Barfell v. Freeman Health System and Gulshan Uppal, M.d.

Summary

The Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the district court erred by failing to consider the “relates to” prong of the specific personal jurisdiction test for Freeman Health System, vacating the lower appellate decision and remanding for further proceedings; it affirmed the dismissal of Dr. Gulshan Uppal for lack of jurisdiction. The court applied the two‑prong Ford test and required the plaintiff to show contacts sufficient to relate the claim to those contacts.