Accidents & Injuries in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Statutes Title 12, Section 95 provides a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims. Government entity claims under the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act (51 O.S. § 156) must be filed within one year. Missing the government notice deadline may bar your claim before the two-year period expires. Consult an Oklahoma attorney promptly after any accident.

Under Oklahoma Statutes Title 23, Section 13, if you are 50% or less at fault, you can recover damages reduced by your fault percentage. If you are found 51% or more at fault, you are completely barred from recovering any compensation from the other party. Oklahoma apportions fault among all parties to the litigation.

No. Oklahoma is a traditional tort (fault-based) state. The at-fault driver's liability insurance is responsible for compensating injured parties. Oklahoma does not require mandatory personal injury protection (PIP) coverage.

Oklahoma does not impose a general cap on compensatory damages in most personal injury accident cases. Medical malpractice non-economic damages are capped under Oklahoma law. Government entity claims under the Governmental Tort Claims Act (51 O.S. § 154) are capped at $25,000 per occurrence for political subdivisions. Punitive damages in Oklahoma require a finding of intentional, malicious, or fraudulent conduct.