Author: Legal Team

Car accidents cause serious trauma, both from the crash force that propels a motorist forward at the speed the car was traveling until the seatbelt snaps them back, and from blunt force impacts from the vehicle’s structure collapsing inward. Serious car accident injuries are painful, disruptive to all aspects of living, and expensive to treat….

A spinal cord injury is one of the most life-altering injuries a human can experience, with permanent disability and lifelong adverse health implications. These impacts of a spinal cord injury are economically costly as well as emotionally traumatic. When the spinal cord injury results from someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, you have the right to…

The trucking industry is complex, with many separate entities responsible for ensuring that a truck is well maintained, securely loaded, and safely on the road, and that it is driven by a well-qualified, alert driver. Because trucks cross state lines, all entities involved in trucking must comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations….

A fully loaded commercial truck may legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds. These immense vehicles share the roads with family cars that weigh an average of 4,000 pounds, putting motorists at high risk of serious or catastrophic injury in accidents. A truck accident can occur due to a single careless moment, non-compliance with trucking regulations,…

Experiencing a sudden serious injury can feel like the rug was pulled out from under your life, disrupting your job, personal daily routine, and relationships with family and friends. When the injury resulted from someone else’s egregious actions, it’s even more devastating. While nothing can erase the physical harm caused by the injury, an Oklahoma…

Oklahoma residents are active, productive workers, but when painful, work-related injuries prevent them from working in their previous capacity or make it difficult to work at all, workers’ compensation is a crucial safety net, providing medical and rehabilitative treatment and compensating the injured worker for lost income. But what if an employee has a pre-existing…

A sudden bad fall happens in an instant, but the physical and financial impacts can last for months or longer. In the worst cases, a fall has permanent adverse effects. Knowing the slip and fall accident was preventable if a property owner had taken reasonable care only adds to the frustration and distress. Although no…

Truck accidents are devastating, causing severe injuries as well as property damage to vulnerable motorists in much smaller vehicles. After a truck accident, expenses mount quickly, often at the same time that the pain and temporary or permanent disability interfere with the ability to work. These losses are the “damages” in a truck accident claim…

Frequent severe weather events, including hailstorms and damaging winds, make Oklahoma one of the nation’s top states for roofing repair insurance claims. Unfortunately, insurance companies are in the business to make profits, and often protect those profits at the policyholder’s expense. Although some insurance company tactics may seem unfair or even unethical, not all rise…

Workers’ compensation in Oklahoma provides an essential safety net that protects workers from financial hardship after a workplace injury. Workers’ compensation also protects Oklahoma employers from liability when injuries occur to their employees while on the job.  Many job positions in Oklahoma are seasonal, including agricultural labor forces based on harvest and planting seasons, and…

Oklahoma’s Great Plains location between the moist, warm air of the Gulf and the frigid Rocky Mountains makes it prone to some of the worst hailstorms in the country. It is also in the portion of the nation unaffectionately known as Tornado Alley. The extreme weather events in Oklahoma often cause serious damage to homes,…

A car accident takes a tremendous toll on all aspects of life when it causes a serious injury. A successful car accident claim recovers compensation for damages that can otherwise be overwhelming, such as medical expenses, out-of-pocket costs, and lost earnings. It also provides additional compensation for pain and suffering. When the results of a…

All deaths feel egregiously wrong to loved ones left behind. Still, when the injury was preventable and only happened due to someone else’s careless, reckless, or wrongful actions, it’s legally a wrongful death under Oklahoma’s tort laws. Wrongful death can result from negligence, such as a person’s failure to take reasonable action to prevent harm,…

Suffering an injury is always painful and distressing, especially when it’s severe enough to impact your ability to work and carry out routine daily tasks. In some cases, an injury has life-altering permanent effects, such as disability or impairment. When another party’s reasonable care could have prevented the injury, the injury victim may file a…

Oklahoma has a thriving trucking industry and offers a strategic location for trucks from other states, thanks to its major highways that run through the center of the United States. As crucial as the trucking industry is to Oklahoma residents, it also means motorists share the roadways with immense vehicles that far outsize and outweigh…

Any injury is painful and distressing, but being injured on the job comes with the additional anxiety that the injury will impact your ability to work in your usual capacity or at all. Fortunately, there are protections in place for employees who suffer work-related accidents and injuries. Workers’ compensation is a form of private insurance…

A car accident is a frightening and traumatic experience, especially when it leaves you or a loved one facing serious, painful, and potentially debilitating injuries. Added to the stressful aftermath of an accident is Oklahoma’s fault-based car accident claim process, which is necessary to recover compensation for property damage and injury-related losses, such as medical…

Workers’ compensation provides essential benefits to employees who suffer an on-the-job injury in Oklahoma. When an injury requires medical treatment and interferes with the ability to work, workers’ compensation pays for medical care, provides a portion of income, and pays settlements for disability or to family members in the event of a workplace fatality. Unfortunately,…

The days immediately following a car accident in Oklahoma City are overwhelming, especially if the accident caused serious injuries requiring medical treatment, painful recovery periods, or potential disability. A severe or catastrophic injury could leave an injury victim facing an uncertain future. Thrown into this distressful time is an insurance company’s investigation. In fault-based accident…

A car accident in Oklahoma City often causes far more harm than a dented or totaled vehicle. Unfortunately, Oklahoma reported 2,094 serious injuries in car accidents in a single recent year. After an accident, injury victims in Oklahoma have the right to file a claim against the at-fault driver’s insurance to seek compensation for damages,…