All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 9 2022 // Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Oklahoma schoolchildren, arguing the state’s new law requiring students use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate is...
Sep 2 2022 // The family of an Oklahoma police officer killed when a truck struck the motorcycle he was riding while on duty is suing the driver and his employer.The wrongful death lawsuit, dated last Friday, on behalf of Edmond Officer...
Sep 1 2022 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether a question on legalizing recreational use of marijuana should appear on the ballot in November.Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws gathered enough...
Jul 12 2022 // An oilfield worker was killed last Thursday in an accident at a northwestern Oklahoma oil rig, officials said.In a statement, the Major County Sheriff’s Office says the accident was reported shortly before 9 a.m....
Jul 4 2022 // ResourceMFG, a national manufacturing specialty staffing company, violated federal law when it failed to refer an Oklahoma job applicant for employment because she was not born in the United States, the U.S. Equal...
Jun 30 2022 // Oklahoma officials have reached an opioid settlement with three drug companies that would bring more than $250 million to finance efforts to battle opioid addiction, state Attorney General John O’Connor has...
Jun 28 2022 // Porch Group’s Homeowners of America introduced service in Oklahoma. This is now HOA’s 18th state of operation. Porch Group is a Seattle-based vertical software company in the home services and insurance...
Jun 22 2022 // ResourceMFG, a national manufacturing specialty staffing company, violated federal law when it failed to refer an Oklahoma job applicant for employment because she was not born in the United States, the U.S. Equal...
Jun 20 2022 // Two Oklahoma attorneys were charged last week in an alleged medical marijuana scheme that allowed out-of-state growers to skirt the state’s law requiring marijuana businesses to be at least 75% owned by state...
Jun 20 2022 // Jerry Harwood couldn’t collect workers’ compensation benefits after he was paralyzed when he was struck by a car while trying to cross US Route 66 after leaving his workplace.But a split decision by the...
Jun 7 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a lawsuit from an Oklahoma Goodwill branch seeking coverage for COVID-19 business income loss.Goodwill Industries of Oklahoma had sought to appeal its lawsuit against Philadelphia...
Jun 7 2022 // Johnson & Johnson acquired the assets of the wholesale brokerage & binding (WB&B) and managing general underwriting (MGU) units of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Midlands Management Corporation.Midlands is a...
Jun 3 2022 // Jerry Harwood couldn’t collect workers’ compensation benefits after he was paralyzed when he was struck by a car while trying to cross US Route 66 after leaving his workplace.But a split decision by the...
Jun 2 2022 // AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of...
May 18 2022 // Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, announced United States Attorney Robert J....
May 9 2022 // The embattled director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department resigned and the state filed a lawsuit against the operator of six state park restaurants.The actions come amid investigations by state lawmakers and...
May 6 2022 // An Oklahoma construction company faces proposed penalties of $370,347 after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation found that the company failed to prevent a sudden...
May 6 2022 // A springtime storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a marijuana farm and other structures.There were no reports of serious injuries following...
Apr 27 2022 // All Property & Casualty insurers in Oklahoma will face a $150 assessment to fund the Oklahoma Market Assistance Program (OK-MAP) Plan of Operation, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced this week.The OK-MAP Plan...
Apr 26 2022 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced it will host the inaugural Captive & Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Conference in Oklahoma City on August 24-25.The conference is designed for risk managers,...