Press Releases

AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Greg Abbott’s appointment of Mike Toth to the Third Court of Appeals, based in Austin:

AUSTIN—TLR today launched its newly updated and redesigned website, tortreform.com, which serves as a one-stop resource for lawsuit reform news and analysis, as well as the definitive record on Texas’ historic work to make its legal system fair, efficient and accountable.

AUSTIN—TLR today announced Lilyanne McClean will join the organization in April as president, as well as the addition of Marc Watts and Michael Weekley to TLR’s Board of Directors. Dick Weekley and Dick Trabulsi, TLR’s cofounders and longtime leaders of the United States’ pre-eminent lawsuit reform movement, will continue to lead TLR’s day-to-day operations as senior chairman and chairman, respectively.

Decisive action by the Texas Legislature to shut down abusive lawsuits following severe weather events helped Texas stay off the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) 2017 Judicial Hellholes list.

AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Greg Abbott’s intention to appoint Jimmy Blacklock to the Texas Supreme Court:

AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) today issued the following statement regarding Speaker Joe Straus’ decision not to run for reelection to the Texas House of Representatives:

“Speaker Straus has been a steadfast champion for a fair, efficient and accessible legal system in Texas, and his support has been critical in helping Texas enact common-sense lawsuit reforms during every session in which he served as speaker,” TLR President Richard J. Trabulsi Jr. said. “Speaker Straus is a gentleman, and his civility has been a hallmark of his public service. We wish him, Julie and their family the best in this new chapter.”

AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform today issued the following statement regarding Hurricane Harvey:

Kent Livesay, a storm-chasing McAllen attorney who is the third-highest filer of weather-related lawsuits in Texas, has been indicted by a grand jury for fraud related to lawsuits filed from 2014 to 2016 against insurance companies without the homeowners’ knowledge or consent. The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit that uncovered evidence of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct and insurance fraud by Livesay.

AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform today issued the following statement regarding the final Senate passage of House Bill 1774, the consumer protection bill to stop rampant weather-related lawsuit abuse: