Oklahoma City Law Firm - Legal Blog

Taking a road trip is an American tradition. Whether it's a family on a vacation, or college students pooling their resources for an adventure, Americans are the most mobile society in the world. We also have more cars per capita than any other country. Unfortunately, with so many cars and people on the road, accidents are a common occurrence.  Many times an expereinced car accident lawyer is needed to help sort things out.

Swimming is the third most popular recreational activity in the United States and the most popular recreational activity for children. With the high temperatures we've had throughout Oklahoma this summer, it isn't hard to see why. While a trip to a public or private pool is often a welcome break from the heat, pools do present some hazards, especially to children. Pool owners are often responsible for the injuries suffered in and around their pools and can be succeptable to pool injury lawsuits.

There is finally some rain in the forecast! After a summer of record heat and drought, rain is a welcome change in the weather. For some Oklahomans the dry weather also meant they were victims of wild fires. Fortunately, no deaths have been reported from the fires; however the number of homes and businesses lost is in the hundreds. With so much property damaged or destroyed, insurance companies are sure to have millions of dollars in claims.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Adventure Playsets announced a voluntary recall of approximately 240,000 swing sets. The recall affects seven models that were sold at Academy Sports, Mills and Menards, Mills, Toys-R-Us, and Wal-Mart between 2004 and 2007. All seven models are affected by the same defect; wood in the posts can weaken due to rotting, posing a falling hazard. If you own a recalled swing set, the CPSC recommends that you stop using it immediately and contact Adventure Playsets for a free repair kit.  If your child has been injured by an Adventure Playsets swingset, contact our experienced Oklahoma defective product attorneys to discuss your compensation options.

The high temperatures and seemingly endless drought have had many effects on Oklahoma. Surprisingly, one of those effects is a reduction in the amount of marijuana being grown in the state. OSBI has noted that the plants are unable to handle the intense heat and lack of rain. In previous years, Oklahoma has ranked in the top five states for its number of marijuana growers. The high temperatures, as well as the drought, have made it very hard to grow the plant within the state of Oklahoma. For this reason, some people have resorted to bringing marijuana in from other locations, otherwise known as drug trafficking.

Win Free Tickets to Chris Brown!

Chris Brown is coming to the Ford Center on Wednesday, October 12th, and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway. All you have to do to win those tickets is reply to this email. We will contact the winner by phone after we conduct a drawing.

Here are some rules;

1. Like Us on Facebook (Our Facebook Page) and sign up for our newsletter.

2. You will need to come to our office at 9211 Lake Hefner Parkway Suite 104 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 to pick up your tickets and a parking permit.

3. We only have one request: Please take some pictures of you and your companion at the show and email them to us. We would like to add your pictures to our monthly newsletter.

4. You can only enter once per giveaway.

The drawing for this giveaway is 3pm on Wednesday, September 7th.

*THE LAW FIRM WILL GIVE AWAY AT LEAST ONE SET OF TICKETS TO ALL HOME THUNDER GAMES AND ALSO FOR EVERY CONCERT AND EVENT THAT COMES TO THE FORD CENTER. AS A FRIEND OF THE FIRM ON FACEBOOK, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED EVERY TIME A DRAWING FOR TICKETS TAKES PLACE. THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE TICKETS GIVEN AWAY EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE FIRM'S FACEBOOK FRIENDS.

**YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CURRENT OR FORMER CLIENT TO PARTICIPATE.

Good luck to you!
Atkins & Markoff