CALA in the News

Legal watchdog urges voters: Know your judicial candidates

Posted on March 5th, 2008
Source: Southeast Texas Record

AUSTIN - With the primary elections over, Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) groups are urging voters to spend the coming months learning about all judicial candidates' backgrounds and qualifications before heading to the polls for the gener...

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LTE: Tort reformers are working for justice

Posted on February 19th, 2008
Source: Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX)

Editor:
Regarding “Tort reform has been taken too far in Texas” (Jan. 24), those who work to improve our civil justice system are committed to protecting Texans and making sure our courts are used for justice, not greed.
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Letter to the Editor: Check candidates’ records then get out and vote

Posted on February 11th, 2008
Author: By Ruben Martin, East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse | Source: Longview News-Journal

 

Within the past few years, America ...

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Bill Summers: Greed has poisoned court system

Posted on January 13th, 2008
Author: By Bill Summers, Rio Grande Valley Citizens Agains | Source: Amarillo Globe-News

 

(This opinion piece also ran in Corpus Christi Caller Times on January 10, 2008.)

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OPINION: Justice is not blind in the Rio Grande Valley

Posted on January 10th, 2008
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times

 

Texas is known for its ten-gallon hats, wide open spaces, and ardent football fans. This is a state of enormous economic opportunity that attracts ...

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Study: School districts spend too much on suits

Posted on January 4th, 2008
Author: By Sherry Saavedra | Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

 

Overburdened school districts must spend huge amounts of money defending lawsuits instead of on teachers' salaries, renovations and school supplies,

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