CITY OF STILLWATER v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, 107477, 2010 OK 55, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 The firefighters employed by the City of Stillwater chose the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 2095, AFL-CIO/CLC, the appellee, to represent them in collective bargaining with the City. The Union and the City entered into a collective bargaining agreement on July 16, 2007, which covered from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, two fiscal years. The agreement fixed a formula for compensation to the firefighters during that term. During the second year, the formula called for a wage increase of 6.1 percent, but the City appropriated funds for a 3 percent raise that was rejected by the Union, which would accept only a 6.1 percent raise. The matter was submitted to arbitration and the opinion of the Arbitration Board, granted December 10, 2008, entitled the firefighters to the 6.1 percent wage increase. The district court granted summary judgment to the Union and denied the City's petition to vacate the arbitration decision. The City appealed.

STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. GURICH, 107740, 2010 OK 56, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 Widow of a bystander killed during a police pursuit sought redress in the District Court alleging tortious conduct by a state trooper in pursuing and continuing to pursue the fleeing driver whose vehicle struck the vehicle in which decedent was a passenger. The District Court refused to grant summary judgment to the State of Oklahoma. The State seeks extraordinary relief arguing that it is immune from liability and that the trooper's actions were not the cause of the collision.

RAY v. BROKEN ARROW POLICE DEPT., 106051, 2010 OK 57, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 Family, injured when a vehicle which was being pursued by a police vehicle crashed into their home, brought this action against the pursuing officer, the police department, the city, the fleeing driver, who was a minor, and the minor's guardian. The trial court, Honorable Deborah C. Shallcross, granted summary judgment to the city based on an exemption from liability in the Governmental Tort Claims Act.

STATE ex rel. EDMONDSON v. NATIVE WHOLESALE SUPPLY, 107241, 2010 OK 58, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 The State of Oklahoma brought this proceeding against Native Wholesale Supply, a cigarette importer and distributor, alleging violations of the Oklahoma Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act. Native Wholesale Supply moved to dismiss the suit for lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction. The District Court, Bryan C. Dixon, trial judge, denied the motion as to personal jurisdiction, but entered judgment for defendant upon finding that enforcement of the Complementary Act against defendant would violate the Indian Commerce Clause, depriving the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction. Both parties appealed. Upon the State's motion, the matter stands retained for this court's disposition.

IN THE MATTER OF A.L.F., 106831, 2010 OK 59, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 Termination of Parental Rights matter in which the trial court determined that there was clear and convincing evidence that parental rights should be terminated as a result of the Parents failure to correct the condition leading to the deprived adjudication. Court of Civil Appeals disagreed and reversed trial court's findings.

IN THE MATTER OF THE SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, SCBD-5654, 2010 OK 52, ___ P.3d ___

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IN THE MATTER OF THE SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, SCBD-5655, 2010 OK 53, ___ P.3d ___

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IN RE APPLICATION OF PHIPPS, SCBD-5645, 2010 OK 54, ___ P.3d ___

¶1 I concur in the approval of the application for special temporary permit pursuant to Rule 2, Section 5 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Oklahoma. Mr. Phipps has met the requirements of that section for the renewal of the permit which is necessary to retain his employment with his current employer, Mustang Fuel Corporation.

JOBE v. STATE ex rel. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 106504, 2010 OK 50, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 The Department of Public Safety revoked the appellee's driver's license for a period of three years pursuant to the mandate of 47 O.S.Supp.2006 §6-205 .1 because he was subject to three license revocations within a five-year period. The District Court, Cleveland County, Tom Lucas, Judge, reduced the revocation period on appeal from three years to one year, determining that the first revocation commenced more than five years before motorist's arrest for the third DUI offense. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the one-year revocation. On certiorari granted upon the Department's petition,

RURAL WATER SEWER AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT v. CITY OF GUTHRIE, 107468, 2010 OK 51, ___ P.3d ___

¶0 The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit certified two questions. Question One addresses whether article 5, section 51 of the Oklahoma Constitution precludes a rural water district from entering or enforcing loan agreements that contain protection from competition by other water districts. Question Two inquires as to whether there is a "police power" or "public safety" exception to the Oklahoma Constitution's article 5, section 51, prohibition against exclusive rights, privileges, or immunities that would validate a rural water district's loan agreement that included protection from competition during the term of the contract.