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Date: 03-26-2024
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Case Number: 6:23-cv-00289
Judge: Jason R. Robertson
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (Muskogee County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: J.P. Longacre - 580-286-6636
Defendant's Attorney: Andrew M. Gunn, David B. Donchin
Description: Muskogee, Oklahoma personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability theory.
Premises liability laws in Oklahoma, distinguish between visitors who are invitees, licensees, or trespassers.
A property owner has the highest duty of care to an invitee. An invitee is someone who has been asked to come onto the property by the owner.
A licensee is someone who comes to the property with the permission of the owner for business purposes. A customer coming to a store might be a licensee. Also, a repairman coming to a house or business to fix something, or a delivery man coming to a property to bring something.
A property owner has a duty of care to prevent injury to licensees as well. However, the law sometimes holds that that duty of care is slightly less than in the case of invitees. Also, in the case of repairmen or deliverymen, alternate sources of insurance, such as workers’ compensation, often exist to pay for injuries to licensees.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.
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