Former female jail inmates allege sexual abuse, accuse Delaware County sheriff of coverup
By Ron Jackson, Staff Writer and Sheila Stogsdill, State Correspondent Tulsa World Published: June 25, 2009
JAY – Former Delaware County female inmates filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Tulsa on Wednesday, accusing the sheriff of covering up such crimes as rape, […]
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Former female jail inmates allege sexual abuse, accuse Delaware County sheriff of coverup
-Posted on June 29, 2009, by landerson.
Mitchell Garrett Honored by The Journal Record
-Posted on May 7, 2009, by landerson.
Mitchell Garrett, managaing partner for the Garrett Law Office, has been honored by The Journal Record for Achievers Under 40 for his legal work, service to the American Red Cross, and other community work. Congraulations to Mitchell for this great accomplishment.
Collaboratorium Opens with the help of the Garrett Law Office
-Posted on May 1, 2009, by landerson.
Collaboratorium Opens
The Collaboratorium, on the 10th floor of the Kanbar Properties-owned building at 111 W. Fifth St., opens today, said Sean Griffin, Collaboratorium chair.
Gerald Buckley, founder of the soon-to-be-launched Grocio.com is the Collaboratorium’s first tenant. As winner of the 2008 Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Buckley earns a one-year lease, in addition to $30,000 in […]
Garrett Law Office Investigation Leads To Custer County Sheriff Receiving 79 Years In Prison
-Posted on March 26, 2009, by jloureiro.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess was sentenced Tuesday to 79 years in prison for sexually abusing female inmates and drug court defendants in a case that a prosecutor said sends a clear message for public officials “not to use their position to the disadvantage of others.”
Burgess, 56, was also […]
NOT THE TORT REFORM OKLAHOMA NEEDS
-Posted on February 19, 2009, by admin.
For the past six months, our news has been dominated by cases of corporate abuse and greed. Mega-banks and Wall Street fat cats take billions in taxpayer-funded bailouts, while they continue to give five-, six- and seven-figure bonuses, buy Lear jets and lavishly refurnish their multimillion-dollar apartments and estates. The country’s biggest health insurer […]
Product Liability News from Law360.com
‑Liberty Mutual Has Duty In Pella Suits: Judge
A federal judge has ruled that two putative class action lawsuits claiming Pella Corp. manufactured and sold defective windows allege property damage that was potentially covered under policies issued by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., triggering the insurer's duty to reimburse the company for defense costs. [Link]
‑7th Circ. Panel Revives Rolls-Royce Qui Tam Suit
Overturning a lower court ruling, a federal appellate court has ruled that a qui tam lawsuit filed by a former Rolls-Royce PLC engineer over allegedly defective parts is not precluded merely because he previously filed a related employment suit against the company. [Link]
‑Expanded Discovery Allowed In Actavis Digitek MDL
A federal judge has allowed for expanded discovery and has refused Actavis Group's bid to quash a subpoena in the multidistrict product liability case accusing Actavis of selling a defective or adulterated heart medication. [Link]
‑Pollution Clause Lets Venoco Insurer Off Hook: Court
A California appeals court has ruled that a Gulf Underwriters Insurance Co. is not obligated to provide liability coverage to oil producer Venoco Inc. for pollution-related health claims brought by former students and staff members of Beverly Hills High School, which is near a Venoco well site. [Link]
‑Last Acculink Claim Against Abbott Nixed
A federal judge has thrown out the lone remaining claim in a product liability lawsuit brought by a man who was partially blinded during a stent procedure in which Abbott Laboratories' blood clot-capturing Acculink system failed to prevent a stroke. [Link]
‑Wyeth Wins Sanctions Against Firm In Prempro MDL
A judge in charge of the multidistrict litigation over Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s hormone replacement pill Prempro has followed through on his threat to sanction Bailey & Galyen, a law firm representing hundreds of plaintiffs, for its failure to timely produce completed client fact sheets. [Link]