Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act: Negligence and Notice
In April 2017, CZW obtained a defense verdict for Garvin County in a state court negligence case. In Bohnstedt v. Garvin County, the plaintiff was a 16 year old driver [...]
Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act: Negligence and Notice
CZW successfully defended the Board of County Commissioners of Osage County in Rush v. Board of County Commissioners of Osage County. In Rush, an avid cyclist brought a negligence suit [...]
Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act: Negligence and Notice
CZW successfully defended the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners in Irick v. Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners. In Irick, a teenager brought suit in negligence, claiming that the [...]
Employment Law: Workers’ Compensation Act
CZW successfully defended the Mayes County Board of County Commissioners in Williams v. Mayes County. In Williams, a former jail administrator of the Mayes County Jail brought suit under the [...]
Employment Law: Americans with Disabilities Act and the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act
CZW successfully defended the Lincoln County Board of County Commissioners in Gough v. Lincoln County. In Gough, a County employee brought suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the [...]
Civil Rights: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
CZW successfully defended the Comanche County Board of County Commissioners in the recent case of Tilghman v. Board of County Commissioners for Comanche County, et al. A former employee of [...]
Civil Rights: Excessive Force and Unlawful Arrest Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
In August 2016, CZW obtained a defense verdict for a Deputy Sheriff in a federal excessive force and unlawful arrest case. In Guthrie v. Gragg, the Plaintiff alleged that a [...]
Civil Rights: Employment Discrimination Cases Under Title VII
-In June 2016, CZW obtained a defense verdict for the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office in a Title VII, federal employment case. In Kopf v. Sheriff Edwards, the Plaintiff alleged that [...]