John R. Colbert's Legal Cases (3)

Workers compensation

Mullendore v. Mercy Hospital (2019 OK 11, 438 P.3d 358)

Mar 12, 2019

OUTCOME: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of my client.

John secured an important Oklahoma Supreme Court victory rejecting an employer's unsupported theory that the claimant's knee injury resulted from a pre-existing condition. By recognizing the compensabi ... lity of the work-related injury, the Court reinforced the principle that speculation cannot substitute for competent evidence when an injured worker's rights are at stake.

Workers compensation

Bober v. Oklahoma State University, 2016 OK 78

Jun 28, 2016

OUTCOME: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of my client.

We represented an employee of Oklahoma State University who was injured when she fell in her employer's parking lot on her way into work. The Court determined that because her actions at the time of h ... er injury were related to and in furtherance of the business of her employer, and she was on her employer's premises when she fell, that she was in the course and scope of her employment as defined in the act.

Workers compensation

Dunkin v. Instaff (2007 OK 51, 164 P.3d 1057)

Jun 19, 2007

OUTCOME: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of my client.

John's representation of Craig Dunkin produced an important decision on the right to meaningful appellate review. The Oklahoma Supreme Court held that a workers' compensation order must provide enough ... explanation of its factual and legal basis for the parties and reviewing courts to understand why the result was reached. A bare denial is not enough. The Court vacated the order and returned the matter for a new hearing.

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