Civil Rights
Gaines v. City of Moore — $126 Million Jury Verdict
A landmark Oklahoma civil-rights jury verdict. A federal jury returned a $126 million verdict in this § 1983 action in April 2026.
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Civil Rights · 2026 · Jury verdict
A landmark Oklahoma civil-rights jury verdict. A federal jury returned a $126 million verdict in this § 1983 action in April 2026.
Western District of Oklahoma. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case depends on its own facts and law.
Read the case contextThese are representative matters from a broader results archive. Every case is unique, and past outcomes do not guarantee future results. Use them to identify proof that may need attorney review in a serious injury, fatal loss, civil-rights, or disputed-liability matter.
Major injury, fatal loss, trucking, motorcycle, and premises outcomes.
Commercial vehicle outcomes involving trucking proof and severe harm.
Fatal injury matters and family-loss proof.
Severe injury records, future losses, and disputed responsibility.
Rider injury matters and defense blame issues.
Dangerous-property cases involving catastrophic harm.
A high-value case is not just a big number. It often involves life-changing harm, disputed responsibility, meaningful damages, and records that need careful review. Use the results archive to understand the kinds of proof that mattered, not as a promise. If your facts involve similar stakes, ask for review.
Major harm
Death, permanent injury, surgery, disability, brain injury, paralysis, or long-term medical loss.
Accountable party
A trucking company, commercial fleet, insurer, property owner, jail, police agency, government entity, or business defendant.
Meaningful damages
Medical cost, lost earning capacity, family loss, future care, civil-rights harm, or denied insurance benefits.
Proof pressure
A dispute over what happened, what records show, who knew what, or why a company or agency should be accountable.
The case archive
Use the filters to review documented matters by case type. Open a case story for the facts, evidence, challenges, and outcome.
Civil Rights
A landmark Oklahoma civil-rights jury verdict. A federal jury returned a $126 million verdict in this § 1983 action in April 2026.
Civil Rights
In this § 1983 in-custody death action, a federal jury awarded $2 million against the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority. Jurors held the Authority responsible, finding its staff deliberately indifferent to the detainee's medical needs. Staff skipped five of the six required cell checks before the detainee was found unresponsive, an internal investigation found.
Civil Rights
Custody death matter involving diabetic ketoacidosis and a delay before emergency help was requested.
Result obtained through settlement.
Construction Injury
Asphalt worker suffered severe burns after a dump truck hit a power line at an unsafe job site.
Result obtained through settlement.
Wrongful Death
Wrongful death matter involving an infant death, a concealment effort, and a coverage dispute.
Result obtained through settlement.
Civil Rights
Civil-rights matter where reconstruction showed the officer's account was not consistent with the physical evidence.
Result obtained through settlement.
Trucking
Rear-end trucking collision matter involving driver qualification and medical-disqualification issues.
Result obtained through settlement.
Civil Rights
Custody death matter involving signs of distress and a mental-health crisis that were not addressed.
Result obtained through settlement.
Trucking/Oil Field
Commercial truck collision matter involving layered liability between corporate defendants.
Result obtained through settlement.
Trucking
Trucking collision matter involving an illegal lane maneuver and a pre-existing-injury defense.
Result obtained through settlement.
Civil Rights
Excessive-force matter involving a prior history of complaints and discipline issues.
Result obtained through settlement.
Civil Rights
Custody death matter involving prone restraint and a disputed cause-of-death theory.
Result obtained through settlement.
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle crash resulting in catastrophic injury and a policy-limits recovery.
Policy limits settlement.
Premises Liability
Fatal ladder-fall matter that included a coverage dispute.
Result obtained through settlement.
Civil Rights
Custody suicide matter involving deleted video footage and a spoliation issue.
Result obtained through settlement.
*Disclaimer: The results listed above are not a guarantee of future outcomes. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own merits. Some amounts represent the total settlement for all parties. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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