WHITEHEAD v. CORNERSTONE RX, LLC and HUENERGARDT

Citations

• 2026 OK CIV APP 16

Syllabus

¶1 Defendants Cornerstone RX, LLC (Cornerstone) and Gregory S. Huenergardt appeal an order of the trial court disqualifying the law firm of Riffel, Riffel, and Benham, PLLC (Riffel Firm) from representing them in a suit filed by Lora Whitehead (Lora), as personal representative of the Estate of Kyle Whitehead (Estate). Huenergardt and decedent Kyle Whitehead (Whitehead) were equal members of Cornerstone. Cornerstone itself, as well as Huenergardt and Whitehead, were represented by attorney Craig Riffel. After Whitehead died, Estate alleged Huenergardt attempted to cut Estate out of Cornerstone and begin a new company set up by Riffel to continue Cornerstone's business. Whitehead's wife, Lora, filed suit on behalf of Estate against Huenergardt for breach of fiduciary duty and violation of the operating agreement and requested an accounting from Cornerstone.