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Former Oklahoma Commissioner Sentenced to Three Years, $20,000 Fine

Feb 21 2006 // Oklahoma County District Judge Susan Caswell formally sentenced former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher to three consecutive years imprisonment and ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine, Attorney General Drew...

Fisher convicted on embezzlement, perjury charges

Feb 20 2006 // An Oklahoma County jury on Feb. 8, 2006, found former Oklahoma Insurance Commis-sioner Carroll Fisher guilty on one count each of embezzlement and perjury. The 12-member panel, which deliberated about two hours after less...

Fisher convicted on embezzlement, perjury charges

Feb 19 2006 // An Oklahoma County jury on Feb. 8, 2006, found former Oklahoma Insurance Commis-sioner Carroll Fisher guilty on one count each of embezzlement and perjury. The 12-member panel, which deliberated about two hours after less...

Okla. Committee OKs Small Business Employee Health Insurance Bill

Feb 17 2006 // Hoping to reduce the number of uninsured Oklahomans, a state House of Representatives committee voted to provide financial incentives to businesses that contribute to employee health insurance premiums. House Bill 2463, by...

Lawsuit Reform on Minds of Okla. Legislators During Current Session

Feb 15 2006 // As predicted, lawsuit reform is turning out to be the focus of the Oklahoma Legislature during the current session. In the Oklahoma Senate a comprehensive lawsuit reform bill, sponsored by a Democratic passed out of the...

Okla. Lawmaker Says Fisher Conviction Shows Need for Ethics Reform

Feb 14 2006 // Former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher’s conviction on campaign-related charges of embezzlement and perjury demonstrate the necessity of stronger ethics laws in Oklahoma, according to State Rep. Ryan McMullen...

Former Okla. Commissioner Convicted on Embezzlement, Perjury Charges

Feb 10 2006 // An Oklahoma County jury on Feb. 8 found former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher guilty on one count each of embezzlement and perjury. The 12-member panel, which deliberated about two hours after less than two...

Okla. AG Reveals List of Top Ten Consumer Complaints

Feb 10 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson recently released the list of the top ten consumer complaints received by his office’s Consumer Protection Unit in 2005. Topping the list again this year were Internet-related...

Okla. House Committee Votes to Protect Agriculture from Frivolous Lawsuits

Feb 10 2006 // If you overeat and gain weight, you’ll have to rely on diet and exercise – not a lawsuit – to solve the problem under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee. House Bill...

Okla. Lawmaker Challenges Colleagues to be Examples of Healthy Living

Feb 9 2006 // As cancer and heart disease continue to be the two leading causes of death in Oklahoma, State Rep. Joe Dorman is urging legislators to set an example for living healthier lives. Dorman plans on teaming up with the Oklahoma...

Measure to Expand Options for Okla. Small Business Moves Forward

Feb 9 2006 // A key plank of the Oklahoma Senate Democratic agenda to strengthen small business won the approval of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, according to the office of the lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would increase...

Okla. Insurance Department Unveils New Tulsa Office

Feb 7 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced the opening of a new Tulsa office. The new office, located at 4157 S. Harvard, Suite 121, replaces the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s previous office in...

Case Law Watch

Feb 6 2006 // Oklahoma Savage v. Burton(Okla. App. Nov. 15, 2005) Son-in-law did not qualify as “insured” under mother-in-law’s UM coverage: Defendant shot decedent to death during a road rage incident. The estate of...

New Markets

Feb 6 2006 // Oklahoma Commercial AutoNuts & Bolts: RISC Inc. is rolling out a new commercial auto market in Oklahoma. Coverage highlights include: Service vehicles of all types; waste disposal; salvage and recycling operations;...

Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear

Feb 6 2006 // The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb. 6. At the close of the filing process, the state Senate had 1,034 bills and 28 joint resolutions filed, the House filed...

News Currents

Feb 5 2006 // Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear Lawsuit reform, uninsured drivers are among issues to be debated. The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb....

Feb 5 2006 // Editor’s note: This recurring feature examining insurance coverage decisions was compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLP and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman. Savage v....

New Markets

Feb 5 2006 // New Markets Oklahoma Commercial Auto Nuts & Bolts: RISC Inc. is rolling out a new commercial auto market in Oklahoma. Coverage highlights include: Service vehicles of all types; waste disposal; salvage and recycling...

Insurance-related measures filed in Oklahoma Legislature after Jan. 1, 2006, for 2006 Regular Session

Feb 5 2006 // HB2375 Insurance; surplus lines HB2392 Requirements for pharmacy benefits managers HB2398 Health Insurance Purchasing Groups HB2584 Health care insurance premiums; law enforcement officials HB2642 Insurance; prohibiting...

Tort Reform Promises to be Key Issue in Okla. in 2006

Feb 2 2006 // Dr. Elaine Davis, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the rural northwest Oklahoma community of Enid for nearly 40 years, loved practicing medicine. But at age 68, she thought it was time to ease back on her patient load...