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| Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform |
Mission:
Oklahoman’s for Lawsuit Reform's mission is to be a catalyst for major tort reform in Oklahoma. Our 5 year goal is to make Oklahoma the most lawsuit fair state in America.
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The rule of law is a fundamental requirement for individual freedom. Without it no economy can prosper nor individual rights be protected. Every American should have prompt and reasonable access to the courts to protect his life, liberty and property at reasonable, affordable costs. This requires clear and equitable laws and vigilant courts. During the last generation our legal system has become more and more complex, more tedious, unnecessarily invasive and unnecessarily expensive. The courts have permitted frivolous and unnecessary suits to go to trial. They have permitted extensive delaying tactics. Runaway juries have occasionally given outrageous rewards. The result has been a radical increase in the cost of litigation and fear of unreasonable consequences. Today, few people can afford to defend themselves or to pursue redress of damages they have suffered. Consequently, in Oklahoma groundless and frivolous lawsuits are used more and more for extortion.
A state in which these conditions exist will suffer from a poor economy because companies will flee and jobs will disappear. There will be a lower standard of living and lower tax collections because of lower gross domestic product and lower salaries. There will be poorer health care because of doctors fearing lawsuits and higher insurance premiums will retire early, leave the state or fail to start practices here. Finally our education and recreation will suffer. Oklahoma is one of these states with all of the adverse consequences. Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform has selected 15 issues for lawsuit reform. They are listed below and detailed. We believe that passing laws to reform these issues will result in a more fair and equitable results in the courts, a more prosperous economy, higher tax collections, better healthcare and a higher standard of living for all Oklahomans.
OLR is a research driven organization that will pursue the following reform issues:
1.Summary Judgment Reform
2.Joint and Several Liability Reform.
3.Product Liability Reform.
4.Collateral Source Rule Reform
5.Class Action Reform.
6.Medical Liability Reform.
7.Non-Economic Damages Reform.
8.Junk Science Reform.
9.Frivolous Lawsuit Reform.
10.Contingency Fee Cap.
11.Loser Pays Law.
12.Punitive Damage Reform.
13.Appeal Bond Reform.
14.Special Interest Liability Reform.
Click Here for reform issues and descriptions
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OKLAHOMANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN SB 507
Posted by admin on: Friday 20 April @ 09:39:28 |
 OKLAHOMANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN SB 507
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: “Governor Henry is presented with a unique opportunity to give Oklahomans relief from frivolous lawsuits by signing Senate Bill 507,” said John Brock, Chairman of Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform. Brock believes that Governor Henry should take a deep breath and set aside partisanship.
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TRIAL LAWYERS TO OKLAHOMANS: DROP DEAD
Posted by admin on: Wednesday 16 June @ 17:05:56 |
The trial lawyers demonstrated one more time their absolute control of the Oklahoma Legislature. House Bill 2661, which started out with Governor Henry saying he was going to “out do Texas lawsuit reform,” turned out to be all smoke and no fire.
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GOVERNOR’S TEXAS PLUS TORT REFORM BITES THE DUST
Posted by admin on: Wednesday 16 June @ 17:03:33 |
(OKLAHOMA CITY) Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform said the lawsuit reform bill HB 2661 which passed in the House and Senate during the final hours of the legislative session, shortchanges Oklahomans, and called the bill a stripped down version of the original legislation that was meant to bring “sweeping” reforms to the state.
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Tort system hurts consumers
Posted by admin on: Wednesday 16 June @ 16:58:55 |
The newest "get rich quick" scheme in America seems to be class action lawsuits. Problem is, the only ones getting rich are a handful of trial lawyers. The rest of us pay dearly -- with diminishing access to quality health care, lost jobs and economic development opportunities and higher costs for goods and services.
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Editorial- Lawsuit Reform Battles Political Games
Posted by admin on: Tuesday 20 April @ 16:00:30 |
Following its expected passage off the Senate floor, the next destination for Oklahoma’s lawsuit reform bill (HB2661) will be the House and Senate joint Conference Committee for Lawsuit Reform Legislation which has scheduled its first meeting on April 15. This committee and the process it oversees will determine the fate of lawsuit reform in our state.
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Press Release: Lawsuit Reform Battles Political Games
Posted by admin on: Tuesday 13 April @ 15:00:21 |
Lawsuit Reform Coalition Questions Conference Committee Makeup
“Oklahomans deserve fairness as lawsuit reform reaches the most critical juncture in the legislative session,” said the chairman of the statewide bipartisan organization supporting reform today.
“For the first time our coalition has serious concerns about the process leading to meaningful lawsuit reform,” said John Brock, chairman of Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform. “When you analyze the membership of the conference committee, it appears the deck is stacked against lawsuit reform.
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Press Release: Lawsuit Reform Proponents Say House Amendments
Posted by admin on: Wednesday 10 March @ 11:15:39 |
(OKLAHOMA CITY) Members of Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform said the amended lawsuit reform package passed in the House of Representatives yesterday improved the original bill, making it the strongest piece of lawsuit reform legislation ever to pass out of a chamber in the Oklahoma Legislature.
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Press Release--Meaningful Lawsuit Reform Will Halt Medical Liability Crisis in O
Posted by admin on: Thursday 26 February @ 15:09:39 |
“Doctors should spend time examining patients instead of being cross-examined by lawyers”
(Oklahoma City) Voicing support for physicians and the Oklahoma State Medical Association during today’s White Coat Rally at the State Capitol, Oklahomans for Lawsuit Reform urged Oklahoma legislators to pass HB2661, saying the state’s medical liability crisis has been fueled by a lack of meaningful lawsuit reform.
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Survey Says Oklahoma Voters Favor Lawsuit Reform
Posted by admin on: Wednesday 25 February @ 08:42:01 |
(Oklahoma City) Oklahoma voters overwhelming favor lawsuit reform as a way to curb frivolous lawsuits in the state and believe Governor Brad Henry when he says his sweeping lawsuit reform package will be good for the state, according to a statewide survey conducted February 4 by Wilson Research Strategies, Inc.
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Oklahoma’s Legal System on the Auction Block
Posted by admin on: Thursday 19 February @ 11:06:09 |
I’m sure many Oklahomans were as shocked as I was this Friday to read in the Wall Street Journal that Oklahoma’s court system is now for sale to the highest bidding Texas attorneys.
Because the state of Texas just passed historic lawsuit reform measures, it seems that “enterprising” Oklahoma attorneys are inviting their Texas colleagues to cross the Red River to share in the bounty from frivolous lawsuits and out-of-control settlements still tolerated and encouraged - by our state’s legal system.
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