Sullivan Says Lawsuit Reform Probably Dead

By Mick Hinton/Capitol Bureau, Tulsa World ~ An effort to pass lawsuit reform legislation and cap attorneys' fees apparently is dead this session, the House author of the legislation conceded Thursday.

Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Tulsa, failed to get enough votes in the House to amend a lawsuit reform bill so that the fees attorneys charge the plaintiffs they represent would be limited.

Sullivan's chances of passing the amendment were crippled because of a GOP dissenter, Rep. Rex Duncan.

Read the entire story at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=12&articleID=20080425_1_A10_spanc28430.

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