e Waived a jury trial; ¢ Waivedthe right to appeal; ° Waivedtherightto file dispositive motions or to challenge any benchtrial rulingsor the judgment“in any form orfashion,”including by post-trial motion or appeal; * * * Provided that Plaintiff would waive punitive damages--i.e., the componentof a potential recovery subject to constraints on insurance coverage; Provided that Dolese wouldpay Plaintiff at least $2 million but not more than $20 million depending onthe benchtrial judgment; and Provided that the trial court would be informed of the “high-low” agreement, but not the parametersof Plaintiff’s agreed recovery, except that “the amountsare within the available insurance coverage afforded to Dolese.” App.2,titled “High-Low Agreement.” Unlike Dolese’s treatment of GAIC, Dolese did inform Travelers (which hadissuedless than 13% ofthe total insurance) ofits subscription to the “High- Low Agreement,” and Travelers reportedly consentedtoit.

Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp. v. Swanson, 1974 OK 26, 520 P.2d 670 (prohibition granted wheretrial court improperly refused dismissal of trespass action asserting claim foreclosed by prior determination in separate proceeding).

Dolese’s bad faith claim wholly depends onthe same insurance coverage contract dispute asserted by both sides, and is a compulsory counterclaim for Dolesein the federal action under Fed.R.Civ.P.

The Court of Civil Appeals followed and applied Garcia’s holding in a workers’ compensation case, Soule v. Crane Logistics, 2016 OK CIV APP 25, 15-16, and 20, 370 P.3d 1224 (affirming denial of personal injury claimant’s post-judgmentattempt to implead additional parties as employers).

There, a homeowners’ association had sued property owners for violating deed restrictions, and whenit failed to prevail it was held liable for the owners’ attorney fees, so it moved tofile a third-party complaint against (apparently) its insurer, which the trial court granted.

Consideration of the issue of whether briefing is to be ordered in this summary disposition appeal, including consideration of the application for leave to file an amicus curiae brief and any objections thereto, is deferred to the decisional stage of this appeal.

121940 James Stover et al. v. SS Sheridan LLC Appellee/counter-appellant’s motion to associate JoAnn T. Sandifer as counselto practice in the above styled and numbered cause is granted.

R. 1.5(a) and Article 2 § 5 of the Rules Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar Association, 5 O.S.

121572 Patricia Rudder v. Catherine Reynods Appellant's motion for an extension oftimeto file the brief in chief is granted for 20 days from the current date.

Appellants will continue to be represented in this matter by attorneys D. Todd Riddles and Tyler J. Coble who havepreviously entered

The Defendantsfocus on the particular facts in this case while OADC focuses more broadly on the impact of the District Court’s decision on businesses and employers, and property owners in Oklahoma.

Due to the Court’s acceptance of original jurisdiction in the instant matter, an Amicus briefin this case maybethe only opportunity the Court has to considerthe legal arguments in defense ofall employers subject to claims in Oklahoma The Brief would focus on the following issues: (1) The public policy rationales for continued application of the Jordan rule including, but not limited to, economic efficiency oflitigation, preventing mini trials on ancillary and/or unrelated issues, streamlining discovery in litigation, and focusing on the actual acts by the employees givingrise to thelitigation.

(2) The public policy protections affordedto Plaintiffs by continued application ofthe Jordan tule, including but not limited to assisting in garnering and promoting company's acceptanceof responsibility for the actions of their employees.

Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel respectfully request this Court grant their Application for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in the above-captioned matter.

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was deposited in the U.S. Mail this 5th day of April 2024, addressed to the following, with proper postage thereonfully prepaid: