Texas Supreme Court tells government workers it is OK to hurt people . . .
Earlier this year, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in Franka v. Velasquez, 332 S.W.3d 367 (Tex. 2011) that …
Tort Reform
Coffee & Tort Reform
Susan Saladoff’s “Hot Coffee” documentary on HBO brings much-needed balance to the tort reform debate. Since the 1980s, business groups …
Does Medical Malpractice Reform Really Result in Decreased Health Care Costs?
A common argument routinely circulated by proponents of medical malpractice “reform” is that if we make it more difficult for …
Frivolous Lawsuits
We have just finished another legislative session here in Texas and, as usual, one of the topics debated was how …
Recent “Tort Reform” Developments in Texas
The Texas Senate recently voted unanimously in favor of the “loser pays” tort reform bill, H.B .274. As originally crafted …
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