Documented Outcomes

Representative Results

The matters below are representative documented results. Review the trust center for how we publish claims and the attorney profile for practice focus.

$160,850,000In Documented Recoveries
Gaines v. City of Moore — $126 Million Jury Verdict

Civil Rights

$126,000,000

Gaines v. City of Moore — $126 Million Jury Verdict

The largest civil rights verdict in Oklahoma history. A federal jury returned a $126 million verdict in this § 1983 action in April 2026.

Category

Civil Rights

Location

Western District of Oklahoma

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Simms v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority — $2 Million Jury Verdict

Civil Rights

$2,000,000

Simms v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority — $2 Million Jury Verdict

A federal jury returned a $2 million verdict against the Oklahoma County Jail Trust in this § 1983 in-custody death action. The jury found institutional deliberate indifference to serious medical needs after jail staff missed five of six mandatory cell checks before the detainee was found unresponsive.

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Jail Medical Neglect - Diabetes

Civil Rights

$4,000,000

Jail Medical Neglect - Diabetes

Custody death matter involving diabetic ketoacidosis and a delay before emergency help was requested.

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These are representative matters from a broader results archive. Every case is unique, and past outcomes do not guarantee future results.

Proof-to-review path for serious cases

A high-value case is not just a big number. It usually combines serious harm, a serious defendant, meaningful damages, and proof that can survive pressure. Use the results archive as a proof-to-review path, not as a promise. If your facts involve similar stakes, ask for review.

Serious harm

Major injury or death

Death, permanent injury, surgery, disability, brain injury, paralysis, or long-term medical loss.

Serious defendant

Company, insurer, or public agency

A trucking company, insurer, jail, police agency, government entity, product maker, or business defendant.

Meaningful damages

Losses that change the future

Medical cost, lost earning capacity, family loss, future care, civil-rights harm, or denied insurance benefits.

Proof pressure

Facts the defense will fight

A dispute over what happened, what records show, who knew what, or why a company or agency should be accountable.

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Gaines v. City of Moore — $126 Million Jury Verdict
Civil Rights
$126,000,000

Gaines v. City of Moore — $126 Million Jury Verdict

The largest civil rights verdict in Oklahoma history. A federal jury returned a $126 million verdict in this § 1983 action in April 2026.

Western District of Oklahoma2026
Simms v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority — $2 Million Jury Verdict
Civil Rights
$2,000,000

Simms v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority — $2 Million Jury Verdict

A federal jury returned a $2 million verdict against the Oklahoma County Jail Trust in this § 1983 in-custody death action. The jury found institutional deliberate indifference to serious medical needs after jail staff missed five of six mandatory cell checks before the detainee was found unresponsive.

Western District of Oklahoma2026
Jail Medical Neglect - Diabetes
Civil Rights
$4,000,000

Jail Medical Neglect - Diabetes

Custody death matter involving diabetic ketoacidosis and a delay before emergency help was requested.

Oklahoma County2024
Construction Site Electrocution
Construction Injury
$6,000,000

Construction Site Electrocution

Asphalt worker suffered severe burns after a dump truck hit a power line at an unsafe job site.

Oklahoma2024
Daycare Infant Death & Cover-Up
Wrongful Death
$5,000,000

Daycare Infant Death & Cover-Up

Wrongful death matter involving an infant death, a concealment effort, and a coverage dispute.

Oklahoma2023
Police Shooting - Paralyzed Victim
Civil Rights
$1,600,000

Police Shooting - Paralyzed Victim

Civil-rights matter where reconstruction showed the officer's account was not consistent with the physical evidence.

Oklahoma2023
Semi-Truck Rear End Collision
Trucking
$3,000,000

Semi-Truck Rear End Collision

Rear-end trucking collision matter involving driver qualification and medical-disqualification issues.

Rural Oklahoma2023
Jail Death - Ignored Distress
Civil Rights
$3,000,000

Jail Death - Ignored Distress

Custody death matter involving signs of distress and a mental-health crisis that were not addressed.

County Jail2023
Oil Field Truck Collision
Trucking/Oil Field
$3,000,000

Oil Field Truck Collision

Commercial truck collision matter involving layered liability between corporate defendants.

West Oklahoma2023
Right Turn from Left Lane
Trucking
$2,250,000

Right Turn from Left Lane

Trucking collision matter involving an illegal lane maneuver and a pre-existing-injury defense.

Oklahoma City2024
Excessive Force - Ignored History
Civil Rights
$1,000,000

Excessive Force - Ignored History

Excessive-force matter involving a prior history of complaints and discipline issues.

Oklahoma2022
Restraint Asphyxia
Civil Rights
$1,000,000

Restraint Asphyxia

Custody death matter involving prone restraint and a disputed cause-of-death theory.

County Jail2023
Motorcycle Catastrophic Injury
Motorcycle Accident
$1,250,000

Motorcycle Catastrophic Injury

Motorcycle crash resulting in catastrophic injury and a policy-limits recovery.

Oklahoma2024
Ladder Fall Fatality
Premises Liability
$1,000,000

Ladder Fall Fatality

Fatal ladder-fall matter that included a coverage dispute.

Oklahoma2022
Jail Suicide & Cover-Up
Civil Rights
$750,000

Jail Suicide & Cover-Up

Custody suicide matter involving deleted video footage and a spoliation issue.

County Jail2022

*Disclaimer: The results listed above are not a guarantee of future outcomes. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own merits. Some amounts represent the total settlement for all parties. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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