2021 May

Vol. 1 | No. 21 | May 26, 2021 Oklahoma Supreme Court JOHNSON v. MIDWEST CITY DEL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2021 OK 29, 118088 Decided 05/25/2021 ¶ 0 Darlene Johnson, Appellant, was a school cafeteria worker who sought treatment and compensation from her employer for injuries sustained from a fall inside the employer’s parking lot.…

Vol. 1 | No. 20 | May 19, 2021 Oklahoma Supreme Court HOWELL’S WELL SERVICE v. FOCUS GROUP ADVISORS 2021 OK 25, 117804 Decided 05/18/2021 ¶0 Plaintiffs/Appellees filed suit alleging various claims stemming from the parties’ investment relationships. Nearly seventeen months after they filed their answer in which they omitted arbitration as an affirmative defense,…

Vol. 1 | No. 19 | May 12, 2021 Oklahoma Supreme Court No published opinions this week.    Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals BENCH v. STATE 2021 OK CR 12, PCD-2015-698 Decided 05/06/2021 ¶1 Miles Sterling Bench was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Murder in the District Court of Stephens County, Case…

Vol. 1 | No. 18 | May 5, 2021 Oklahoma Supreme Court IN RE AMENDMENT OF RULES 1.4 AND 1.23 OF OKLA. SUPREME COURT RULES 2021 OK 23, SCAD-2021-15 Decided 05/03/2021 Rules 1.4, 12 O.S. Supp. 2020, ch. 15, app. 1, and 1.23, 12 O.S. Supp. 2020, ch. 15, app. 1, of the Oklahoma Supreme…