CALA in the News
Group: Valley-Texas Gulf Coast 2nd-worst 'judicial hellhole'
The Rio Grande Valley remains what the American Tort Reform Association calls a "judicial hellhole."
The pro business group put South Florida on the top of its annual rankings of court systems that it believes are unbalanced. Th...
Latest 'judicial hellhole' report cites Rio Grande Valley, Gulf Coast of Texas
With the Dec. 18 release of its annual Judicial Hellholes® report, the American Tort Reform Foundation again collectively cited the Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast of Texas among the nation's most unfair civil court jurisdictions.
Letters: Those who ignore call should pay piper
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse applauds Potter County and the Amarillo Globe-News for their tough stance of advocating fines against citizens who shirk jury service. A majority of Texans agree, according to a poll conducted by CALA earlier this...
More Doctors in Texas After Malpractice Caps
HOUSTON, Oct. 4 ﾗ In Texas, it can be a long wait for a doctor: up to six months. <p/>
That is not for an appointment. That is the time it can take the Texas Medical Board to process applications to practice.
Four years after ...
Watchdog group launches Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
AUSTIN- Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse groups across Texas are celebrating Oct. 1-5 as Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week (LAAW), an annual commemoration to call attention to how lawsuit abuse threatens the healthcare system, costs jobs, increases co...
CALA applauds transparency code for state AGs
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) groups in Texas applauded a proposed Transparency Code issued by the American Tort Reform Association to enhance public disclosure of contractual arrangements between state attorneys general and private con...
