Henry vetoes lawsuit reform bill

 

Published: May 9, 2008

Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed lawsuit reform legislation he says conflicts with an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision on a similar bill that the court found unconstitutional. Henry issued the veto on Friday, two days after the measure received final passage in the Oklahoma House. The bill would require injured people to obtain certificates of legal merit from experts in order to file professional malpractice lawsuits....

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