Lawsuit Reform Compromise? What Compromise?
Legislative leaders from the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives today disputed published comments by Governor Brad Henry that an agreement is near on a lawsuit reform compromise.
Henry recently vetoed Senate Bill 507, a bipartisan lawsuit reform bill passed by the Legislature. In the May 6, 2007, edition of The Sunday Oklahoman, Henry said he feels a compromise on lawsuit reform is "very, very close."
"Negotiations on lawsuit reform are nonexistent, one could even say they've broken down. The Legislature put a very good lawsuit reform bill on the governor's desk, but we haven't heard a peep from him since he vetoed it," stated Senate Co-President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City. "We're willing to talk to the governor if he gets serious about meaningful reform, but we're not going to let him water down the key reforms just for the sake of getting an agreement."
Henry recently vetoed Senate Bill 507, a bipartisan lawsuit reform bill passed by the Legislature. In the May 6, 2007, edition of The Sunday Oklahoman, Henry said he feels a compromise on lawsuit reform is "very, very close."
"Negotiations on lawsuit reform are nonexistent, one could even say they've broken down. The Legislature put a very good lawsuit reform bill on the governor's desk, but we haven't heard a peep from him since he vetoed it," stated Senate Co-President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City. "We're willing to talk to the governor if he gets serious about meaningful reform, but we're not going to let him water down the key reforms just for the sake of getting an agreement."
Labels: 2007 Legislature, Brad Henry, Glenn Coffee, Lawsuit Reform
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