Ronald T. Shinn Jr.

Representative Experience

• Following a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, obtained judgment on all claims relating to liabilities associated with corporate income taxes (including breach of contract and declaratory judgment) and an award of nearly $1 million in favor of clients who had sold their ownership interests in an oilfield services business to an international leader and competitor in the field.
• Obtained dismissal in North Dakota federal court for an individual client of a putative class action in which the plaintiffs, owners of mineral interests on tribal lands in the Bakken formation, alleged the defendants aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by the United States government regarding the sale of oil and gas leases.  Judgment affirmed on appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Successful representation of physician surgical group in qui tam action by obtaining summary judgment on more than 2200 allegedly false claims involving multiple alleged schemes to defraud Medicare.
• Assisted in the successful prosecution of a patent infringement lawsuit, both through trial and appeal.
• Represented a national retailer in insurance dispute involving fire losses. The case was settled on terms favorable to our client.
• Obtained summary judgment against one of the world’s largest insurance companies for improperly denying employer’s medical excess loss insurance claim.
• Assisted in the successful defense of a former public laboratory chief executive officer charged with participating in alleged criminal conspiracies to commit Medicare fraud and securities fraud. In the former count, the government brought what is believed to be the first federal prosecution of laboratory executives for alleged violations of the anti-kickback law. The client was acquitted on both counts after a three-week trial.
• Achieved numerous dismissals for physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers in cases arising under the False Claims Act.
• Successfully obtained jury verdict for client seeking damages for fraud, civil conspiracy, breach of contract, and violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act relating to the sale of goods.