Articles of Interest
TAB, LULAC partner to advance lawsuit lending bill
The Texas Association of Business and the League of United Latin American Citizens have joined forces to support a bill remaining in committee that would regulate the practice of lawsuit lending.
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Cash-now Promise of Lawsuit Loans Under Fire
"Get Cash in 24 hours!" "Need cash now? Get a cash advance for your pending lawsuit." "Lawsuit Loans for Lawsuit Cases."
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Rollins: Tort reform sparked ‘Texas Miracle’
Ten years ago, Texas was known as a “judicial hell hole,” thanks to a torts system that was out of control — and the people who paid the price were the ordinary men, women, and children of the Lone Star State. The story of how that was fixed is a ...
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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...
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Regulations proposed for lawsuit lending
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to rein in lenders who finance lawsuits.
Under a bill considered in the House Committee on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence on Monday, the lenders would have to abide by regulations that already a...
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Malpractice reform has worked in Texas
It’s always gratifying when those in other parts of the nation see how successful something is in Texas and try to duplicate it for themselves. Now, President Barack Obama’s former budget director, Peter R. Orszag, says maybe the U.S. should give ...
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