Bradley K. Donnell

Representative Experience

• Successfully sought and obtained indemnity on behalf of employment placement firm in numerous tort matters.
• Successfully defended an aviation fixed-based operator in a five-day jury trial on claims of breach of bailment contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and punitive damages.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an employer and owner of general aviation aircraft in a wrongful death case arising from an aircraft crash. Judgment affirmed on appeal. Price vs. Howard, 236 P.3d 82 (Okla. 2010).
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an aircraft engine service facility in a contract and negligence case arising from a crash that resulted in total loss of an aircraft.
• Successfully defended an insurance company in a bad faith case in Oklahoma federal court, with the case settling while summary judgment was pending, and with the settlement funded entirely by a co-defendant.
• Obtained favorable resolution on behalf of a drilling company in a serious brain injury case resulting from a drilling rig accident.
• Obtained favorable resolution on behalf of the owner/operator of an aircraft in a wrongful death case concerning an accident that resulted in the death of five people.
• Obtained favorable resolutions on behalf of airlines and airline service providers against claims of premises liability and negligence in personal injury actions.
• Obtained favorable resolution for an employer in an action for wrongful death and serious injury brought by its employees under Parret resulting from a helicopter crash.
• Obtained directed verdict at jury trial on behalf of a fixed-based operator in a breach of contract action, which disposed of the plaintiff’s tort claims.
• Obtained dismissal of an action for failure to diligently prosecute and timely serve on behalf of an airline client. Affirmed on appeal. Morris vs. City of Oklahoma City, 232 P.3d 921 (Okla. Civ. App. 2010).
• Obtained summary judgment in wrongful death case in Cleveland, Ohio, concerning “coming and going” rule.
• Successfully defended employment placement firm in numerous tort/wrongful death actions.
• Successfully defended instructor pilot and flight school in 13-day wrongful death jury trial.
• Successfully defended manufactured home company concerning alleged defective product and breach of warranty claims.
• Successfully defended large tire manufacturing company in multiple “tire explosion” cases.
• Successfully negotiated resolution of multimillion-dollar engineering negligence case involving high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Successfully defended multiple forklift cases involving negligent operation or use of forklift.
• Successfully defended multiple agricultural spray companies involving damages from alleged pesticide/herbicide drift.
• Successfully obtained dismissal of structural engineering firm from wrongful death matter involving design, layout, and setup of construction detour.