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Limited Liability, Unlimited Growth
How tort reform helped ignite the Texas boom. -
Houston ambulance driver convicted for fraudulent Medicare claims
Former Medicare provider Chimaroke Echenwune was convicted of conducting fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid programs, Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced. -
Texas lawyers are showing insurers the Doors
We apologize to the late Jim Morrison for the liberties taken with “Riders on the Storm,” but you must admit that the version we created with unaltered consciousness makes considerably more sense and actually communicates something. -
Texas House told mass hail litigation driven by trial lawyers, triggering ‘tort tax’ upon all Texans
AUSTIN - The Texas House Insurance Committee recently met to hear testimony on the impact of mass hail litigation – a surge driven by trial lawyers out for profit, a tort reform advocate argued during the hearing. -
Fraud referral results in arrest and restitution in hail damage lawsuit
DALLAS - An insurance fraud referral filed by the international litigation firm Zelle LLP on behalf of its insurance company client, Strata Underwriting Managers, has resulted in the felony criminal prosecution of a building owner for insurance fraud and payment of restitution to the insurance company. -
Unenforced Texas 'Any Willing Provider' statute hurts pharmacies, patients and community, industry spokesman says
The Texas Attorney General's recently released opinion that a two-decade-old statute can't be enforced is causing problems for more than just patients who can't use the pharmacy of their choice, a spokesman for an industry trade group said in a recent interview. -
Insurance group says tide of hail suits turning
AUSTIN - The tide my be turning in mass hailstorm litigation, as data collected by the Texas Department of Insurance shows fewer complaints being filed during 2013-2015, compared to 2012. -
Exaggerated storm suits make Texas case for arbitration
Arbitration is the storm-chasing attorney's worst nightmare. -
Watchdog group asks Texans to keep arbitration out of insurance policies
AUSTIN – Texas Watch, a self-proclaimed consumer protection group, recently launched a campaign urging Lone Star residents to tell the Texas Department of Insurance to keep arbitration out of insurance disputes. -
27 students earn scholarships for demonstrating potential in insurance business
AUSTIN — More than two dozen insurance and risk management students at six Texas universities were awarded scholarships by the Insurance Council of Texas Education Foundation. -
Storms bring increase in claims but few complaints
Story CopyWhile Texas weather catastrophes caused a huge jump in homeowner insurance claims last year, the number of complaints that sometimes follow are low in comparison. -
Woman says Beaumont school district did not compensate her for injuries
A Beaumont woman is suing the local school district, alleging it should have compensated her for a wrist injury. -
Deputy's family sues Texas, alleging wrongful death
The family of a Harrison County sheriff's deputy is suing state of Texas departments and individuals, alleging wrongful death and other charges. -
Hailstorms, the new hurricane litigation boom for Texas trial lawyers
Where most people only see ice the size of golf balls falling from the sky, trial lawyers supposedly perceive golden nuggets raining down from the heavens, initiating tens of thousands of hailstorm lawsuits in just the past few years alone. -
OUR VIEW: How Donald Worley makes his living
“Always interested in clients, as this is how I make my living.” That’s how Houston attorney Donald Worley responded when asked if a recent press release could be seens as a prospecting effort. Worley’s refreshing candor was not evident in the release he sent out last Wednesday, trumpeting his avowed concern for the victims of the May flooding and declaring his determination to see “that no valid damage claimants looking for just compensation from their flood insurance company shall be ignored -
How Donald Worley makes his living
“Always interested in clients, as this is how I make my living.” -
Houston plaintiff attorneys start fishing for flood victims
While sunny days continue to reign over Houston entering the month of June, the city experienced serious flooding in May – a watery catastrophe that has enticed some area attorneys to start fishing for clients. Many Houston trial lawyers, such as Steve Mostyn for example, have already baited their firm websites with lures to reel in flood victims. One H-Town attorney, Donald Worley of McDonald Worley, even sent out a press release on Wednesday, June 3, announcing “his intent that no valid dama -
Houston plaintiff attorneys start fishing for flood victims
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Civil filings plummet in Jefferson County, tort reform and decline in toxic torts credited with fall
All across the vast state of Texas, civil filings continue to fade a little more each year in smaller counties, even in Jefferson County, a so called “judicial hellhole” in some circles.
