Miscellaneous

• New Data Confirms That Doctors Were Price-Gouged

  Jacob Diesselhorst | March 30, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR) announced today the release of Stable Losses/Unstable Rates2007, a new study that examines fresh insurance industry data to determinewhat caused the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis fordoctors. The full study can be found at: http://insurance-reform.org. The study by AIR, a coalition of over 100 consumer and public interestgroups...

• Insurance Industry Profits continue to soar in the face of calls for tort reform.

  Jacob Diesselhorst | March 19, 2007 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Standing glaringly in the face of the insurance industry's push to distort America's civil justice system in their favor and in favor of big business, a report was released last week showing that State Farm Insurance's chairman and CEO received an 82 percent raise after the company posted a record profit last year. Here is a link to the story: ...

• Paddack tort reform bill gets bipartisan support, passes Senate

  Jacob Diesselhorst | March 16, 2007 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Paddack tort reform bill gets bipartisan support, passes SenateThree major lawsuit reform bills, one authored by State Sen. Susan Paddack, received bi-partisan support Tuesday from the evenly divided Oklahoma Senate. All three bills now go to the House for consideration.Paddack's bill, SB 824, is aimed at preventing frivolous lawsuits. The legislation addresses a December decision by the...

• Poteau (Oklahoma) Daily News: What is the price of a life?

  Jacob Diesselhorst | March 15, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  What is the price of a life?Joe White, an Oklahoma City attorney, was the guest speaker for the LeFloreCounty Bar Association.By Danielle GregoryNews ReporterCan you really put a price on your loved ones life or future? Or would youallow legislation to put a price on your loved ones?Both of these questions are involved in a debate throughout the country andis being heavily talked about right now...

• Poteau (Oklahoma) Daily News: What is the price of a life?(2)

  Jacob Diesselhorst | March 15, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  What is the price of a life?Joe White, an Oklahoma City attorney, was the guest speaker for the LeFloreCounty Bar Association.By Danielle GregoryNews ReporterCan you really put a price on your loved ones life or future? Or would youallow legislation to put a price on your loved ones?Both of these questions are involved in a debate throughout the country andis being heavily talked about right now...

• Medical Doctor Passes Legislation for Himself

  Jeremy Thurman | March 09, 2007 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Just saw this great press release from the Oklahoma Center for Consumer and Patient Safety http://www.okccps.org/okccps.site/images/PR-%20HB%201475%20Special%20Legislation.pdf Representative Cox, a doctor, claims that Oklahoma has a medical malpractice crisis and yet in 2006, PLICO did not raise its rates and the other two carriers dropped their rates on some coverages. PLICO, the largest...

• Senate Bill 824

  Jeremy Thurman | February 22, 2007 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In further draconian efforts to add additional barriers to those injured by negligent parties, we are once again faced with tort reform. I won't get into Senator Coffee's bill which seeks blanket immunity for the medical profession and corporations, or even discuss the merits of this bill. However, I do want to discuss a floor amendment which frankly is asinine. For years I have been begging...

• Perception vs. Reality in the Practice of Law

  Jeremy Thurman | February 20, 2007 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Ever had one of those late nights where your mind is running ninety miles an hour with what you have to do tomorrow and the rest of the week? Well, I think I'm having one of those moments so I decided to blog. Its late so forgive the spelling and grammer errors that will most likely occur. In a culture which my profession is consistently being attacked as being greedy and generally bad. My...

• Example of Tort Reform gone Awry

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Gary McAllister presented a good commentary about uninformed member's of legislatures voting for tort reform packages. I encourage everyone to read his post as this is what we are facing in Oklahoma today as our brilliant legislature attempts to limit your access to the courthouse.http://chicago.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/tort-reform-hurts-sponsor.php#more

• Tort Reform and Oklahoma

  Jeremy Thurman | February 14, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I was emailing a friend on tort reform in Oklahoma and here is an excerpt of what I was trying to explain to him. "Let me try to address this from a new approach. I mean this with all sincerity as opposing views are what makes this country great. I will not argue that I feel very strongly and emotional on the subject as I believe evidence from other states such as Texas illustrate that such...