CDR's Michael Duncan will be speaking at two upcoming continuing legal education seminars, in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. On Thursday, December 12, 2019 he will be speaking on Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law, presented by NBI in Oklahoma City. The following day he will present topics on Insurance Bad Faith Claims Law in Tulsa.
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Chubbucks honored by Langston University Wesley Foundation
Our colleague and friend June Chubbuck and her late husband, Gary, our firm founder, were honored rcently weekend by the Langston University Wesley Foundation for their longtime contributions to the organization. The Chubbucks were instrumental in establishing the Wesley Center on campus in 2007, as well as founding a social skills and etiquette program for…
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Bart Jay Robey to speak at 2017 CLM Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (March 7, 2017) – The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) is pleased to announce Mr Bart Jay Robey will be speaking on “Hiring and Managing Outside Experts in Catastrophic Injury and Damages Cases” This conference will be held on March 29-31 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville,…
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Robey named to Super Lawyers Rising Star list for 2016
CDR partner Bart Jay Robey has been selected to the Oklahoma SuperLawyer-Rising Star list for 2016. Robey's primary practice area is the defense of products liability, bad faith, and property/casualty claims. Mr. Robey’s broad range of experience includes resolution of disputes in Oklahoma state and federal courts, as well as arbitration and mediation forums. Mr.…
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OK Supreme Court finds abortion drug law constitutional, remands for further review
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has found a statute limiting the use of certain abortion-inducing drugs to be constitutional, sending the case back to an Oklahoma County District Court judge to review on other grounds. The measure, adopted by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin in 2014, does not violate provisions of…
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Tulsa Army reservist files federal lawsuit claiming religious discrimination at gun range
A state employee who is also a U.S. Army reservist has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was kicked out of an Oktaha, Oklahoma gun range because he is Muslim. The lawsuit claims Raja'ee Fatihah, 29, an employee of the state Department of Human Services in Tulsa was asked to leave the Save Yourself Survival…
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OKC man charged with insurance fraud for theft claim
Insurance fraud charges have been filed against an Oklahoma City man accused of filing a false insurance claim stating his motorcycle had been stolen, the state attorney general’s office announced. Authorities said Adam Lee McHolland made the insurance claim, submitted a proof of loss to his insurance provider and received a settlement check for $12,389.75. An…
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Oklahoma Senate approves proof of auto insurance bill
The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to require drivers whose licenses have been suspended due to lack of auto insurance to show proof of insurance to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in order to have their lack-of-insurance suspension lifted. Under current law the DPS suspends the license of anyone found driving without insurance.…
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Defense verdict in insurance bad faith trial
A Cleveland County (Okla.) jury returned a defense verdict for Foremost Insurance Company and Farmers Insurance Exchange in a bad faith case on May 8, 2015. CDR shareholder Michael Duncan and associate Anna Brannon represented the insurance companies in the trial, which spanned nearly three weeks. The plaintiffs contended the insurers had breached their obligation…
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Jury trial success in Norton vs Farmers Insurance Company, Inc.
Shareholder Michael Duncan and associate Anna Brannon of Chubbuck, Duncan & Robey represented the defendant in the jury trial of Norton vs. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc., an insurance bad faith case in federal court in Oklahoma City. The jury returned a verdict favorable to the insurer on February 14, 2014.
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