Louisiana Governor Signs Law Limiting Personal Injury Lawsuit Awards (Program Business)
What happened: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) has signed into law Louisiana Senate Bill (SB) 231, tort reform legislation that will help prevent “phantom damages” by clarifying that the claimant may only recover the amount paid by his health insurer for his medical expenses, not inflated billed amounts. Read more
What happened: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) has signed into law Louisiana Senate Bill (SB) 231, tort reform legislation that will help prevent “phantom damages” by clarifying that the claimant may only recover the amount paid by his health insurer for his medical expenses, not inflated billed amounts. Read more
In his own words: “This will once and for all prevent inflated, phantom charges but [it] also protects the legitimate rights of those who are legitimately injured.” — Gov. Jeff Landry
TLR Thoughts: Louisiana’s impactful reform is a clear example of meaningful legislation that balances fairness for injured parties with the need to rein in excessive legal costs. Without common-sense legal reforms, families and job creators alike face rising costs driven by an abusive legal system. TLR remains committed to advancing reforms that protect Texas consumers and promote fairness and transparency in our courts.
What happened: The Texas Supreme Court issued rulings in three major cases in which TLR filed friend-of-the-court (amicus curiae) briefs. Read more
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In In re SpaceX, the Court reversed a trial court’s order for a new trial after a jury rejected plaintiffs’ more than one-million-dollar demand stemming from a 7.5-mph vehicle collision, concluding the trial court acted improperly.
In Werner Enterprises v. Blake, the Court found that Werner did not cause a tragic highway crash, even though a jury had previously awarded nearly $90 million in damages.
In In re Oncor, the Court held that utilities like Oncor cannot be held liable under an intentional nuisance theory for deaths caused by exposure to extreme cold temperatures during Winter Storm Uri. The Texas Supreme Court noted that the utilities did not create or exacerbate the prolonged freezing temperatures but instead reacted to the storm in a way in which they were compelled to act by a governmental entity.
TLR Thoughts: TLR was honored to have engaged in this process through the arguments provided in our amicus briefs for each of these cases. These impactful rulings will begin to help improve Texas’s litigation environment. Read TLR’s statement
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