by Brian Huddleston | Apr 16, 2014 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
This week I was able to obtain a?dismissal?of a foreclosure case filed in 2011 after my client successfully completed his loan modification. He just needed some time, and that is what I was able to obtain for him. Good people sometimes need a second chance. Most...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 13, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have another appellate court victory. This time in an unreported case where I was hired only after the homeowner had already had judgment granted against him by the trial court. Here is a link to the slip opinion: BAC vs...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 5, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have a new reported case (that I won at trial and on appeal): DELMAR BYRL GARRETT vs. CARLOTTA GORDON, 2013 OK CIV APP 96 (June 12, 2013). Plaintiff/Appellant Delmar Garrett (Delmer) appeals the September 13, 2011, Journal Entry Order...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 19, 2013 | Legislation & Case Notes, Uncategorized
Is your Oklahoma law based non-compete agreement with your old employer enforceable? The short answer is, in all likelihood, “No”. If you are in Oklahoma the non-compete agreement is not enforceable under 15 O.S. 2001 ?219A. With a couple of exceptions,...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 2, 2013 | Legislation & Case Notes, Uncategorized
“Stand-your-ground” laws were first adopted in the United States by the State of Florida in 2005. Since 2005, thirty-one states, including Oklahoma, have enacted some form of stand-your-ground law, in which a person is granted certain immunities against...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 23, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
An interesting point of law (at least to me) came up at a hearing today. “Summary Judgment” (12 O.S. ?2056) is a new statute added in 2009 by House Bill 1603 ?17, also known as the “Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009”. That Act was...