This site describes the efforts of citizens of Texas to restore balance and fairness to the Texas civil justice system. Long considered the lawsuit capital of the world, Texas citizens finally demanded reforms. Texas tort reform has won reasonable, bi-partisan reforms in recent years. Leo E. Linbeck, Jr., Dick Weekley, Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr., Allan Shivers, Jr., Hugh Rice Kelly and Michael S. Stevens lead this organization. Founded on principles of solid research, grassroots advocacy and bi-partisan cooperation, more than a dozen tort reform measures have been enacted since 1995. These measures and the ongoing effort of Texans for Lawsuit Reform are defined on this site. TLR has also helped scrutinize the legal fees associated with the Texas tobacco settlement.

Home About Leaders Join Take Action Contribute Contact Links News Articles Reports Newsletters Press Room Action Alerts Recent News The Firm Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2008 If there's a moral in this week's felony settlement by class-action lawsuit giant Milberg Weiss, it's this: Prosecutors should keep digging into tort-bar practices. The details are even worse than the headlines. Read more... ( categories: News Articles ) Big Penalty Set for Law Firm, but Not a Trial NY Times, June 17, 2008 The best-known shareholder law firm in the country agreed on Monday to pay $75 million to dodge a criminal trial, ending a seven-year investigation that tarnished the profession’s image. Read more... ( categories: News Articles | News Archive - 2008 ) Weiss Gets 30-Month Sentence Law Firm's Ability To Be Lead Counsel Allowed for Big Fees Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2008 The career of one of the nation's most entrepreneurial, controversial, philanthropic and rich lawyers came to a close Monday, as Melvyn Weiss was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme in which he and his partners used kickbacks to gain an advantage in lucrative cases. Read more... This March 2008 Special Edition of The Advocate reprints news articles about the kinds of lawyers who appear to have a dangerous and destructive view of the practice of law, one in which greed, rather than justice, is the driving force. We bring these articles to your attention not to disparage the legal profession (two of TLR’s four co-founders are lawyers), but to highlight the kinds of ongoing abuses in the legal system that give rise to the need for the reforms which TLR advocates. Read more... The TLR Story Click here to view the video Health Justice: Texas Tort Reform - A Success Story To see why Texas has become a national model for medical liability reform, view this presentation by Dr. John T. Gill, a Dallas orthopedic surgeon, who was directly involved in the battle to pass Proposition 12 in 2003. Video is courtesy of Center for Health Transformation. View the streaming video   October, 1999: Let The Attorney General Do His Job E-mail this page | Printer-friendly version | Download PDF version   In this issue... Let The Attorney General Do His Job Consumers Win Big Again From Tort Reform Mass Torts Some Class Actions Benefit Everyone But The Consumer Spread The Word! Let The Attorney General Do His Job On January 16, 1998, the same day a $15 Billion settlement was agreed between the State of Texas and the Tobacco companies, five lawyers hired by former Attorney General Dan Morales asked a federal judge to award them 15% of the State   E-mail this page | Printer-friendly version | Download PDF version email this page | printer friendly version ( categories: The TLR Advocate, 1999 )

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