Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Governor Seeks Federal Declaration for Atoka Tornado
Apr 20 2011 // Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka. Two people were killed and 43 others were injured...
Money, Insurance May Stop Oklahoma Woman from Keeping Pet Kangaroo
Apr 20 2011 // An Oklahoma woman who asked her local city council for permission to keep her pet kangaroo says proposed changes to the law meant to help her keep the animal may be too costly. The Broken Arrow City Council tabled Christie...
Storm Losses Largest in North Carolina and Virginia
Apr 19 2011 // The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept east across the country, produced the most significant insured losses in North Carolina and...
South Central States Assess Damage from Recent Storms
Apr 18 2011 // Tornadoes, violent thunderstorms, high wind and hail struck large swaths of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas last week and now those states are beginning the process of assessing the damage. In Arkansas, storms...
HMO Ordered to Cover Claims in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
Apr 18 2011 // The Louisiana Supreme Court on April 1 ordered health maintenance organization Health Net Inc. to cover more than $180 million in claims by consumers, health care providers and creditors in Louisiana, Oklahoma and...
Bill to Cap Civil Damages Signed by Oklahoma Governor
Apr 18 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a package of bills aimed at overhauling the state’s civil justice system, including a bill that caps damages for pain and suffering in lawsuits at $350,000. House Bill 2128, which...
Oklahoma AG, Insurance Chief Revamping Fraud Units
Apr 15 2011 // Oklahoma’s new Republican insurance commissioner and top prosecutor say they’re revamping how insurance fraud is investigated and prosecuted in the state. Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Insurance...
Oklahoma Tells Actuary to Cease Insurance Company Business
Apr 7 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has told an actuary in his state to stop acting like an insurance company. An emergency cease and desist order against Eagle Actuary Corp. and Terry L. McCrackin for violations of...
Wildfire Danger Critical in Oklahoma, Texas
Apr 7 2011 // Bulldozers and airplanes have been put on alert as Texas faces an increased threat for wildfires. In Oklahoma, that state has experienced the driest four month stretch the Dust Bowl and thousands of acres have burned in...
Bill to Cap Civil Damages Passed by Oklahoma Legislature
Apr 6 2011 // A Republican-sponsored proposal to cap damages for pain and suffering in civil lawsuits to $350,000 headed to the governor’s desk after the Oklahoma Senate approved it on April 4 in a vote mostly along party...
Oregon Supreme Court: Negligence Claim OK, Despite Contract
Apr 4 2011 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim for property damage arising from construction defects may lie in tort, in addition to contract. According to court documents in Abraham v. T. Henry Construction Inc., Richard...
Lawsuit Reform Measures Advance in Oklahoma House, Senate
Apr 4 2011 // Legislation in Oklahoma aimed at eliminating joint and several liability, requiring that juries be provided with information on the tax impact of potential awards, and capping noneconomic damages in lawsuits have advanced...
Oklahoma Governor Defends Support for Health Insurance Exchange
Mar 30 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defended her efforts to create a health insurance exchange for uninsured Oklahoma residents, explaining if the state does not have an exchange in place by 2013 the federal government will step in...
Lawsuit Reform Measures Advance in Oklahoma House, Senate
Mar 24 2011 // Oklahoma state lawmakers seem to be serious about reforming the state’s tort environment. Legislation aimed at eliminating joint and several liability, requiring that juries be provided with information on the tax...
Oklahoma’s Worth Ave. Group Expands Coverage for Electronic Devices
Mar 23 2011 // Electronic device insurance provider, Stillwater, Okla.-based Worth Ave. Group, has expanded its comprehensive insurance coverage for electronic devices to include e-readers, gaming consoles and digital cameras. Worth Ave....
Oklahoma House Passes Cap on Non-Economic Damages
Mar 18 2011 // Injured Oklahomans would receive no more than $350,000 for so-called pain and suffering under legislation passed by the Oklahoma House. House members approved the cap on non-economic damages by a vote of 57-40 on Mar....
Oklahoma Senate Approves Ban on Texting While Driving
Mar 17 2011 // The full Senate has given its support to a bill that would make it illegal to text while driving. State Sen. Jerry Ellis is the author of Senate Bill 146 which was approved on a vote of 32 to 9. “This isn’t a...
Oregon Supreme Court: Negligence Claim OK, Despite Contract
Mar 16 2011 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim for property damage arising from construction defects may lie in tort, in addition to contract, even when the homeowner and builder are in a contractual...
Oklahoma Bill Would Expand Political Appointments
Mar 16 2011 // Nearly all statewide elected officials, including insurance commissioner, could become political appointees under a bill narrowly approved by the Oklahoma Senate over the objections of members who complained the plan could...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Study of Possible Dual Workers’ Comp Systems
Mar 16 2011 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman wants to study an idea brought to him by a constituent that the lawmaker said could lead to significant workers’ compensation reform and help boost business growth and economic...
