Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) President and General Counsel Lee Parsley today issued the following statement:

“Today’s trucking collision on I-35 is a horrible tragedy. 

“Bills filed in the Texas legislature this session that TLR supports will not prevent anyone involved in this tragic collision from pursuing a lawsuit, recovering all that is entitled to them from the driver and the company that hired the driver, and even recovering damages to punish both the driver and company if appropriate. 

“The bills, however, will prevent plaintiff lawyers from pursuing lawsuits that lack merit, which will help alleviate congestion in our courts so that legitimate lawsuits can move forward quickly and in a fair environment.”

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