
¶0 Appellant's driver's license revocation was sustained by the district court after he agreed to a breath test, which was later deemed invalid. Couch appealed, and the Court of Civil Appeals, Division III, affirmed the district court's decision. We granted certiorari to resolve a division among the Court of Civil Appeals Divisions III and IV regarding the statutory meaning of the "other competent evidence" issue.
¶0 Mother's parental rights were terminated after a nonjury trial at which she failed to appear. Mother appealed and the Court of Civil Appeals, Division III, affirmed. We granted certiorari, vacate the Court of Civil Appeals opinion, and remand to the trial court.
¶0 Charter Oak Production Co., LLC paid to settle a property damage claim brought by landowners after a pipeline installed on its easement ruptured. Charter Oak then sought indemnity from JM Eagle, Inc., and Rainmaker Sales, Inc., who supplied the pipe Charter Oak alleges was defective. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of JM Eagle and Rainmaker, finding that Charter Oak lacked the legal relationship required to assert an indemnity claim and that the claim was barred by the economic loss rule. The Court of Civil Appeals, Division IV, reversed. We granted certiorari to address whether a party may seek indemnity without an independent legal relationship and whether the economic loss rule bars indemnity for damage to third-party property.
¶1 On March 6, 2025, this Court issued its opinion in the above-referenced case, affirming the Judgment and Sentence in City of Tulsa Municipal Court Citation/Case No. 7569655.
¶1 Appellant, Marvin Keith Stitt, was convicted of Aggravated Speeding (Tulsa, Okla., Rev. Ordinances Title 37, § 617(C) (2021)) following a non-jury trial before the Honorable Mitchell McCune, Municipal Judge, and fined $250.00 in City of Tulsa Municipal Court Citation/Case No. 7569655.
¶1 Appellant, Rodney Vaughn Thompson, was tried by the court and convicted in the District Court of Canadian County, Case No. CF-2018-729 of: Count 1, Aggravated Trafficking in Illegal Drugs, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2018, § 2-415 (C); Count 2, Trafficking in Illegal Drugs, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2018, § 2-415 (B); and Count 3, Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with Intent to Distribute, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2018, § 2-401 (A)(1). The trial court found Appellant guilty on all counts and sentenced Appellant to fifteen years imprisonment, with all but the first five years suspended on Count 1; and five years imprisonment on Counts 2 and 3. The trial court ordered the sentences to run concurrently with one another.
¶1 Travis Lee Oakes (Claimant) seeks review of an order of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission. The Commission reversed an order of an administrative law judge (ALJ) on the issue of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. The Commission found the ALJ erred in denying the City of Stillwater's motion to terminate TTD benefits. The Commission found that because Claimant -- who had previously resigned his employment with the City in order to work for a different employer out of state -- was released to light duty work, 1 the City did not have a legal obligation to offer Claimant light duty work, and the concomitant reestablishment of an employer-employee relationship, prior to terminating TTD benefits. The Commission otherwise affirmed the rulings of the ALJ. Based on our review, we sustain the Commission's order.
¶1 Defendant/Appellant, Cimarron Properties, Inc. ("Cimarron") appeals an Order on Plaintiff's Garnishment. Plaintiff/Appellee, Carl Parson, issued a garnishment to Cimarron in an attempt to satisfy judgments owed to him and to the estate of Hubert Leon Farley. Cimarron objected to the garnishment and a hearing was subsequently held approximately three years later at which time the trial court ordered Cimarron to comply and make monthly payments to Mr. Parson pursuant to the terms of a promissory note. After a review of the law, the record, and the Parties' briefs, we find that the Order of the trial court should be REVERSED. It was error for the trial court to enter a continuing general garnishment and it was error for the trial court to find that Cimarron should have been on notice that there was a fraudulent assignment of the promissory note.
¶1 Dr. Linh Stephens appeals the trial court's decision affirming the Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners' order of public reprimand issued to Dr. Stephens for violation of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act, 59 O.S. § 620 et seq . Upon review, we reverse, holding that, on this record, Dr. Stephens could not have been reprimanded because she did not violate the portion of the act for which she was cited.
The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) announces the three nominees for the position of District
Judge, District 7, Oklahoma County, Office 1. After concluding the review process, the JNC submitted to
the Governor, on April 22, 2025, the following nominees for this position:
Under Article 7B, Section 4 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the Governor has sixty days to appoint an
individual to this position. If he does not do so, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall make the
appointment.
On Saturday, April 26th, at 7:00 a.m., the OSCN.NET website, eResponse, eFiling and ePayments system will be down for maintenance. All services are scheduled to be restored by 7:00 a.m. Monday, April 28th.
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Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Travis V. Jett as a member of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma on April 15, 2025 to represent Judicial District 4.
A native of Slapout, Oklahoma, Jett grew up on his family’s ranch and graduated from Laverne High School. Throughout high school, Jett was an active member of the National FFA Organization. In 2005, he was elected to serve as the National FFA President for the 490,000-member strong organization.
He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness and earned his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2011. Since law school, Jett has maintained an active appellate and civil litigation practice. Jett also served as general counsel to the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
Jett has been active in the legal community serving as president of the Woodward County Bar Association in 2023. He has also been involved with the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Council.
Jett and his wife, Emily, reside in Woodward, OK, with their two children and are active members of Woodward First Methodist Church.
Jett’s ceremonial swearing-in celebration will be held at a later date.
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Enhancements have been made to the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s E-Filing portal to enable licensed Oklahoma Process Servers to e-File into existing civil cases of district courts using the OCIS case management system. To e-file, the process server must be licensed by one of the District Courts in the State of Oklahoma and register by using the E-Filing portal available through the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s public website www.OSCN.net.
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2025 Interest Rates: In accordance with 12 O.S. 2013 Supp. §727.1 (I), the postjudgment interest rate to be charged on judgments for calendar year 2025 shall be 9.50 percent. Also, the prejudgment interest rate for calendar year 2025 shall be 5.06 percent (applicable to actions filed on or after January 1, 2010). These interest rates will be in effect from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
The Administrative Office of the Courts issues its notice of the interest rates applicable to judgments annually, and the notices appear in the legal research section of OSCN. The notice for calendar year 2025 also appears in the legal research section.