by Brian Huddleston | Dec 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
While supporters had gathered enough signatures to place the measure before voters in 2016, advocates had filed a lawsuit against then-Attorney General E. Scott Pruit after he rewrote the initiative?s ballot title, delaying the vote. Advocates were successful in their...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
Oklahoma has expanded?its limited protection for patients who use low-THC, high-CBD cannabis oil for certain medical conditions, which was initially passed in 2015. HB 2835 allows adults to use low-THC cannabis oil (minors were already covered by existing law) and...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
On November 8 2016, 58% of Oklahoma voters supported State Question 780, which makes all marijuana possession offenses misdemeanors effective July 1, 2017. Oklahoma still has further to go, as the penalty for first-time marijuana possession will remain up to one year...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
If you do not stop when those red lights are activated for a school bus, or a church bus, and you drive past that bus, in addition to a fine and other penalties such as points on your license and record, you’re going to lose your driver’s license for a...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 25, 2017 | Real Estate Law
In the unfortunate event you have to move forward with an eviction, you will likely want to evict your non-paying or nuisance tenant(s) just as quickly as the law allows. When you have tenants in your properties that aren’t paying or are in violation of their...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 18, 2017 | Firm News, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have another recent appellate court victory. This time in an unreported case where, as is often the case, the trial court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment for foreclosure against the homeowner, but the Oklahoma Court...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 12, 2017 | Real Estate Law
When property is leased for exploration, the lessee has the right to go out and drill on that property. However, this exercise often causes damage to the surface of the land ? damage to crops and land, pollution, damage caused by pipelines, access roads, etc.?The...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 3, 2017 | Real Estate Law
Title Insurance and Closing Company settlement agents bear the bulk of responsibility when it comes down to closing a real estate transaction. After all, they are the ones who need to verify a clear title and facilitate resolution of any outstanding issues....
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 31, 2017 | Firm News, 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 in 2007. That?s right. In 2017, 10 years after the default...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 31, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
Given the maintenance requirements and rapid depreciation of cars and other vehicles, it makes no sense to have them sitting around for months or years while probate grinds on, before they can be transferred to their new owners. Thankfully a new Oklahoma law (47 O.S....
