What Is a Premises Liability Case?
It is the case of a dangerous condition, meaning that you were injured while on the property of another person due to their negligence.
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What is a Guardian Ad-Litem (GAL) in Oklahoma?
A guardian ad litem is generally an attorney that is appointed by the court to advocate for the best interest of a child in a custody case.
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Tulsa City Judge Rules McGirt Does Not Apply to Tulsa Municipal Court
McGirt Attorney, James Wirth, speaks on jurisdiction for crimes committed within the City of Tulsa limits by Native Americans.
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McGirt Class-Action Lawsuit Update: Dismissal Appealed
Oklahoma attorney James Wirth, speaks on the class-action lawsuit filed in Okmulgee County District Court, seeking compensation for fines and costs paid by Native Americans that were improperly prosecuted in state courts.
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What is the Effect of an Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
First off, it allows you to update your legal name, so you can take the last name of the adoptive parent. It updates the birth certificate so it will show the adoptive parent as your parent on the birth certificate.
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Do You Have to File a Lawsuit if You File an Insurance Claim?
There are some firms out there that don’t do lawsuits. They will always try to settle pre-litigation, and if it comes to a lawsuit, then they’ll refer the case out. So that’s something that you should not be afraid at all to speak with any potential legal counsel about.
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Who May Adopt Another Adult in Oklahoma?
Tulsa Adoption attorney James Wirth talks about adult adoptions and the requirements under Oklahoma law.
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What Is the Standard for Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
The standard is that the adoption is in the best interest of the parties involved. So best interest requirement we see a lot in family law usually relates to the best interest of the child.
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Will Your Health Insurance Get Paid Back if They Pay Your Medical Bills From a Personal Injury Case?
Now, the short answer is it depends. It largely depends on what contract you have with them.
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Can You Still Get Compensated for Your Injuries if You’ve Previously Been Injured?
Wirth Law Personal Injury Paralegal discusses whether or not you can still get compensated for injuries if you’ve already previously been injured.
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Should You Hide Anything About Your Car Wreck From Your Attorney?
Now in the past, we’ve worked with quite a few clients who had certain skeletons in the closet that they would have preferred to remain there. A lot of the time, these will take the form of previous injuries or if they didn’t have insurance at the time, a criminal record.
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Does the Type of Shoe That You Were Wearing During a Premises Liability Incident Matter?
We’ve had some clients who were wearing skidproof workboats but were still the victim of a premises liability incident because there was very clear soap on the floor that they didn’t see.
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If a Person Is Driving a Vehicle off the Clock, Is the Company Still Partially Liable?
I’ve had some clients in the past who that was exactly the case. A person was driving. They were at a stoplight. The other person rear-ended them. They weren’t on the clock at the time, but the vehicle was owned by his company.
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Is Security Camera Footage Important if You Fall in a Store?
Now, we’ve all heard the old phrase, “A picture’s worth a thousand words,” but I’m here to tell you, a video can be worth a thousand pictures.
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Should You Get Employee Contact Information if You Fall at a Store?
One of the things that you can do, after you make sure your immediate medical needs are taken care of, is to see what store employees are around, or maybe, ideally, the ones who were there when the incident happened. And you can just briefly ask them, and always be as polite as you can, “Hey, could I get your contact information?”
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If a Person Hits Me With Their Car and They Are on the Clock, Is Their Company Liable Too?
Now in the past, I’ve had a person who was on their way to work and another person who is making a delivery for their employer struck our client and the other person was on the clock at the time. They were within the scope of their employment. This fell under what’s called respondeat superior, meaning their employer was partially responsible because the person was acting in the line of duty for their employer. As such, the employer was also a responsible entity in our client’s claim.
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Is There a Requisite Blood Quantum for McGirt Relief?
There is a certain level of Indian blood in order to qualify for relief under the United States Supreme court precedent in the McGirt case.
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Attacked by a Drunk Person? Is the Place That Gave Them Alcohol Liable?
If there is an individual who is noticeably intoxicated yet they still provide them alcohol they could potentially be held liable for what that individual does.
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Can the Court Delay a McGirt Dismissal to Allow Time for Charges in Federal or Tribal Court?
There are the two main things that the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals needs in order to find that the state lacked jurisdiction based on the McGirt precedent.
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McGirt: Can Subject Matter Jurisdiction Ever Be Waived?
United States Supreme Court decided that the historical boundaries of the Muscogee Creek Tribal Reservation were never disestablished.
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Hit by a Drunk Driver? Is the Place That Provided Them Alcohol to Blame?
In Oklahoma, we have a series of laws called DRAM shop laws that relate specifically to this issue. Now, historically, a DRAM shop is anywhere that provides alcohol to an individual, be that a convenience store, a liquor store, restaurant, anything like that. And if those establishments provide alcohol to a noticeably intoxicated person, there’s a chance that they might be liable for what that person does.
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