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TLR Mourns the Passing of TLR Senior Chairman Leo Linbeck, Jr.

06/08/2013

Video: Leo Linbeck, Jr. on why TLR was formed.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform issued the following statement today on the passing of TLR’s Senior Chairman, Leo Linbeck, Jr.

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TLR Joins All of Texas in Mourning the Loss of Bob Perry

04/15/2013

(Houston, TX)  Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman and CEO, Richard W. Weekley issued the following statement on the passing of Bob Perry:
“We are shocked and saddened at the loss of our dear and good friend Bob Perry.  Bob was truly a Texas giant whose legendary compassion, vision and commitment to principle has changed the face of Texas and improved the lives of thousands of people.

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PRESIDENT'S DAY STATEMENT: Abraham Lincoln: Tort Reform Champion

02/18/2013

(Austin, TX)  On this President’s Day, Texans for Lawsuit Reform again honors the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, for his strong stand against frivolous lawsuits and his expressed belief that such suits waste time and money and are rooted in greed.  Always counted among our greatest and most visionary presidents, Lincoln saw more than a hundred-fifty years ago that lawsuit abuse was detrimental, not only to the legal profession, but to society as a whole.

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LATEST ADVOCATE, THE TLR NEWSLETTER, NOW AVAILABLE

01/30/2013

Texans for Lawsuit Reform has just released the 2013 Winter issue of the Advocate. To read the newsletter, CLICK HERE.

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In case you missed it –TLR Sr. Chairman, Leo Linbeck, Jr., profiled in national press

09/25/2012

(Austin, TX) Texans for Lawsuit Reform is singularly focused on civil justice issues, but our leaders work on a broad range of public policy issues. The visionary thinking and innovative approach of TLR’s Senior Chairman, Leo Linbeck, Jr., is revealed in this recent interview by nationally syndicated columnist Scott Burns.

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TLR Statement on the Passing of State Rep. Ken Legler

06/01/2012

Texans for Lawsuit Reform President, Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr., issued the following statement today on the passing of State Rep. Ken Legler:
“The leadership and staff of Texans for Lawsuit Reform are shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of our friend and ally, State Rep. Ken Legler.  Ken was a hard-working legislator who was devoted to the people in his district.  He will be missed.  Our prayers are with his wife and family.”  

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TLR DENOUNCES TRIAL LAWYER RESOLUTION TO GOP PLATFORM

04/16/2012

(Austin, TX) Texans for Lawsuit reform today denounced a proposed platform resolution circulated to Republican county convention delegates over the weekend that would be a boon for Texas’s trial lawyers and a disaster for Texas’s job creators. 

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TLR STATEMENT ON TEXAS WATCH REPORT ON TEXAS SUPREME COURT

01/30/2012

(Austin, TX) Texans for Lawsuit Reform issued the following statement today in response to the release of a report by Texas Watch entitled, “Thumbs on the Scale: A Retrospective of the Texas Supreme Court.”
In considering the deeply flawed findings of this “report,” Texans need to have the facts about Texas Watch, the group that authored this report. Texas Watch is a pro-trial lawyer group that has worked for over a decade to overthrow tort reforms and increase opportunities to sue. 

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TLR STATEMENT ON FINAL PASSAGE OF TWIA REFORM BILL

06/28/2011

(Austin, TX)  Texans for Lawsuit Reform applauds the final passage of the TWIA Reform Bill in the Texas House and the Texas Senate.  TLR President Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr., said: 
“This TWIA reform bill, which was shepherded brilliantly by Chairman John Smithee (R-Amarillo) in the House and Chairman John Carona (R-Dallas) in the Senate, is important legislation that moves the Texas Windstorm Association toward solvency, improves its transparency, oversight and governance, and provides important consumer protections for TWIA policyholders.  

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TLR STATEMENT ON FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 274

05/25/2011

(Austin, TX) HB 274, the 2011 Omnibus Tort Reform Bill, gained final passage on the floor of the Texas House today with a vote of 130 to 13.  The legislation is now headed to Governor Rick Perry for his signature.  TLR President Richard J. Trabulsi Jr., said:
“HB 274 is the most significant legislation impacting the Texas civil justice system since SB 15 in 2005 (asbestos litigation reform) and HB 4 in 2003 (The Omnibus Tort Reform Act).

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Over the past two years, local officials in states nationwide have filed so-called “public nuisance” lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, arguing they should be held financially responsible for climate-change impacts such as sea level rise. Read and share: bit.ly/2BBwiLe ... See MoreSee Less

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The reality is that, having experienced a string of losses, trial attorneys are now shopping around for new plaintiffs to push their flawed legal theory. Even if that means finding ...
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The commission said attorney Omar Weaver Rosales engaged in dishonest and frivolous litigation by threatening to sue website operators for baseless ADA violations unless they paid him $2,000 to go away. Rosales has thus far succeeded in beating back the commission’s effort to sanction him, convincing a trial judge to dismiss the complaint as a violation of the Texas Citizens Participation Act, the state’s anti-SLAPP statute barring litigation found to be in violation of a defendant’s “right to free speech, right to petition, or right of association.” Read more here: bit.ly/2TTuC76 ... See MoreSee Less

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A panel of Texas’ Third District Court of Appeals judges will hear arguments Tuesday in a case pitting the State Bar of Texas’ Commission for Lawyer Discipline against an Austin lawyer fig...
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The 86th Legislative Session has begun and the latest issue of the TLR Advocate is in mailboxes now! Read about some of the legislative priorities TLR is working on and catch up today on the latest with storm-chasing lawyers, climate change lawsuits and more. Read and share: bit.ly/2V2PM2P ... See MoreSee Less

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After more than two decades of tort reforms enacted by the Texas Legislature, it is time to give increased attention to the organization and efficiency of the Texas court system.
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