All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 7 2011 // Under legislation approved by a House committee, beginner drivers could face hefty fines and possibly lose their driving privileges if caught texting while driving.Rep. Danny Morgan’s measure, House Bill 1316, will...
Mar 7 2011 // States as far flung as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are considering, or have enacted, tort reform measures aimed at reducing the number of meritless lawsuits filed and lowering the cost of malpractice insurance....
Mar 7 2011 // The Oklahoma Senate passed a lawsuit reform measure that would put a hard cap on non-economic damages — or pain and suffering awards — in lawsuits at $250,000. Supporters said the bill will help end Oklahoma’s...
Mar 4 2011 // Texting would be banned in school zones and for motorists under the age of 18 under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House committee. The measure by Rep. Danny Morgan of Prague was approved 9-7 by the House Public...
Mar 2 2011 // House Bill 2128 has cleared the Oklahoma House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. The measure would include a cap of $300,000 for noneconomic damages in all civil actions and repeals the inactive indemnity fund. It...
Mar 1 2011 // An Idaho House representative has proposed a bill to allow people to text and drive — as long as they’re not distracted. House Bill 141, proposed by Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, says no person operating a...
Feb 27 2011 // After a lengthy battle with breast cancer, Connie Plumlee was undergoing her last reconstructive surgery when something went horribly wrong.A fire believed to have started from a cauterizing tool in the operating room...
Feb 25 2011 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to limit pain and suffering awards to $250,000, despite concerns from members that the decision should be made by juries.The Senate voted 29-18 for the bill by Sen. Anthony Sykes,...
Feb 23 2011 // To increase the incentive for all Oklahoma drivers to carry mandatory liability auto insurance, a House of Representatives committee voted to prohibit uninsured drivers from being able to sue for vague “pain and...
Feb 21 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says recommendations from a panel she appointed to overhaul the workers’ compensation system won’t include a proposal to change to a system where workers with claims don’t have...
Feb 21 2011 // Dallas-based RISC Inc. added Joe de Poo as vice president in its Transportation Department.De Poo has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, most of which has been dedicated to Commercial Transportation. He...
Feb 21 2011 // An Incremental Approach“We have been working on lawsuit reform for years, taking mostly an incremental approach.” —Oklahoma Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee. The...
Feb 18 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO) is following a number of insurance related measures that have been introduced in the current state legislative session. According to IIAO President and CEO Dan Ramsey,...
Feb 11 2011 // An icy blast tugged temperatures well below zero degrees in a large swath of the South on Feb. 10 leaving ranchers and farmers fretting about their animals after a winter storm dropped 2 feet of snow on parts of Arkansas...
Feb 10 2011 // The Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 8 approved five lawsuit reform measures that are key components of the Senate Republican legislative agenda.“We have been working on lawsuit reform for years, taking...
Feb 8 2011 // Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system.Costello appeared before the Oklahoma House’s Committee on Insurance. He’s...
Feb 7 2011 // Oil Spill Prevention “We must ensure that we have systems in place in our government and in the industry so that this cannot happen again.” —U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Commission Co-Chair Sen....
Feb 4 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has formed a catastrophe response task force to coordinate efforts of the department and the industry in the aftermath of the recent winter storm.“This is the first time the...
Feb 4 2011 // As Oklahomans continue to slowly dig out of 20 inches of snow, sleet and ice that shut down major interstates and forced the closure of airports, businesses and schools, law enforcement agencies are warning of the slog...
Feb 3 2011 // A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, stranding hundreds of motorists all night and shuttering...