OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader John Sparks is providing legal representation to several pharmaceutical companies that the state is suing for alleged fraudulent marketing practices — prompting some to question whether Sparks has a conflict of interest.
"I'm hesitant to give so quick of an opinion, but I certainly think that it raises a question, yes," said Dan Murdock, former longtime general counsel for the Oklahoma Bar Association.
"Him being ... an employee, basically, of the state and then defending a company that is being sued by the state certainly could create that conflict of interest," Murdock said. "They say a man can't serve two masters."
Speaking on behalf of Sparks, law partner Ben Odom said he doesn't believe Sparks has a conflict.
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