Posts tagged tort reform

• Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Draconian Tort Reform Bill

  Jeremy Thurman | May 01, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Abraham Lincoln once wrote to a colleague that "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is...

• Fisher Invokes Fifth Amendment over 40 Times

  Jeremy Thurman | January 29, 2008 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Daily Oklahoman January 29, 2008 By Don Mecoy Business Writer Imprisoned former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 40 times during a civil trial Monday in federal court to avoid answering questions about his relationship with American Fidelity Assurance Co. "I respectfully decline to answer that question, sir," Fisher said repeatedly, claiming...

• Are Major Tobacco Companies Financing Tort (Lawsuit) Reform?

  David Bernstein | February 26, 2011 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsNorman, OK Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Financing Tort Reform It is not a secret that there is a movement in favor of tort reform. And, in order for a movement to be successful, there usually has to be a source providing financing. That...

• Study Shows Tort Reform is a False Proxy for Health Care Reform

  Jeremy Thurman | September 15, 2010 12:46 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  For years both conservative and liberal plaintiff lawyers have stood fast in front of the proverbial Republican firing line with allegations that we (trial lawyers) are unnecessarily driving up the...

• Youtube Video Catches Oklahoma State Senator Trampling on a Constituent's First Amendment Rights

  Jeremy Thurman | February 14, 2011 11:25 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As we have been discussing on Injuryboard, the Oklahoma Republican Establishment, controlled by the State Chamber, are trying to ram tort reform (corporate immunity) through the Oklahoma...

• Oklahoma 2011 Lawsuit Reform - The Dividing Line Between the Establishment and Real Conservatives

  Jeremy Thurman | February 11, 2011 11:59 AM | 5 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Reddirtreport.com has an eluquently written summation of what his happening at the Oklahoma Capitol regarding the impending corporate immunity bills being pressed by State Chamber Establishment...

• 27 Oklahoma Republican Representatives Flip Flop in One Day on Hard Caps

  Jeremy Thurman | March 16, 2011 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In passing House Bill 2128 via Amendment, the Oklahoma House of Representatives and its leadership have shown via undisputable evidence that they are indeed conservatives in name only and will...

• Dallas Cowboy's Plight Should Remind Oklahomans what Tort Reform (Amnesty) Is All About

  Jeremy Thurman | February 04, 2009 5:41 PM | 3 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  ? As we engage in the battle against caps and draconian like civil amnesty sought by Oklahoma GOP leaders for their big business, I wanted to let everyone read the article about Ron Springs, former...

• The Unbridled Arrogance Arrogance of the Oklahoma Republican Establishment

  Jeremy Thurman | February 18, 2011 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  McIntyre Law has been following the developments of the Oklahoma Republican Establishment’s attempt to cater to special interests and incorporate sweeping tort reform that effectively closes...

• Should Conservatives Support Tort Reform?

  David Bernstein | February 10, 2011 7:52 PM | 5 CommentsNorman, OK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Conservatives and Tort Reform? Tort reform. Conservatives. They are often considered synonymous with one another. According to Fred Thompson (attorney and former U.S. Senator), however,...