Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Tal v. City of Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 26, 2002No. 95,271, 95,741PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, J.:
¶ 1 These two appeals come from the same trial court case and require resolution of two questions.1 (1) Did the trial judge err in denying a motion for sanctions filed pursuant to 12 O.S.Supp.1994, § 2011 (now 12 O.S. 2001, § 2011) by seven private-sector defendants (the Hogan group) against plaintiffs (Moshe Tal and Taxpayers Against Ripoffs— T.A.R. — a group of taxpayers who brought the underlying qui tarn suit against said defendants and others) and plaintiffs’ attorney, MaryGaye LeBoeuf?2 (2) Did he err in granting three motions for attorney fees, anchored on his inherent…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by101 opinions
- Tal v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
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- Finnell v. SeismicSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
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