THE BENJAMIN M. BARRESI SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST v. MERIT

Citations

• 2026 OK CIV APP 11

Syllabus

¶1 Merit Petroleum, LLC and its owner John W. Sweeden, IV (collectively \Sweeden\ unless otherwise noted) appeal the district court's final order denying their motion to disqualify counsel for NTH, LLC and The Benjamin M. Barresi Separate Property Trust in this litigation. 1 This is Sweeden's second appeal regarding the district court's denial of his motion to disqualify counsel representing NTH and the Trust. In the first appeal, this Court remanded the case because the order appealed lacked the findings of fact and conclusions of law required by McGee v. Amoco Production Co., 2019 OK 7 , 438 P.3d 355 , and Miami Bus. Servs., LLC v. Davis , 2013 OK 20 , 299 P.3d 477 . 2 The order which is the subject of this appeal contains the necessary findings and conclusions. Because Sweeden has failed to show any grounds for disqualification in the district court, we affirm the denial of their motion to disqualify counsel for the Plaintiffs.