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Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Tulsa American Airlines Utility Costs Tax Exempt
American Airlines caught a tax break on November 18, 2014, when the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the company was entitled to a refund of taxes it had paid on its natural gas and electricity usage at the Tulsa American Airlines facility in 2006. American Airlines argued that the provision of utilities qualified as the sale of Read More»
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Cash Worker Was Employee for Workers Compensation Purposes
Andres Carbajal was granted worker’s compensation benefits on July 1, 2014 after the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions and determined that he was an employee of a construction company, Precision Builders, Inc. Carbajal sustained injuries when he fell from a scaffolding at a construction site. Precision had argued before the Worker’s Compensation trial Read More»
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Open and Obvious Doctrine When Owner Causes Slip and Fall Hazard
On July 16, 2014, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a ruling rejecting the argument that the “open and obvious doctrine” functioned as an absolute ban to a plaintiff’s premises liability claim. The open and obvious doctrine has generally eliminated a landowner’s duty to the plaintiff when the danger was so apparent that he could have Read More»
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Two Year Delay In License Revocation Hearing Too Long
In 2010, one day after his arrest for driving under the influence, Phillip Pierce requested a hearing to fight his driver’s license revocation. This common request, and the 20 month delay for the hearing to take place, led to a legal fight all the way to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. On May 6, 2014, the Read More»
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Supreme Court: ‘Local Rules for the 25th Judicial District are Invalid’
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 3, 2014 reversed a trail court decision denying an Oklahoma inmate a hearing in his name change petition. The inmate, Stacey Hemphill, wants to change his name to Apokalypse God Allah. The Supreme Court decision does not consider the unusual nature of Hemphill’s preferred name. Instead, the court addressed Read More»