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The largest civil rights verdict in Oklahoma history.

Gaines v. City of Moore — April 2026. Two jury verdicts in a single month.

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Largest Civil Rights Verdict in OKGaines v. City of Moore, 2026
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April 2026

Two Jury Verdicts. One Firm.

In a single month, we secured the largest civil rights verdict in Oklahoma history and held a county jail accountable for an in-custody death. Both at trial. Both before a jury.

Jury Verdict2026
$126,000,000

Largest civil rights verdict in Oklahoma history

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.

Key Evidence

Crash reconstruction established Lloyd was traveling at 94–95 mph. Event data recorder evidence, traffic signal timing analysis, and scene geometry proved Lloyd ran the red light. Lloyd's prior criminal conviction — a guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter resulting in an 18-year sentence — established the underlying facts of negligence beyond dispute.

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Jury Verdict2026
$2,000,000

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

A federal jury returned a $2 million verdict in this § 1983 jail death action in April 2026.

Key Evidence

Jail check logs proved that staff missed five out of six mandatory 30-minute cell checks in the critical hours before Davis was found. Medical records and autopsy findings established that Davis exhibited obvious signs of distress that went ignored. Institutional records documented the systemic failures in medical monitoring at the facility.

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The Cases We Were Built For

Six practice areas. Each with its own proof requirements, evidence deadlines, and litigation strategy.

ECM downloads in 72 hrs

Truck Accidents

Semi-trucks, fleet vehicles, black-box data, and carrier records that vanish before most firms finish intake.

We've preserved ECM data from Peterbilt, Freightliner, and Kenworth units — often within hours of hire.

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Families, not files

Wrongful Death

When a preventable death destroys a family, we build the proof to hold every responsible party accountable — from the scene to the courtroom.

We handle probate coordination, independent autopsy review, and full future-loss valuation simultaneously.

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Insurer conduct litigation

Bad Faith Insurance

Denied, delayed, or underpaid catastrophic claims that require a litigation posture — not a polite letter to an adjuster.

We've forced carriers to pay 500% of original policy limits when coverage denials were unjustified.

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Body-cam & use-of-force

Excessive Force

Police shootings, beatings, and unlawful force prosecuted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reconstruct scenes with laser scanning and trajectory analysis.

We've used independent forensic reconstruction to contradict officer accounts in multiple shooting cases.

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Deliberate indifference

In-Custody Death

Jail deaths, denied medical care, and failure-to-protect claims against detention facilities — the cases most firms won't take.

We uncovered a written jail policy requiring supervisor approval before calling 911 — and proved it killed our client.

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High-impact crashes

Catastrophic Collision

Car and motorcycle crashes involving disputed liability, catastrophic injury, or fatal outcomes requiring expert reconstruction.

We model lifetime medical burden and earning-capacity loss before any release is signed.

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Why This Firm For This Case

Three things that separate serious litigation from everything else.

1. We preserve evidence before the defense can destroy it.

Trucking black-box data overwrites in 72 hours. Jail surveillance disappears. Body-cam footage gets “lost.” We send spoliation letters and file preservation motions before most firms finish their intake call.

2. We prepare every case for trial — even when we expect to settle.

Insurance companies can tell when a firm is bluffing. They settle for full value when the expert reports are commissioned, the depositions are scheduled, and the trial date is on the calendar.

3. We take the cases other firms turn away.

Section 1983 jail-death litigation. Bad-faith coverage disputes against carriers. Qualified-immunity battles against police departments. These cases are expensive, complex, and slow. We take them because someone has to.

Documented Proof

Cases built on evidence, not promises.

Civil Rights
$4,000,000

Jail Medical Neglect - Diabetes

Evidence: We obtained the jail's written internal policy requiring supervisor sign-off before contacting emergency services. We also preserved booking intake records proving the jail knew he was insulin-dependent.

Construction Injury
$6,000,000

Construction Site Electrocution

Evidence: We locked down the job site within 48 hours and documented the absence of required high-voltage warning signs, the missing spotter, and OSHA violation history for the general contractor.

Wrongful Death
$5,000,000

Daycare Infant Death & Cover-Up

Evidence: We obtained cell-phone records, text messages, and neighbor statements that contradicted the provider's timeline. We also challenged the insurance carrier's coverage denial through two rounds of briefing.

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