In October 2018, Oklahoma officially restructured its alcohol laws through the passing of State Question 792. This marked a significant change in how beer, wine, and spirits are sold across the State. The law allowed stronger alcoholic beverages to be sold in more retail locations and permitted refrigeration of products that were previously kept warm ...
Recently, Chad McLain of Graves McLain appeared on KTUL’s Good Day Tulsa. With September being National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, Chad offered insight regarding the risks, frequency, and causes of spinal cord injuries. What is a Spinal Cord Injury? A spinal cord injury can occur whenever the spinal cord itself is damaged through impact ...
The staff at Graves McLain are always overjoyed to have an opportunity to help students in our community succeed. As in previous years, the Graves McLain College Scholarship Essay Program for 2018 was open to submissions from all prospective or current undergraduate students attending an accredited college or university. This year, we were able to ...
In late August, Graves McLain was pleased to be able to provide Tulsa-area elementary schools with backpacks full of much-needed school supplies. They partnered with the Oklahoma Association for Justice and Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst to ensure the success of this program. Over 2,000 students in six schools received the backpacks to get their school ...
September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. To educate both victims and families, Graves McLain would like to showcase some of the national and local resources designed to support and aid those who have endured a potentially life-changing Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). National Resources United Spinal Association The United Spinal Association is a national nonprofit ...
Medicines meant to help children feel better should never cause harm. But sometimes, contamination or poor manufacturing practices can put families at risk. Over the years, several over-the-counter (OTC) children’s medicines have been recalled because of safety issues, such as microbial contamination. One major case involved a North Carolina-based company called King Bio, which issued ...
A jury in San Francisco has ordered Monsanto—an agribusiness company recently acquired by Bayer AG—to pay 9 Million in compensatory and punitive damages to a former school groundskeeper who says his Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was caused by heavy exposure to the company’s Roundup herbicide. The decision could set a precedent in thousands of similar cases against ...
A fatal police chase can change lives in seconds. When high-speed pursuits go wrong, it’s often innocent drivers who suffer the most. One such case in Tulsa involved a 23-year-old husband and father who was killed by a suspect driving a stolen utility truck the wrong way on U.S. 75. The driver was being chased ...
For many families in North Tulsa and surrounding Oklahoma cities, the back-to-school season can be financially challenging. Buying backpacks, school supplies, and new clothes can quickly become expensive, especially for families with more than one child. The Oklahoma Association for Justice (OAJ), Graves McLain and Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst, started the Free Backpack Program two ...
Over the years there has been an increase in Americans bicycling to commute, for exercise or just for fun. As the weather continues to get warmer we begin to see more people utilizing their bicycles and are sharing the road with more motor vehicles. Unfortunately, when a cyclist is involved in a motor vehicle accident ...
