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Oklahoma Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

November 27, 2014

In its decision reached on November 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) ruled that the nursing home resident’s granddaughter did not have authority to sign the nursing home arbitration agreement on behalf of her grandmother, and that the[...]

Dental Malpractice Class Action Lawsuit Filed In Oklahoma

September 12, 2013

On September 3, 2013, a class action dental malpractice lawsuit was filed against a Tulsa, Oklahoma dentist, his dental practice, and several pharmaceutical companies by former dental patients who claim that they were exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to poor conditions and unsanitar[...]

Oklahoma Legislature Set To Reinstate Medical Malpractice Reforms During Special Session

September 8, 2013

On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma held that the Oklahoma statutory requirement that an affidavit of merit be filed in actions for professional negligence (medical malpractice) is a “special law” that regulates the practice of law that violates the Oklahoma Constitutio[...]

Oklahoma Surgeon Couldn’t Get Man’s Nose Right After 22 Surgeries

June 12, 2013

In 2006, a New York man, while living in Oklahoma, went to a well-respected cosmetic surgeon following his divorce in 2006 for rhinoplasty (a “nose job”) even though he had no problems with breathing at that time and no medical need for surgery on his nose. After the first surgery, he [...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Expert Affidavit Requirement Unconstitutional

June 5, 2013

On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) held that the Oklahoma statutory requirement that an affidavit of merit be filed in actions for professional negligence (medical malpractice) is a “special law” that regulates the practice[...]

Three Oklahoma Drug Rehab Deaths Lead To Three Wrongful Death Lawsuits

October 27, 2012

The mother of a 32-year-old man who had entered inpatient drug rehabilitation at an Oklahoma rehab facility known as Narconon Arrowhead in Pittsburg County was hopeful that the drug rehab facility would help her son turn his life around. Little did she know that her son would die while receiving [...]

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: What A Hidden Camera Revealed

April 20, 2012

In a disgusting and very disturbing case of nursing home abuse caught on camera, two Oklahoma nursing home caregivers responsible for the care of a 96-year-old resident were allegedly caught on video abusing the woman: one was seen hitting the woman in the face with rubber gloves and placing the gl[...]

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