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// JURISDICTION / OK

Truck claims
in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if your fault exceeds 50%. Otherwise damages are reduced by your share of fault.

// HIGH URGENCY · ACT NOW

Oklahoma has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.

01// STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

2 years

Two years from the date of injury under 12 O.S. § 95.

02// FAULT SYSTEM

Modified comparative negligence (51% bar)

Oklahoma follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if your fault exceeds 50%. Otherwise damages are reduced by your share of fault.

03// DAMAGE CAPS

Maximum recovery

Non-economic damages cap held unconstitutional in Beason v. I.E. Miller Services. No current general cap.

04// NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Pre-suit notice

Notice of claim under the Governmental Tort Claims Act required within one year under 51 O.S. § 156.

05// KEY STATUTE

12 O.S. § 95

Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.

06// TRUCK-SPECIFIC NOTES

State practice

I-35, I-40, and I-44 carry heavy interstate freight. Energy industry trucking creates additional regulatory considerations.

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