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 Houston lawyer staking claim in Toyota litigation; Mark Lanier’s suit is one of dozens filed nationally Houston Chronicle, March 7, 2010 Read more... Sen. John McCain highlights Texas tort reforms at White House health summit CQ Transcripts, February 25, 2010 OBAMA: I want to see if there are any Republicans who want to speak. I still have Dick Durbin. MCCONNELL: Mr. President, I think John McCain. MCCAIN: Thank you, Mr. President. And I say to my friend from North Dakota, none of us want to do nothing, but we do want to start over. We just had a discussion about the 800,000 carve-out and all of the other special deals and special interests that were included in this bill, which is more than offensive. Read more... ( categories: News Articles ) Illinois med-mal ruling to boost insurers' costs 18%: study Chicago Business, February 22, 2010 (Crain’s) — Illinois’ medical-malpractice insurers face an 18% jump in costs following the state Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to strike down a law limiting jury payouts, according to a study released Monday by Milliman Inc. Read more... ( categories: News Articles ) Dick Weekley Talks TLR at SMU TLR Founder and CEO Dick Weekley delivers the O'Neill Lecture at SMU entitled "How the 'Lawsuit Capitol of the World' Became a National Model for Tort Reform." Click to Watch TLR's 2009 Legislative Luncheon Click here to view the video of TLR's Legislative luncheon featuring Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott 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   TLR's 2009 Legislative Luncheon featuring Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott This text will be replaced   The Texas Legislature has passed a series of prudent and effective lawsuit reforms over the past fifteen years that have restored balance and fairness to the Texas civil justice system. This session, personal injury trial lawyers are vigorously attacking several of the reforms that have been enacted in an effort to create new opportunities for the lawsuit industry. To review some of the legislation TLR is fighting, see this page. printer friendly version

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