Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse

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...

Whoever invented the class action lawsuit is probably sipping martinis on his or her 200 foot yacht. The class action gimmick seems to be the lawsuit of choice and it is earning trial lawyers a pretty penny under the guise of consumer protection.

When companies break the law or produce a defective product, they should, and are, held accountable. But the problem with our nation’s tort system is that so often companies are punished when they haven’t done anything wrong – sometimes to the tun...

In mid-December, a 56-year-old man was injured in a car wreck in Hidalgo County. He gave his cell phone number to the McAllen police officers who responded and to emergency room personnel at Edinburg Regional Medical Center, where he received trea...

A rigorous focus on more targeted legal reform has earned the state of Texas a spot in the “Points of Light” section of the annual American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellholes® report. State legislators and Governor Rick Perry are recogniz...

A Brooklyn firm that advances money to plaintiffs in anticipation of winning their lawsuits charges interest rates that would make a loan shark blush, court papers reveal. LawBuck$, based in Borough Park, is demanding $116,000 to repay $4,000 in l...