CALA in the News
Lawsuit abuse decreases access to health care, increases costs
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and representatives from Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuseobserved Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week today at a press conference to callattention to the way lawsuit abuse negatively impacts individuals, families andlocal communiti...
What's the payback?
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas agrees with the American-Statesman that voters absolutely should know the source of all campaign donations, but especially when it comes to eye-popping amounts such as has been given and pledged i...
Scrutinize Lawyer giving
Re: "Perry the richest of them all ﾖ Governor reports $9.2M in war chest; Bell gets $1M donation," Wednesday news story.
Texans should be alarmed by recent reports that show personal injury lawyers pumping millions of dollars into the gu...
Survey: Litigation big burden for U.S. corporations
Big U.S. companies spend an average of $20 million a year -- 70 percent of their legal budgets -- on suing or being sued, a survey by international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has found.
In its third annual survey of corporate lit...
Juror took loans from plaintiff in Texas Vioxx case
HARLINGEN, Texas -- Attorneys for Merck & Co. want to see bank and cellphone records that could show the extent of a juror's financial relationship with a plaintiff who won a $32 million verdict against the drug company in the death of a 71...
Lawsuits make us less safe
Imagine if an evil business routinely deprived us of products that would help us live longer with less pain and more comfort. We'd be outraged, and lawyers would line up to sue. Yet something similar happens today, thanks to lawsuit abuse. Make...
