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Okla. lawmakers send two dozen tort reform bills to governor following five-day session
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday applauded state lawmakers for quickly passing a series of measures to rewrite Oklahoma's tort reform system. -
Report: Fixing Okla. tort reform law could take 28 bills, more than a week in special session
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- It likely will take more than two dozen bills to rewrite Oklahoma's tort system, state lawmakers say. -
Okla. gov. calls special session to deal with lawsuit reform law
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin issued an executive order Monday, calling for a special session of the state legislature to begin Sept. 3. -
Head of legal reform institute says Okla. lawmakers need to address lawsuit reform law now
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform says it is "vital" that Oklahoma lawmakers work quickly to address a recent state Supreme Court ruling that invalidated its lawsuit reform law. -
Tort reform group critical of Okla. SC ruling striking down lawsuit reform law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The American Tort Reform Association last week called out the Oklahoma Supreme Court for deeming the state's lawsuit reform law unconstitutional. -
Report: Okla. SC tosses lawsuit reform law, deems it unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's lawsuit reform law, adopted in 2009, is unconstitutional. -
Okla. AG wants SC action on water rights
Pruitt OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a lawsuit on Friday requesting that the Oklahoma Supreme Court begin stream adjudication to determine the rights for water in three major southeastern Oklahoma streams. -
Okla. SC: Couple's status as investors not subject to full trial
Edmondson OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court said last week there is no disputing a couple's status as "non-innocent" investors in various check-kiting and Ponzi schemes. -
Bank ordered to repay $7M to Tulsa
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Bank of Oklahoma must repay more than $7 million to the city of Tulsa. -
Pruitt says governor's husband can continue legal work
Pruitt OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, in an opinion released last week, said Gov. Mary Fallin's husband can continue to provide legal services for the University of Oklahoma and the state's workers' compensation agency. -
Okla. SC: Common law wife entitled to death benefits
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in a ruling last month, said a common law wife's status as surviving spouse was sufficient to establish her entitlement to death benefits under the state's Workers' Compensation Act. -
Okla. SC rules fee unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a controversial health claims fee, ruling it unconstitutional on Tuesday. -
Okla. Chamber of Commerce can't submit brief in tax issue
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court has denied a request from the state's Chamber of Commerce to join a lawsuit protesting a 1-percent fee on health insurance plans. -
Ten justices with hobbies
It's summer. Even though the days are longer, employers will tell you the work days can get shorter. Legal Newsline takes a look at 10 state supreme court justices who aren't all work and no play. -
Okla. Supreme Court OK's tax amnesty
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline)--The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday declined to block a two-month state tax amnesty program set to begin Monday, which is aimed at generating state revenue. -
Okla. Governor selects appellate judge in SC Pick-4
John F. Reif OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma's Democratic Governor Brad Henry has appointed veteran Tulsa-area judge John F. Reif to the nine-justice Supreme Court.