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legal process|Jul 26, 2026

The Discovery Request Must Fit the Injury Case

A 2026 Oklahoma Supreme Court decision explains why requests for prior incidents must be tied to the actual claims and defenses, proportionate to the case, and specific enough to separate useful evidence from a broad subject-matter search.