GableGotwals Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 12th consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. GableGotwals is ranked in the 2023 list regionally in 75 practice areas.
Employment Webinar – Equipping Employers to Effectively Help Employees and Minimize Costly Legal Risk
Members from GableGotwals, Career Development Partners, and CommunityCare present on mental health in the workplace.
GableGotwals Welcomes Jennifer Annis to the Firm
With more than 23 years of litigation experience, Jennifer advises clients in medical malpractice, health care, general litigation, and bad faith matters. She has handled hundreds of cases involving general and professional negligence, insurance bad faith, products liability, premises liability, employment law, and commercial litigation.
GableGotwals Welcomes Banking Attorney Jason Coutant to the Firm
He has extensive experience in banking and finance as well as in mergers and acquisitions and securities. Jason’s knowledge and expertise are a great addition to GableGotwals’ IFLR1000 top-ranked corporate and finance practice.
The Journal Record – Gavel to Gavel: The oft-misunderstood privacy rule of HIPAA by Ellen A. Adams and Taylor J. Peshehonoff
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, earned its 15 minutes of fame last summer when individuals, such as Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, refused to answer media inquiries regarding their vaccine statuses because of HIPAA. Employers handle a variety of their employees’ medical information.
GableGotwals Announces New Shareholders
GableGotwals is pleased to announce five attorneys have been named Shareholder effective January 1, 2022.
Employment Alert – Court Expands Burk Tort to Include Claims of Wrongful Discharge for Opposing Violations of the Governor’s Executive Orders
The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently broke new ground on the Burk public policy tort claim. Burk wrongful discharge claims may now be based on allegations that an employer wrongfully terminated an employee for opposing an employer’s violation of an executive order issued by the Governor.
Employment Alert – A Federal District Court Calls Timeout — CMS’s Interim Final Rule Subject to a Nationwide Injunction
Less than a month ago, CMS issued its Interim Final Rule, which requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But, as with OSHA's ETS, litigation challenging the CMS Rule ramped up over the last month. That litigation came to a head this week with two federal district court rulings.