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Late Thursday afternoon, a Dallas law firm filed a lawsuit to circumvent a new law that went into effect on Friday, September 1.

In May, President Trump released a budget that shaves $800 billion from Medicaid over a decade. Even if only some of these cuts are enacted, state Medicaid programs will be looking for replacement funds.

AUSTIN – Lobbyists representing insurance companies are pushing legislation they say will prevent premium increases by weeding out “abusive” lawsuits over damages caused by hail and other storms in what is shaping up as a battle royal with consumers and plaintiffs’ lawyers.

Webb County may soon be at the center of a rising crisis in Texas due to a skyrocketing number of hail damage lawsuits being filed.

U.S. District Judge James Donato recently ruled that McDonald’s Corporation could be held liable in a class action lawsuit against five family owned McDonald’s franchises in California — a move that has plaintiffs’ lawyers seeing the gold in the golden arches.

A recent survey of Texas doctors finds concern in the medical community over ads from personal injury lawyers trying to recruit patients to join medical lawsuits.

An opinion piece issued by Alex Winslow of Texas Watch entitled “Spin-doctoring by doctors” (Dec. 1) is making its way around the state. The op/ed makes the absurd and easily refutable claim that “growth in (the number of Texas) physicians tracks population increases.”

Linda McKenna is absolutely right (“Perry bid elevates lawsuit reform,” Commentary, Sept.15), and we in Louisiana present a stark comparison to our neighbors to the west.

If there weren’t already enough reasons to follow the admonition, “Don’t mess with Texas,” here’s one more: Do it frivolously, and it could cost you.

The Texas House on Monday approved a watered-down version of “loser pays” legislation that seeks to add financial penalties for filing frivolous lawsuits.