On August 4, 2021, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma recovered $1.25 million in a fair housing civil rights lawsuit against companies owned by a Del City area landlord, Walter Ray Pelfrey. Pelfrey was accused of preying upon, sexually assaulting, and sexually harassing more than 40 African American female tenants and prospective tenants and demanding sexual favors in exchange for housing.

GableGotwals remains undefeated in labor arbitration cases. Chris Thrutchley, co-lead of GableGotwals’ Employment & Labor Law practice group, along with associate  Jeff Roderick and paralegal Tracie Calvin, recently secured another GableGotwals victory for a client.