Legal Opinion
McQueen, Rains & Tresch, LLP v. CITGO Petroleum Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 1, 2008No. 105,553PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWatt, J.
T1 The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma certified three questions of Oklahoma law to this
Court under the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.$.2001 1601, et seq. As consolidated and reformulated,1 two questions are presented.2 The first is:
"Whether, considering Oklahoma jurisprudence and the Rules of Professional Conduct, 5 0.8. Supp.2008, Ch. 1, App. 8-A, contracts between attorneys and clients containing liquidated damages provisions in fixed-fee, fixed-term agreements are enforceable under Oklahoma law?"
Here, the client is a large…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Matter of CoopermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Nordling v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Dunn v. H. K. Porter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Diaz v. Paul J. Kennedy Law FirmCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Ball v. Wilshire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Howard v. Zimmer, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
- ODOM v. PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- Government Employees Insurance Co. v. QuineSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
- STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. KNIGHTSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
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