Reports are already trickling in of doctors being advised to prepare for the inevitable medical-malpractice lawsuits that await them when the COVID-19 dust settles. Jackpot justice is a problem in every state. But it’s worse in Oklahoma due to a decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court last year striking down sensible limits on “noneconomic” damages in tort cases.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court conducts itself more as a rolling constitutional convention than an appellate court. The Legislature, and the people, should not tolerate the Court’s overreach.
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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Put tort reform in the Oklahoma Constitution
