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Date: 05-07-2019

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Megan Ruess v. Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Case Number: CJ-2017-634

Judge: Cindy H. Truong

Court: District Court, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Andrew D. Schwartz

Defendant's Attorney: Kevin L. McClure and Desiree D. Singer

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Oklahoma City, OK - Megan Ruess sued the Oklahoma Department of Transportation claiming that on March 29, 2016, she was injured in an auto backhoe accident on State Highway 105 in Logan County and asserted a claim for damages under the Governmental Tort Claims Act.

Plaintiff claimed that Defendant's employee was improperly and unsafely driving the backhoe on a public roadway in violation of safety regulations and lunged toward the Plaintiff, cutting off Plaintiff's lane of travel and causing her to crash.

Defendant claimed that Plaintiff negligently attempted to pay in a marked work zone, at an unsafe speed in a non-passing zone marked with a double yellow line and that it's employees were not negligent in any way.

Defendant further denied that plaintiff was injured and/or damaged as a result of any negligence on the part of its employees.

Outcome: 05-06-2019 CTFREE

JUDGE TRUONG: CASE COMES ON FOR JURY TRIAL. PLAINTIFF APPEARS WITH COUNSEL ANDREW SHORTS. DESIREE SINGER AND KEVIN MCCLURE APPEARS ON BEHALF OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. BOTH SIDES ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. 25 JURORS SWORN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 18 CALLED TO THE BOX. COURT CALLED TO THE BOX. PREEMTORY CHALLENGES. ALL CHALLENGES CALLED. 13 JURORS SWORN TO TRY CASE. OPENING STATEMENTS BY PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT. WITNESS SWORN, TESTIMONY HEARD, EXHIBITS OFFERED. COURT ADMONISHES JURY AND RECESSES UNTIL 5-7-19 AT 9AM. COURT REPORTER DEBBIE TORBERT PRESENT.

05-07-2019 CTFREE

JUDGE TRUONG: JURY TRIAL CONTINUES AFTER NIGHT'S RECESS. WITNESS SWORN, TESTIMONY HEARD, EXHIBITS OFFERED. PLAINTIFF REST. DEFENDANT CALLS WITNESS, CROSS EXAMINATION. DEFENDANT REST. DEMURRER OVERRULED. COURT'S INSTRUCITONS TO THE JURY. CLOSING ARGUMENTS BY PLALINTIFF AND DEFENDANT. ALTERNATE JUROR EXCUSED. JURY RETIRES TO DELIBERATE AND RETURNS WITH VERDICT AND FINDS: PLAINTIFF JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.1 MILLION. JURY DISCHARGED, CLERK DIRECTED TO FILE AND RECORD VERDICT ACCORDINGLY.


05-15-2019 MO

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO REDUCE JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT

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