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Wilson addresses tort reform at Hulbert breakfast

By EDDIE GLENN
Tahlequah Daily Press

“Not that we don’t need to protect them, but we have to be moderate about it.”

• Judgments in favor of plaintiffs in negligence lawsuits would be paid in annual installments, based on the expected life-span of that plaintiff. The problem with that measure, Wilson said, is that many of those negligence victims have exorbitant bills that need to be paid, and are likely to settle for a much smaller amount just so they can receive the entire settlement in one lump sum.

Wilson said supporters of the bill claim it will lower malpractice insurance costs for doctors in the state. But, he added, the legislature passed a $300,000 cap on lawsuits against emergency room and obstetrics/gynecology doctors several years ago.

That bill, he said, did what it was intended to do – lower costs – but the savings were not passed on from the insurance companies to physicians and patients.

According to Wilson, it’s the lobbyists working for large industries – like the insurance industry – that keep legislators from passing bills that actually benefit individual Oklahomans.

“I have a sign on my door that says ‘New laws, a nickel; good government, no charge,’” he said.

“It’s meant to be cynical, but there’s a lot of truth to it. The people who really need something never ask for anything, and the people who don’t really need anything are always asking for something.”

Contact Eddie Glenn at eglenn@tahlequahdailypress.com



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