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Published: December 20, 2006
Tort reform issue ruled unconstitutional
Supreme Court: Expert testimony not required after decision
State justices say curbs on suing doctors burdens plaintiffs in malpractice suits.
By John Greiner
The Oklahoma Supreme Court made it easier Tuesday for Oklahomans to file medical malpractice lawsuits, striking down a legal provision it said sabotages equal access to the courts.

The court ruled as unconstitutional a provision of a 2003 tort reform law that required someone suing a medical professional to get an expert in the field, usually a doctor, to say in an affidavit that the lawsuit had merit.

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