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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...

Okla. Lawmaker to Seek Insurance Commissioner’s Office

Jan 29 2006 // Oklahoma State Rep. Bill Case, R-Midwest City, announced he will run for insurance commissioner. Case, 52, said he had the experience as a businessman and insurance agent that is needed at the agency. Democrat Kim Holland...

Okla. Gov. Listed as Witness in Trial of Former Commissioner

Jan 29 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry and former Gov. Frank Keating have been listed as defense witnesses for Carroll Fisher, the former state insurance commissioner, the Oklahoman and the Associated Press reported. Both have been...

Okla. Commissioner Unveils Hotline for Medical Providers

Jan 27 2006 // Oklahoma health care providers now have a direct line to the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced. The new service is being offered so that health care providers have a direct...

Okla. Warns of Scam Artists Targeting Seniors Enrolling in Medicare Part D

Jan 25 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Attorney General Drew Edmondson are concerned that Oklahoma seniors will fall victim to scam artists taking advantage of the confusion created by Medicare Part D enrollment...

Senate Democrats Favor Expansion of Health Plan in Okla.

Jan 25 2006 // Expansion of a program that subsidizes employer health care costs is on Oklahoma Senate Democrats’ small business agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The Legislature last year enacted Gov. Brad Henry’s...

Filing Deadline Passes for Okla. Legislature as Session Draws Near

Jan 24 2006 // The Oklahoma House and Senate press offices reported that Thursday, Jan. 19, marked the deadline for state lawmakers to file legislation for the 2006 session, which will open Feb. 6. Since Jan. 1, more than 140...

Bill Filed in Okla. to Protect ‘Exclusive Remedy’ of Workers’ Comp Court

Jan 20 2006 // Noting that a recent Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling could effectively eliminate the state’s “exclusive remedy” of workers’ compensation court, Oklahoma State Rep. Ben Sherrer filed legislation...