Supreme Court of Oklahoma | 2026

Decisions BETTS V. TOYOTA, et al.2026 OK 22Case Number: 122040Decided: 04/14/2026 ON CERTIORARI FROM THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, DIVISION II ¶0 Appellants sued a car manufacturer for products liability. The district court granted the manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Texas’s statute of repose barred Appellants’ claim. Appellants appealed, and the Court of Civil…

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Supreme Court of Oklahoma | 2025

Decisions STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. OBA v. MORRIS2025 OK 96Case Number: SCBD-7961Decided: 12/15/2025 ¶1 Complainant State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association has presented this Court with an application to approve the resignation of Respondent Charles Brady Morris, OBA No. 16019, from membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association. Respondent requests that he be allowed to…

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Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | 2025

Decisions McCLEARY v. NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, et al.2025 OK CIV APP 40Case Number: 122763Decided: 12/03/2025Mandate Issued: 12/31/2025 ¶1 Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (“Nexstar”) appeals the trial court’s December 3, 2024, Order denying Nexstar’s Motion to Dismiss under the Oklahoma Citizen’s Participation Act (“OCPA”). McCleary brought suit against Nexstar for defamation, after Nexstar undisputedly but mistakenly…

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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals | 2025

Decisions NAPOLEON v. STATE2025 OK CR 25Case Number: F-2024-123Decided: 12/18/2025Mandate Issued: 12/18/2025 ¶1 Appellant Patrick Marquise Napoleon appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2017-2208, for Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 652(C). The Honorable William D. LaFortune, District Judge, presided over Napoleon’s…

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