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Apr 17 2006 // Tort reform remains an issue in South Central states Despite having passed tort reforms in 2003, Texas has one of the worst legal climates in the country according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for...
Okla. State Senate Passes Interstate Insurance Compact
Apr 12 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed...
FEMA Delivers Trailers in Okla.
Apr 12 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun to deliver manufactured homes to Oklahoma families displaced by wildfires. The first home was delivered to Chad and Shalin Dumos in Ratliff City in southern Oklahoma. The...
Univ. of Central Okla. Insurance Coordinator Charged with Comp Fraud
Apr 12 2006 // The University of Central Oklahoma’s (UCO) Risk and Insurance Coordinator was charged in Oklahoma County District Court with five felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud, the state attorney general’s...
Okla. Senate Passes Underage Drinking Bill
Apr 12 2006 // Legislation designed to curb underage drinking passed the Oklahoma Senate by a vote of 45-1. House Bill 3056 by Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, and Rep. Thad Balkman, R-Norman, creates the Prevention of Youth to Access to Alcohol...
Boating Safety Bill Clears Okla. House
Apr 7 2006 // A measure requiring teenagers in Oklahoma to take a boater safety course before operating boats and jet skis moved one step closer to becoming law after passing the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1495, by State Sen....
Okla. Republican Lawmakers Renew Drive for Lawsuit Reform
Apr 7 2006 // Days after the defeat of their lawsuit reform bill, Oklahoma House and Senate Republican legislative leaders, joined by business and health care leaders, announced a renewed drive for lawsuit reform in Oklahoma in...
Insurer Group Disappointed in Defeat of Okla. Tort Reform Measure
Apr 6 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) expressed disappointment that one of the most contested issues in the Oklahoma Legislature for the past several years—tort reform—has been defeated. “In a classic battle...
Okla. Among ‘Moderate States’ When it Comes to Lawsuit Liability
Apr 5 2006 // Oklahoma’s civil justice system ranks No. 33 among states in a national survey of lawyers representing insurance companies and public corporations and was judged better than some nearby states that have restricted...
ATV Helmet Measure Moves to Okla. House Floor
Apr 4 2006 // A measure to reduce deaths and severe injuries among teenagers in ATV accidents sailed through the House Health and Human Services Committee, the Oklahoma House of Representatives reported. Senate Bill 1830, by State Sen....
Okla. Agent Allegedly Fails to Remit Tornado Victims’ Premiums
Mar 31 2006 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department suspended a Locust Grove, Okla., insurance agent’s license for failing to send in premium payments for several victims of this month’s tornado in Delaware County, the...
Supreme Court Blocks ‘Wasteful’ Class Actions by Stockholders
Mar 30 2006 // The Supreme Court has made it more difficult for investors to join forces to file high-stakes fraud lawsuits against companies. The 8-0 decision handed down on March 21 blocks state class-action lawsuits by stockholders...
Okla. House Ends Contentious Firefighter Funding Feud
Mar 30 2006 // Without debate, the Oklahoma House passed an $8.9 million firefighter funding bill March 28 but may not have put to rest the political feud over how to replenish rural volunteer fire department budgets and equipment...
PCI Denounces Okla. Bill Promoted by Salvage Dealers
Mar 29 2006 // Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced it took aim at a bill promoted by salvage dealers in Oklahoma that the association says would create an environment of collusion. House Bill 3085 by Bill Case (R-...
Okla. AG, AARP Warn of Jury Duty Identity Theft Scam
Mar 27 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and AARP Oklahoma are warning Oklahomans of an identity theft scam that uses the threat of arrest to steal personal information from its victims. “The scam is initiated by a...
Okla. House Considers Increase in Firefighter Funds
Mar 24 2006 // Leaders in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 22 introduced a plan to increase support for rural firefighters and restore the resources and capabilities of departments. The state Senate on the same day proposed...
Okla. Senate Proposes Comprehensive Rural Fire Protection Plan
Mar 23 2006 // Oklahoma State Senator Jeff Rabon, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services, announced that recent wildfires across the state have prompted the Senate to step forward with a...
Okla. Bipartisan Ethics Reform Bill Passed by House
Mar 21 2006 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2055, by State Representatives John Trebilcock and Lucky Lamons, which would prohibit lobbyist contributions to state lawmakers during the legislative session. The...
Okla. AG Issues Warning About New E-mail Scams
Mar 21 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reminded consumers to be vigilant in protecting their personal and financial information. Edmondson issued the warning after receiving several complaints about e-mails that attempt...
Lawyer of Businessman Accuses Okla. AG of Playing Politics With Probe
Mar 20 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson disagrees that politics has been behind an investigation of a Texas businessman suspected of bribing former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. “The investigation is a year...