Establishing A Fair & Predictable Civil Justice System in Texas
Governor Rick Perry Congratulations to Texans for Lawsuit Reform for 25 years of shaping a better future for the Lone Star State!It’s not an understatement to say that lawsuit reform is a pillar of the Texas Miracle. But laying the foundation for Texas’ economic success did not happen overnight. It was the result of diligent […]
A Template for Reform
Abusive litigation has prevailed in this country so long that many in the business world have come to regard it as all but inevitable. In truth, by the 1980s lawsuit abuse had become inevitable because plaintiff trial lawyers across the country had successfully passed laws to expand legal liabilities and eviscerate defenses while the courts […]
Texas Tort Reforms are National Model
Senior attorneys for American businesses believe that a state’s litigation environment is important to business decisions made at their companies, such as where to locate or do business. Certainly, this is borne out by Texas’s experience in the past twenty years of tort reform. Texas is consistently ranked as the best place in the nation […]
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Hurricane Harvey Recovery
KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN TEXAS Texans for Lawsuit Reform is committed to helping our friends and neighbors deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We hope the information provided on this page will help you with some aspects of your recovery from the storm. Important Facts Concerning Harvey Insurance Claims and Texas […]
A 10-Year Snapshot of Hail-Related Lawsuits in Texas
But their objective is to collect as many of these lawsuits as possible and settle them in bulk, leading to an exponential spike in litigation in counties across the state. Bell County Storm Lawsuits 2006-2015 Bexar County Storm Lawsuits 2006-2015 Cameron County Storm Lawsuits 2006-2015 Collin County Storm Lawsuits 2006-2015 Dallas County Storm Lawsuits 2006-2015 […]
The TWIA Problem
THE TWIA PROBLEM: WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Read the Executive Summary Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) was created by the State of Texas as the insurer of last resort for wind and hail damage for property owners on the Texas Gulf Coast. Prior to 2009, TWIA was funded by a combination of premiums from policyholders, assessments […]
Hiding Their Influence
While campaign contributions are technically “public information,” it unfortunately takes a lot of digging to uncover the truth about exactly who is giving how much, when there is an attempt to hide or disguise contributions. This report is an examination of the massive influence that a small group of plaintiff lawyers—known commonly as trial lawyers—exert […]
Texans for Public Justice…
It is not Texan. Nothing about it is public. And, it is definitely not interested in justice. A thorough look at TPJ’s activities reveals that this “watchdog” is just an attack dog. Although it describes itself as a watchdog public interest group, it appears to be little more than a de facto mouthpiece for plaintiff […]
Texas Monthly Magazine Attack Article on TLR
Because the Legislature and most Texans have grown tired of hearing the shopworn claims of the plaintiff trial lawyers (and their trade group, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association or TTLA), the trial lawyers obviously needed a new friend–and have now found it in Texas Monthly. TO: TLR Supporters and Friends FROM: Hugh Rice Kelly, […]
