Favorable Ruling for Energy Companies in Oilfield Dispute

BPX, Zurich American, and others sued Cameron International Corporation in Oklahoma state court for more than $65 million in connection with work that Cameron performed on an oil and gas well in DeWitt County, Texas. Cameron removed the case to federal court, even though Cameron and BPX were both citizens of Texas, claiming that BPX had been fraudulently joined as a plaintiff in an improper attempt to destroy diversity jurisdiction. BPX and Zurich American filed a Motion to Remand arguing, among other things, that the doctrine of fraudulent joinder did not apply to plaintiffs like BPX and Zurich American. The Honorable Charles B. Goodwin of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma agreed with BPX and Zurich American, noting the “pragmatic reasons to limit application of the fraudulent joinder doctrine to defendants and the absence of Tenth Circuit authority concluding that extension of the doctrine to plaintiffs is appropriate.” Therefore, Judge Goodwin concluded that federal jurisdiction did not exist and remanded the lawsuit back to Oklahoma state court.

By |2024-08-23T15:15:33-05:00October 6th, 2023|Comments Off on Favorable Ruling for Energy Companies in Oilfield Dispute

Successful Dismissal of $94 Million False Claims Act Allegations Against Texas-Based Healthcare Provider

GableGotwals secured a dismissal of a lawsuit against Fort Worth-based company Creative Solutions in Healthcare, the largest skilled nursing provider in Texas after years of hard-fought litigation. The dismissal resolves with finality the False Claims Act allegations levied by Austin-based data analytics company Integra Med Analytics and vindicates the good character and law-abiding business practices of Creative Solutions in Healthcare.

By |2025-11-19T10:21:14-06:00July 11th, 2023|Comments Off on Successful Dismissal of $94 Million False Claims Act Allegations Against Texas-Based Healthcare Provider

GableGotwals Secures Dismissal of $94 Million False Claims Act Allegations Against Texas-Based Healthcare Provider

Today, United States District Judge Xavier Rodriguez dismissed a lawsuit against Fort Worth-based company Creative Solutions in Healthcare, the largest skilled nursing provider in Texas. The district court’s order ends years of litigation during which Creative Solutions’ CEO Gary Blake consistently maintained that his company had done no wrong while providing high-quality care at its healthcare facilities.

By |2026-01-16T16:29:38-06:00June 22nd, 2023|Comments Off on GableGotwals Secures Dismissal of $94 Million False Claims Act Allegations Against Texas-Based Healthcare Provider

Win for Cherokee Nation, Tossing Fugitive’s Lawsuit

GableGotwals successfully represented the Cherokee Nation in a civil lawsuit brought against it by Kimberlie Gilliland. From 2016 through 2019, the Cherokee Nation Attorney General charged Gilliland, a former executive director of the Cherokee Nation Foundation, with 15 total counts of embezzlement. While facing tribal criminal charges, Gilliland fled to Poland and filed a habeas petition in 2022 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, seeking to have a warrant for her arrest voided and tribal embezzlement charges dismissed. GableGotwals sought to dismiss Gilliland’s petition and, in doing so, defended tribal sovereignty and protected the integrity of the Cherokee Nation’s justice system.

By |2025-07-31T13:09:51-05:00April 28th, 2023|Comments Off on Win for Cherokee Nation, Tossing Fugitive’s Lawsuit

Additional Financial Services Victory for Security Bank & Trust Co.

Following GableGotwals’ successful representation of Security Bank & Trust, Co. on its civil claims for fraud, conspiracy, and civil RICO (racketeering) against a former bank customer and a former bank employee, criminal charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma. In 2018, the bank was awarded actual and treble damages in the District Court of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, totaling $3,645,412.80, for a check kiting scheme involving John Theodore Linthicum, a former bank customer, and Angela Asbell, a former bank employee. In his criminal case, Linthicum pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. He also ordered to pay restitution of $1,215,137.60. Criminal charges against Asbell and a third participant, Doug Mayfield, remain pending.

By |2024-08-23T15:26:12-05:00March 31st, 2023|Comments Off on Additional Financial Services Victory for Security Bank & Trust Co.

Victorious Motion to Dismiss a Personal Injury Suit

Acted as local counsel for defendant Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.in a successful motion to dismiss a personal injury suit in the Western District Court of Oklahoma regarding a lithium-ion battery used in an e-cigarette allegedly exploded in the plaintiff’s pocket and caused injuries.

By |2023-09-22T11:45:30-05:00January 6th, 2023|Comments Off on Victorious Motion to Dismiss a Personal Injury Suit

State Farm Fire Bad Faith Summary Judgment Win in the Northern District of Oklahoma

GableGotwals represented State Farm in Donald Temple and Mary Temple v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma with Judge Robert J. Shelby presiding. The Court granted State Farm’s motion for sanctions, summary judgment on all claims, and awarded attorneys’ fees and costs based on an offer of judgment.

By |2025-01-20T14:32:37-06:00September 20th, 2022|Comments Off on State Farm Fire Bad Faith Summary Judgment Win in the Northern District of Oklahoma
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