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3 days ago · According to the 2024 edition of “Snapshots of State Regulations,” issued by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Oklahoma is the 17th-most regulated state in the country with 142,313 regulations on the books. In comparison, Idaho, the nation’s least-regulated state, has just 31,497 regulations in place.
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You need to act quickly when filing your tort claim in Oklahoma
In many types of lawsuits for injuries and property damage, the statute of limitations is 2 years. That means you can wait up to 2 years after the damage was caused before filing a lawsuit. This for several reasons. One, it allows you to fully investigate what happened and who is responsible. That way you know who to actually sue. This can be much more complicated that it might appear when corporations are involved, as there may be a complex maze of corporation ownership and/or insurance cove...
There are caps on the amount of damages (money) you can recover for both property damage and personal injury. These caps specify exactly how much you can recover, for example, if a medical intern at OU Hospital is the one who causes the damage. Generally, most claims are limited to $175,000, per incident, and sometimes higher or lower. I would reco...
The Statute explicitly bars any person from recovering punitive damages against the government. This is huge difference between ordinary civil law that governs persons and corporations. Ordinarily, you can recover punitive damageswhen a person or corporation’s conduct is so outrageous and extreme nature and has reckless disregard for a person’s lif...
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Apr 30, 2015 · An overview of the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act. This is the first in a blog series on government liability for torts caused by its agents or political bodies. I’ve previously explained basic overview of tort law. In sum, tort law is about compensating victims of civil wrongs committed by other people, corporations, or in this case ...
Jun 25, 2021 · The Legislature allocates about $9 billion each year in general revenue to about 70 state agencies. The 10 largest agencies—common education, higher education, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, etc.—get 90% of the money. The other 60-plus agencies receive relatively small appropriations.
