Some Oklahoma lawyers will tell that Opening Statements are the most important part of the case. They claim by the end that the jurors have already made up their mind. Maybe? In my experience, jurors try really hard and listen to the evidence. The statements of the lawyers are not evidence and jurors understand the
The Jury Trial Begins; Bubba Has A Fool For A Lawyer!
The jury trial in Bubba’s fire insurance case started Monday at 9:00 a.m. Bubba decided to try the case ” hisself “. It calls to mind the old saying that a man who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer.
Wewoka Worldwide Insurance showed up to trial with two of those ” tall building
The Jury Trial For Bubba’s Case Hits A Snag
Litigation has a lot of conflicts that really slow down getting your day in court. Sometimes it has to do with the lawyer’s schedule in other courts. Bubba’s insurance case hit one of those snags. Judge Smith set the case on the trial docket that also happened to be the trial docket in a Federal
Bubba Decides To Sue His Insurance Company For Bad Faith Under Oklahoma Law
Last Tuesday, Bubba came to the office to discuss ” his litigatin’ strategy “. Always nice to have some professional help when you are in a lawsuit, huh! Well, Bubba and a few of his buddies had spent the evening before with two cases of beer and their cell phones. One thing about these boys,
Bubba’s House Fire Claim Denied By His Insurance Company
I guess about anyone could see it coming, Bubba’s insurance company denied his house fire claim. The insurer, Wewoka Worldwide Insurance finished its investigation and mailed Bubba a denial letter, then the insurance company took the initiative. Wewoka Worldwide sued Bubba in a declaratory judgment action. Bubba considered it a ” declaration of war “!
Is Deleting Photographs From A Cell Phone Spoliation Of Evidence?
The "tall building lawyer" found out during the EUO that Bubba took photos of all the hand guns one week before the fire. Bubba was going to send the photos to a disabled vet who just returned home due to a medical discharge for combat injuries. Bubba has a big heart and wanted to do something for one of our soldiers wounded in
Bubba Sued With A Declaratory Judgment Action By His Own Insurance Company
Bubba had “another one of them envelopes” sitting down at the Post Office. The lady wouldn’t let him peek at this one either. He figured it was the “declaration of war suit.” After the EUO, the other lawyer made the comment this might end up as a “dec action.” I had explained to
The Inventory Contents List Was Reviewed During The EUO
During the EUO, opposing counsel marked Bubba‘s personal inventory list as an exhibit and said he wanted to go over some of the items destroyed in the fire. EUOs are a good tool for finding out information and evaluating the credibility of the insured. On its face, Bubba’s contents list probably caused an “inquiring
Bubba Gives Sworn Testimony In The EUO
An EUO is a lot like a deposition or testifying in court. There is a court reporter present who swears in the insured and takes down the sworn testimony. The insured is asked a lot of questions about their background and the reported claim. A lawyer wouldn’t be worth much if he didn’t at least
Bubba’s ALE, Additional Living Expense
Bubba came by for an appointment to discuss his fire loss claim. It was one of those meetings that wasn’t on my calendar; he just stopped by “to see how things were goin'”.
When I told Bubba we needed to submit his receipts for ALE, he quietly spelled “a-l-e” to himself and suddenly asked, “you