Oklahoma City, Oklah. — A dispute over a denied roof claim for a Tulsa family has landed before the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case that could reshape how insurance companies handle claims across the state and determine whether the state attorney general can intervene.

State Farm argues the case is unconstitutional.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says it is not and has joined the case, saying the state needs enforcement power when policyholders cannot pursue claims on their own. “If the insurance commissioner cannot enforce these laws and the attorney general cannot enforce these laws then we have created a chasm in the state of Oklahoma through which foreign corporations can come in and injure Oklahomans with reckless disregard,” Drummond said.

State Farm is accused of improperly denying hail and wind damage claims, affecting thousands of Oklahomans.

Billy Hursh, identified as a Tulsa police officer who sued State Farm after his roof claim was denied, said he believes the company’s conduct went far beyond his family’s case.

Asked about State Farm’s “like a good neighbor” branding, Hursh responded, “Show me. Prove it.”

An attorney representing Drummond is using RICO, a law often used in organized crime cases, to argue the company carried out a coordinated pattern of wrongdoing.

Drummond said his involvement is aimed at representing policyholders who cannot afford legal help. “This is the attorney general representing all of the State Farm policy holders who cannot afford or don’t have access to an attorney. That’s why I’m in,” Drummond said.

During arguments, justices weighed whether the case is a consumer protection issue or a contract dispute that belongs in district court.

Hursh alleges it’s widespread misconduct. “This was a pervasive scheme that wasn’t just done to us it was done to thousands of people across Oklahoma to the tune of millions or maybe even billions of dollars,” Hursh said.

State Farm told FOX 25 it has paid more than $1 billion in Oklahoma wind and hail claims over the past two years and strongly denies any wrongdoing.

Drummond said his investigation could expand beyond State Farm. “There is smoke and I’m following the smoke to find the fire,” he said.

The court’s decision could expand or limit the attorney general’s power to intervene in private lawsuits and could affect how insurers handle claims statewide.

PRYOR, Okla. (KOKH) — A judge has ruled in favor of one of Oklahoma’s largest outdoor cannabis farms after the grow had its license suspended.

On Monday, an administrative law judge for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority lifted an emergency order that had shut down Cedric Gardens Inc. since late February.

The ruling restores the licensed commercial grower’s ability to operate and lifted the Emergency Order of Summary Suspension.

OMMA issued the emergency order on Feb. 24, 2026, alleging that 348 totes and bags containing 1,923 pounds of flower and 5,742 pounds of shake were “untagged” and “unreconcilable.”

Cedric Gardens challenged that claim and argued its practices complied with OMMA rules and did not pose a public safety risk.

“We proved that there was no public safety threat, and that Cedric Gardens’ business practices were approved by OMMA every year without ever citing or disciplining the business,” said Dana L. Kurtz of Wirth Law Office, who represents Cedric Gardens. “We also established that all of the product was completely reconcilable in Metrc, which OMMA did not even bother to check before suspending the license without any evidence.”

Susan Brosky, a co-owner of Cedric Gardens, said the company was relieved by the judge’s decision.

“We are elated that the ALJ found that OMMA’s emergency summary suspension should be lifted,” Brosky said. “We have never provided product to the public that posed a public safety risk, all of our product is safe!”

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 12 a.m. for parts of eastern Oklahoma, including Tulsa.

Counties included in the watch:

• Adair
• Cherokee
• Craig
• Creek
• Delaware
• Mayes
• Nowata
• Osage
• Rogers
• Tulsa
• Wagoner
• Washington

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