A January 28, 2014, Oklahoma Supreme Court decision makes it difficult — if not impossible — for the state to continue revoking drivers licenses based on evidence provided by the current generation of breath analysis machinery. Currently anyone arrested for DUI in Oklahoma who blows a .08 or more (or refuses to blow) has their […]
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Workers injured on the job in Oklahoma have two more days to file claims under the current workers compensation system. A legislative initiative dismantled the current Oklahoma Workers Compensation Court system, to be replaced Feb. 1 by an administrative system overseen by a newly created Oklahoma Workers Compensation Commission. While injured workers have limited rights
Where love and commitment aren’t enough to hold a marriage together, a couple of Oklahoma legislators have a better idea. They want to make laws to keep unhappy couples together. Rep. Arthur Hulbert of Fort Gibson has proposed a bill that would double the minimum time it takes for couples to get a divorce. Another
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In Stringtown, Oklahoma, south of McAlister, city police are on the job – but they are not allowed to patrol highways looking for traffic violations in the town of 400. That could include US Hwy. 69 and Oklahoma Highway 43, dubbed Reba McEnteire Ave. through parts of Stringtown. Stringtown cops found themselves on the wrong
Obstruction charges and internal investigations sent local cops to the bench in two Oklahoma towns while unhappy officials in another fired their only remaining officer. A newly hired Wagoner police officer on Jan. 9, 2013, pleaded not guilty to obstructing a police officer. Wagoner County Sheriff’s investigators allege Sgt. Shalyn Jay surrendered the wrong cell
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A Memphis man has reportedly been arrested for “liking” a photo posted on a social media site depicting a woman who had a restraining order against him. The fact that a person can be charged with violating a protective order for responding to an implicit invitation to “like” a social media post seems strange enough.
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When the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Dec. 16, 2014, upheld a bill that on Feb. 1, 2014, will replace the state’s 35-year-old Workers Compensation Court with a new administrative workers compensation system , three justices expressed some reservations. The justices’ dissent foreshadows challenges that could be leveled against the new workers compensation system. In upholding the new
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Wirth Law Office proudly sponsored Time Magazine’s 2014 Person of the Year edition.
This mother says the day a child custody lawyer in Tulsa at Wirth Law Office helped her win custody of her child was the happiest day of her life.
Thousands of drivers who paid fees to have their drivers licenses reinstated after Oklahoma DUI arrests could be in line to receive refunds from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The revocations could also be expunged from their records if they prevail in a class-action lawsuit filed in Tulsa County District Court Dec. 2. 2013.
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After a tow truck crashed into her car, leaving her unable to work, a car accident attorney in Tulsa at Wirth Law Office helped Ashley get the compensation she deserved.
A Wirth Law Office client has filed a federal civil rights suit alleging malicious prosecution when police raided her home based on a search warrant that targeted a nearby residence. The woman and her husband filed the federal case against Creek County after a court dismissed bogus charges stemming from the raid. Wirth Law Office
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments that could save injured workers’ rights to legal representation. Oklahoma lawmakers earlier this year passed a bill that replaces the state’s judicial Workers Compensation system with an administrative system By assuming original jurisdiction to set a Dec. 10, 2013 hearing, the Supreme Court allowed attorneys to
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A Tulsa Oklahoma attorney at Wirth Law Office responded to Jerrod’s detailed inquiries after he was hurt in a one-car accident. The Tulsa injury attorney then got him the compensation he needed to settle a pile of medical expenses.
A judge this week dismissed charges against an Okmulgee County retailer accused of selling synthetic marijuana after an attorney for Wirth Law Office pointed out that particular substances sold as potpourri or incense were not illegal at the time police raided the retail location. Legislators had earmarked a chemical in the blend to be added
Wirth Law Office prevailed in an administrative review on behalf of foster parents who had been accused of child neglect. The matter involved appeal of a Child Welfare Services staff report to the District Attorney. An Oklahoma Department of Human Services representative reviewed appellate material provided by Wirth Law Office along with Child Protective Services
The money trail in a merry-go-round of lawsuits among Rogers County officials gives new meaning to the adage “What comes around, goes around.” Take a look at the Tulsa attorney representing the Rogers County District Attorney and two assistants in their libel lawsuit against the Rogers County Sheriff, a Claremore detective, the father of a
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A man who paid a reckless driving ticket didn’t know the routine handling of a traffic citation could cost him his license. Fortunately for him, he had a right to know. A law that was in place for just one year increased the number of points assessed against a drivers license for reckless driving from
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“If you cannot afford an attorney and desire one, the court will appoint one for you.” That is what police officers are required to tell every person arrested for a crime in the United States. In Oklahoma, since Nov. 1, 2013, there’s more to it. The unstated message to those arrested in Oklahoma is “If
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Tulsa family lawyers at Wirth Law Office turned a difficult family law case into a victory for Kenneth Cohn. Now he recommends Wirth Law Office to his friends.
It’s the epitome of invasive law enforcement. Police seek warrants for body cavity searches when they claim to suspect someone has secreted illegal drugs in their private parts. On other occasions, police have conducted invasive searches without warrants. Sometimes so-called cavity searches involve probing inside a driver’s undergarments during traffic stops. Recent lawsuits allege officers
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Tulsa law firms are fielding a growing number of questions about same-sex divorce after federal courts struck down Oklahoma lawmakers attempts to ban same sex marriage.
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The day after a Tulsa judge tossed out a petition containing 6,994 signatures of Rogers County residents seeking a grand jury investigation of Rogers County officials, the district attorney and two assistants named as targets of the grand jury petition filed a libel action against petition sponsors – including the sheriff, a city detective and
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Oklahoma is among at least six states that allow citizens to petition courts to empanel a grand jury that may investigate allegations of crimes. In Oklahoma, the citizens right is enshrined in the state constitution’s Bill of Rights. Like most rights, the right to petition for a grand jury in Oklahoma comes with some obligations.
An Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has upheld a trial court’s decision to toss out a police officer’s revocation affidavit because it was legally inadequate. The decision means the driver who appealed a DUI revocation gets to keep her Oklahoma drivers license after being arrested for DUI. The decision calls into question potentially thousands of
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