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      <title>Semi-Truck Wrecks Are Evidence Cases Before They Are Injury Cases</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why serious semi-truck wrecks require immediate preservation of electronic data, driver files, maintenance records, dispatch communications, and carrier safety evidence.]]></description>
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      <title>What It Takes to Win a Jail-Death Verdict in Oklahoma</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A $2 million Oklahoma County jail-death verdict shows what serious civil-rights cases require: records, depositions, medical proof, jail-policy work, and trial command.]]></description>
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      <title>Allen Gamble Prison Homicides and the Duty to Protect People in Custody</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What families should know about reported homicides at Allen Gamble Correctional Center, records that may matter, and civil-rights claims when officials ignore known danger.]]></description>
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      <title>Why Civil Accountability Matters When Officers Take a Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[When a police officer kills a civilian, the criminal justice system addresses only part of the equation. This article examines why civil litigation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is essential to holding institutions accountable, through the lens of Browder v. City of Albuquerque and the case of Emily Gaines.]]></description>
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      <title>Federal Officer Shootings and the Limits of Civil-Rights Remedies</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How federal-agent cases can raise difficult questions about accountability, immunity, records, and the remedies available to families.]]></description>
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      <title>Oilfield Injury Cases When Corporate Structure Hides Responsibility</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why ownership records, contracts, supervision, and company control can matter when an oilfield injury involves multiple entities.]]></description>
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      <title>Civil Claims After a Federal Agent Uses Deadly Force</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What families should understand about federal-agent cases, immunity defenses, available records, and the limits of a Bivens claim.]]></description>
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        <media:title>Civil Claims After a Federal Agent Uses Deadly Force</media:title>
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      <title>Truck Black Box Data After a Serious Commercial Crash</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why electronic logging data, engine control modules, hard-braking events, speed settings, and preservation letters can matter after a trucking crash.]]></description>
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        <media:description>Branded Hicks Law Firm social card for the Hicks Legal Journal article &quot;Truck Black Box Data After a Serious Commercial Crash&quot; covering commercial-vehicle evidence, carrier records, crash timelines, and attorney preservation review.</media:description>
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      <title>The 1-Year Tort Claim Deadline in Oklahoma Explained</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Suing a county or city in Oklahoma requires filing a Tort Claim Notice within 1 year. Learn the rules of the Governmental Tort Claims Act (GTCA).]]></description>
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        <media:title>The 1-Year Tort Claim Deadline in Oklahoma Explained</media:title>
        <media:description>Branded Hicks Law Firm social card for the Hicks Legal Journal article on Oklahoma government tort claim deadlines, civil-rights records, and attorney review.</media:description>
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      <title>Reviewing Early Settlement Offers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Early settlement offers should be reviewed against medical prognosis, future care, release language, and available insurance coverage.]]></description>
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        <media:title>Reviewing Early Settlement Offers</media:title>
        <media:description>Branded Hicks Law Firm social card for the Hicks Legal Journal article on insurance claim documents, early settlement pressure, coverage disputes, and attorney review.</media:description>
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      <title>Government Liability for Dangerous Road Conditions in Oklahoma</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How notice, maintenance records, weather evidence, and the Governmental Tort Claims Act can affect injury claims involving public roads.]]></description>
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        <media:description>Branded Hicks Law Firm social card for the Hicks Legal Journal article &quot;Government Liability for Dangerous Road Conditions in Oklahoma&quot; covering serious-injury proof, medical records, damages review, and attorney case evaluation.</media:description>
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      <title>Hours-of-Service Evidence in Commercial Trucking Cases</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How driver logs, dispatch pressure, delivery schedules, device data, and supporting records can reveal fatigue or rule violations.]]></description>
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      <title>Jail Medical Neglect and Private Healthcare Contractors</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What records may matter when a person in jail is denied medical care, including requests for treatment, staffing, policies, and contractor responsibilities.]]></description>
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      <title>Insurance Delay, Denial, and Low Offers After a Serious Injury</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How claim notes, denial letters, payment history, medical records, and changing explanations can matter in an Oklahoma bad-faith insurance claim.]]></description>
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      <title>Taser Use, Excessive Force, and Qualified Immunity</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How video, witness statements, officer reports, medical records, and clearly established law can affect excessive-force cases involving tasers.]]></description>
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