Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 is constitutional.

At this point, nearly everyone has at least one friend who finds perverse joy in posting stupid, unflattering photos of their friends to Facebook. Maybe drunk photos or maybe just dorky, grody ones from right after you ran a marathon or something.

The latest, best argument for tort reform is the fact that plaintiff’s don't get paid when they sue: "In the last two years, 57 investor class actions filed against merging companies settled with court approval. Of those, 40 cases, or 70 percent,...

In 2009, Baker Hughes announced it would buy BJ Services, a company that injects gas or liquids into oil wells to increase output. The next day, lawyers for shareholders of BJ Services sued the company, claiming the sale would undervalue their hol...

To err is, well, human. And since the Institute of Medicine reached that conclusion a dozen years ago, in a breakthrough report on medical errors, health care leaders have undertaken massive campaigns to improve patient safety.

Although there have been tort reform changes in many states across the United States with damages caps set, nevertheless the problem of high insurance premiums and large settlements in negligence cases still plagues many doctors. In fact a careful...