Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Tort Reform
Victims of medical malpractice in Oklahoma could not have asked for a better Christmas present. The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently struck down the states malpractice reform laws as unconstitutional. Below is an excerpt from the opinion which rings true to all states:
"Another unanticipated result of statutes similar to Oklahoma's scheme has been the creation of a windfall for insurance companies who benefit from the decreased number of causes they must defend but which are not required to implement post-tort reform rates decreasing the cost of medical malpractice insurance to physicians. These companies happily pay less out in tort-reform states while continuing to collect higher premiums from doctors and encouraging the public to blame the victim or attorney for bringing frivolous lawsuits."
Read the opinion here.