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Tort Reform Category Archives: Tort Reform
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t quite 44,510 . . .
Hyperbole sounds more impressive than litotes, but the latter is less likely to blow up in your face. In other words, exaggeration garners more attention than understatement, but it can get you in trouble a lot faster. Read the newspaper … Read More
U.S. SC rules against class-action lawyers in case over monetary stipulation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down efforts by plaintiff lawyers to place monetary limits on class action lawsuits in an effort to keep the lawsuits in “hellhole” or plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. The question presented to the … Read More
House panel examines ‘Litigation Abuses,’ CAFA, contingency fee agreements
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Third-party financing. Contingency-fee counsel. Forum shopping. Fraudulent joinder. These were just a few of the topics addressed during a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday afternoon. The hearing, convened by the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice … Read More
Bill would crack down on predatory practices of third party lawsuit lenders
AUSTIN – A central Texas lawmaker has authored a bill aimed to crack down on predatory practices by the state’s lawsuit lending industry. State Rep. Doug Miller, (R-New Braunfels), is the sponsor of House Bill 1595, the Consumer Lawsuit Lending … Read More
Letter to the Editor: TLR should remember Lincoln was a trial lawyer
In response to “TLR remembers Lincoln as tort reform champion,” an op-ed published Feb. 18, 2013. I’m not entirely surprised that an ideological outfit like Texans for Lawsuit Reform could praise our 16th President as a champion for their cause … Read More
AAJ federal judicial plan draws attention
MIAMI – An apparent plan by the lobbying group for the nation’s trial lawyers to identify potential federal judicial nominees is drawing the attention of others. During its annual winter meeting earlier this month in Miami, the American Association for … Read More
A Tale of Two States: Texas and California
In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens depicts the homicidal madness that engulfed Paris during the French Revolution, a fate from which London was spared. Californians may not be suffering a reign of terror, but the state has succumbed … Read More
Perry’s recruitment of California businesses supported by reform groups
Texas is open for business, and Gov. Rick Perry wants everybody in California to know it. After first bombarding California’s airwaves with a series of radio ads, Perry has been on a four-day business recruitment trip to the Golden State … Read More
TALA: Let’s make 83rd Session the ‘Reform Works’ Session
By TEXANS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE As we welcome our lawmakers back to Austin for the 83rd legislative session, we encourage them to consider opportunities to strengthen our Texas economy, create jobs and improve our quality of life. Texans Against Lawsuit … Read More
CALA: Tort reform benefits Texas
By COURT KOENNING The annual national ranking of “Judicial Hellholes,” places where frivolous lawsuits thrive and courts produce uneven rulings that often favor plaintiffs, is out with California topping the list and Madison County, Ill., coming in third. Their presence … Read More