Lawsuit reform group calls legislation an important step toward a model civil justice system
(Austin, Texas) Texans for Lawsuit Reform praised SB 1204, filed by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, today to modernize Texas courts and more efficiently administer the judicial process throughout the state. State Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, is slated to file identical legislation in the House.
œSenator Duncan™s legislation takes important steps to assure that Texas continues to move toward a model civil justice system that addresses the emerging and complex challenges of the 21st century, said TLR President Dick Trabulsi. œThis legislation will improve the efficiency of our courts at every level as well as strengthening the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
TLR Chairman and CEO Richard Weekley also hailed the Court Modernization bill calling it œlong overdue.
"Texans have worked hard for fair and balanced civil justice laws and we need an efficient civil justice system to assure those laws work effectively, Weekley said. œThis legislation modernizes a confusing and inconsistent system that has evolved in a piecemeal fashion over the last hundred years.
Trabulsi said the legislation brings significant reforms to the state civil court system in four key areas “ complex litigation, standardizing county court at law jurisdiction, simplifying the small claims court process and strengthening Supreme Court jurisdiction. (See attachment)
TLR is joined by several business and trade associations in supporting the Court Modernization bill including the Texas Association of Business, the Texas Oil & Gas Association, the Lumberman™s Association of Texas, Texas Hotel and Lodging Association and the National Federation of Independent Business/Texas.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the state™s largest civil justice reform organization, is a bipartisan, volunteer-led coalition with more than 15,000 supporters residing in more than 757 Texas communities and representing 1,253 different businesses, professions and trades.
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