulevard, Moore, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, Defendant, Nathan Jaffe, negligently drove a motor vehicle causing a collision with a vehicle operated by Plaintiff Richard Heard.

2. That Defendant, Nathan Jaff

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Raymond E. Horne v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 16

The trial court granted summary judgment to respondent District Council 16 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades on appellant Raymond E. Horne’s employment discrimination action. Horne appeals, contending inter alia that the afteracquired evidence doctrine precluded consideration of evidence of the impact of his prior conviction on the issue of his qualification for a union organizer

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Jim Hicks v. Shelby Miller

Jim Hicks and Jacquiline Hicks sued Shelby Miller and Michael Miller on tort theories claiming:

1. This Court is a proper venue pursuant to 12 OkIa. Stat. § 137.

2. Plaintiffs. Jim Hicks and Jacqueline Hicks, are citizens of Oklahoma and residents of Cleveland County.

3. Based on present knowledge, information and belief Defendants, Shelby Miller and Michael Miller, are

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Lisa M. Detourney, et al. v. City of Coral Gables, etc., et al.

Lisa Detournay and Brenda Randol, who own homes in Coral Gables, and their homeowners’ association, the Rivera Neighborhood Association, Inc., (hereinafter “the Homeowners”) filed a two-count complaint to require the City of Coral Gables to prosecute an enforcement action against nearby property owned by Amace Properties, Inc. The trial court dismissed the first count for lack of standing. A

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Alicia Faye Baxter v. State of Florida

Alicia F. Baxter claims that the imposition of a twenty-year state prison sentence, which followed her rejection of the trial court’s offer of eleven months and twenty-nine days in county jail, meets the standard for what is known as “judicial vindictiveness.” In addition, she claims the trial court erred by refusing to

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allow her to accept the initial offer after she rejected

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Felicita Del Carmen Canas as Next Friend of Yenifer Estefani Canas Escobar, Javier Enrique Canas Escobar and Beatriz Abigail Del Carmen Canas, Minors v. CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a wrongful-death action in which the decedent’s children asserted claims against a natural gas provider based upon negligence, negligence per se, strict liability, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and intentional misrepresentation. The trial court dismissed all

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claims. On appeal, the three-member panel of this court is fr

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Richard Owen Taylor v. Dawn Grounds, et al.

While imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ-CID), Telford Unit, Richard Owen Taylor failed a prison-administered drug test. As a result, the TDCJ demoted his prisoner status and forfeited his good time credit. Taylor filed a suit for damages against several employees of the TDCJ, his appointed counsel, and two John Does. Taylor’s original

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Gloria Strayhorn v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

These seven consolidated cases are among the many that have been filed nationwide against the manufacturers of both the prescription drug Reglan and its generic equivalent, metoclopramide. The plaintiffs allege that they ingested generic metoclopramide and, as a result, developed a serious neurological disorder known as tardive dyskinesia. They filed suit against both the generic and brand-name ma

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Richard Bisbano, Sr. v. Strine Printing Co., Inc.

The practice of giving gifts as a means of securing favors is as old as the hills. In ancient Greece, for example, legend has it that Zeus asked Paris, a Trojan prince, to decide which of three goddesses was the fairest of them all. Paris chose Aphrodite, rejecting proffered bribes of kingly power from Hera and military might from Athena. But Aphrodite too had tendered a bribe, agreeing to help hi

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Powerhouse Motorsports Group v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.S.

For over a decade, Powerhouse Motorsports Group, Inc. (Powerhouse) operated a successful retail motorcycle dealership under a dealer/franchise agreement (Franchise Agreement) with Yamaha Motor Corporation (Yamaha). In 2008, Powerhouse suffered a reversal of fortune and its owner Timothy Pilg closed the dealership in June of that year. With the apparent agreement and support of Yamaha, Pilg entered

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White Mountain Reinsurance Company of America v. Borton Petrini, L.L.P.

There is a general rule in California barring the assignment of a cause of action for legal malpractice. In this case, we recognize a narrow exception to that rule.

Specifically, a cause of action for legal malpractice is transferable when (as here): (1) the assignment of the legal malpractice claim is only a small, incidental part of a larger commercial transfer between insurance companies

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William Pfeifer v. John Crane, Inc.

William and Anne Pfeifer asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium against John Crane, Inc. (JCI), alleging that its asbestos-laden products caused William Pfeifer’s mesothelioma. During the trial, the court rejected JCI’s proffered instructions regarding its “sophisticated user” defense, and directed a verdict on the defense. After the jury returned a verdic

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Alicia Faye Baxter v. State of Florida

Alicia F. Baxter claims that the imposition of a twenty-year state prison sentence, which followed her rejection of the trial court’s offer of eleven months and twenty-nine days in county jail, meets the standard for what is known as “judicial vindictiveness.” In addition, she claims the trial court erred by refusing to

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allow her to accept the initial offer after she rejected

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JAMES R. SIMONSON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. ARLENE B. SCHAEFER, Defendant/Appellee.

¶1 The issue is whether an expert appointed by a court to testify in a divorce and child custody litigation, and who is paid by a party to the divorce, is entitled to judicial immunity even when the expert presents no testimony and no report. This Court retained the case.

¶2 The plaintiff/appellant, James R. Simonson, alleged professional negligence, breach of contract and unjust enrichme

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Rachel Holley v. ACE American Insurance Company

¶1 This Court is asked to decide whether Oklahoma law prohibiting subrogation of workers' compensation death benefits prevents Ace American Insurance Company (Insurer) from recouping death benefits it has paid to the widow of an Oklahoma worker killed at a jobsite in Texas. Insurer paid widow death benefits provided by Texas law and is seeking subrogation from tort damages widow also recovered in

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Bucksaw Resort, L.L.C. v. Eugene Mehrtens

Eugene Mehrtens (“Broker”) appeals the circuit court‟s judgment following a jury verdict in favor of Bucksaw Resort, LLC (“Bucksaw”) on Bucksaw‟s negligent failure to procure insurance claim. Broker raises four points on appeal. In his first two points on appeal, Broker argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict and motion for judgment notwithstandi

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