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A pothole that causes a car to shake can send a motorcycle to the ground. An oil slick that a sedan drives through without incident can cause a rider to lose control entirely. Road hazards that amount to minor nuisances for four-wheeled vehicles create genuinely dangerous conditions for motorcyclists, and when those hazards exist because […]

When a commercial truck causes a serious accident near Claremore, one of the first things the trucking company’s legal team investigates is how the driver was classified. Employee or independent contractor. That distinction matters enormously to the carrier because it affects whether they can be held directly responsible for the driver’s actions. Understanding how Oklahoma […]

Crosswalks exist to give pedestrians a protected space to cross. But protection on paper doesn’t always translate to protection in practice, and when a driver fails to yield and strikes a pedestrian in or near a crosswalk, the question of who had the right of way becomes central to the entire injury claim. Oklahoma law […]

A swimming pool accident can occur in seconds, and the aftermath, whether a near-drowning, a serious injury, or a fatality, can be life-altering for everyone involved. The physical harm ranges from minor injuries to brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation and wrongful death. The legal questions that follow center on who was responsible for maintaining […]

A car accident can turn your life upside down in seconds. Medical bills, missed work, vehicle damage, and insurance calls all come flooding in at once. In the middle of all that stress, it is easy to make decisions that feel right in the moment but end up hurting your case later. Our friends at […]

Losing a family member because of someone else’s negligence is a devastating experience. Grief alone is overwhelming. Adding legal decisions on top of that grief, often under time pressure, makes an already impossible situation even harder. Understanding how wrongful death claims actually work does not make the loss easier, but it does give surviving family […]

Getting hit by a car as a pedestrian is traumatic. And then, on top of everything else, you find out the insurance company is arguing that you share some of the blame. It happens constantly in pedestrian accident cases. Understanding how Oklahoma’s comparative fault rules actually work, and how insurers use them, is one of […]

When a driver strikes a pedestrian, the immediate question is usually whether the driver was at fault. But fault doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It gets evaluated against a specific legal standard, and in Oklahoma, drivers carry clearly defined duties toward pedestrians that go beyond just “be careful.” Understanding what those duties actually are, and […]

When a child gets hurt because of someone else’s negligence, the instinct is to focus entirely on the child’s recovery. That’s the right priority. But the legal process that runs alongside that recovery has rules, deadlines, and requirements that most parents don’t know about, and overlooking them can have lasting financial consequences for the child. […]

Every state has its own rules for how motorcycles can legally operate on public roads. Oklahoma is no exception. And when a crash happens, those rules become relevant in a hurry. Whether you followed them, whether the other driver did, and how any violations factor into fault can all directly affect what your claim is […]