The former general counsel of the Oklahoma State Bar has been reprimanded in connection with allegations that he groped and bit a woman in a suite at a racetrack and…
In a novel case sure to catch the attention of trial lawyers and researchers, the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says that attorneys may have a First Amendment…
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a libel suit filed by an Oklahoma prosecutor and other state officials against best-selling author John Grisham.
Robert H. Henry, chief judge of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, stunned colleagues, friends and staff Thursday when he announced that he’ll give up his lifetime federal…
The daughter of a woman killed in a car accident caused by a driver talking on his cell phone has sued the phone maker and the service provider, contending they…
U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell has endured 25 days of testimony in Oklahama’s pollution case against the poultry industry, but it’s the blizzard of paperwork that is really fraying his…
Two Oklahoma lawyers, one of whom is no longer licensed, have been accused of racketeering and conspiracy in an alleged $1.1 million client embezzlement scheme carried out over a five-year…
In an unusually stringent approach to the enforcement of open government laws, the Oklahoma provides for criminal penalties for those who don’t comply with statutory requirements that government decision-making be…
Oklahoma Judge Jesse Harris won’t have to stand trial for indecent exposure, but he has to complete a judicial counseling program and pay $1,200 as part of a deferred prosecution…
A Tulsa, Okla., lawyer accused of selling stock based on knowledge acquired from a banking client at his law firm, Frederic Dorwart, has agreed to settle the civil charges.
Whether you’ve registered for a free Twitter account, are actively engaged in the microblogging community or simply at a browsing stage, Oklahoma legal technology guru Jim Calloway advises lawyers of…
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