Rodney L. Cook

Of Counsel

Rodney L. Cook is experienced in all areas of tort litigation with special emphasis in the practice areas of product liability, warranty, insurance and fraternity law. Rodney represents national and international product manufacturers and insurers in personal injury, warranty and property damage cases.

Contact

Rodney L. Cook
Of Counsel

rlcook@phillipsmurrah.com

Oklahoma City
405.235.4100 Main
405.552.2420 Direct
405.235.4133 Fax

Practice Areas

Insurance Defense and Coverage
Product Liability Litigation

Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Rodney Cook focuses his practice in the defense of manufacturers of products, insureds and fraternity organizations in civil litigation. He serves as local and national counsel for vehicle manufacturers and industrial and consumer product suppliers. He has represented numerous fraternal organizations in the defense of their local chapters and national organizations. Rodney also serves as defense counsel in warranty litigation, bad faith cases, trucking company lawsuits and in the defense of general civil litigation matters.

He currently serves as lead counsel in Oklahoma defending the interests of consumer products, trucking and auto vehicle manufacturers such as Helen of Troy, L.P., James R. Favor & Company, Navistar, Inc. (International Trucks), Daimler Trucks North America (Freightliner); PACCAR, Inc. (Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks), Mack Trucks, Porsche Cars North America, Volvo Trucks and numerous other corporations.

Rodney has served as panel counsel for Oklahoma Lawyers for Children and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is past president and director of Oklahoma Delta Upsilon Fraternity Alumni Advisory and Corporation Boards and a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma (B.S. ed., 1980)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1983)

ADMISSIONS

1983, Oklahoma
U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Experience

EXPERIENCE

Canal Insurance Company v. Montello, 2015 WL 7597429 (10th Cir.)
Patten v. General Motors Corporation, 699 F. Supp. 1500 (W.D. Okla. 1987)
Johnson v. General Motors Corporation, 889 F. Supp. 451 (W.D. Okla. 1995)
Kerry Brewer and Mercy Brewer v. Harley-Davidson, Inc.,172 F.3d 62 (10th Cir. 1999)
Thomas v. BMW AG, CJ-95-6672-62, Automotive Litigation Reporter, Vol. 23, Issue 12 (12/16/03)
Lewis v. Navistar, Inc. 2010 WL 152833 (W.D. Okla.)
Driver v. State, 634 P.2d 760 (Okla. Crim. 1981)
Beavers v. Victorian, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40892 (W.D. Okla.)

EXPERTISE

Product liability defense litigation
Served as national and local counsel for major product manufacturers, such as Freightliner, International, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, Porsche, Helen of Troy, L.P., Kaz, Inc., etc.
Fraternity defense
Warranty defense
Insurance bad faith defense
Defense of insurance claims

Recognition

RECOGNITION

National Law Journal – Top Ten Defense Verdicts of 2000
BTI Client Service All-Stars (Law 360’s list of top U.S. product liability counsel)
Listed in The Daily Oklahoman’s Top Lawyers in Oklahoma – Product Liability
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
Super Lawyers (2006-Present)
Listed by "Best Lawyers in America" in Insurance Law (2017)

Publications

Rodney L. Cook

Of Counsel

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