(Austin, Texas) - Texans for Lawsuit Reform applauded the Texas Supreme Court today for
reaffirming its prior decision in Entergy Gulf States v. Summers.

“The Entergy decision is well-reasoned and correctly decided,” said TLR President Richard J. Trabulsi. “The Texas Supreme Court has done exactly what a court is supposed to do. They have ignored a firestorm of criticism from personal injury trial lawyers and followed the law as written. Courts should always interpret statutes to mean what the words of the statute plainly say, just as the Court did today.”

Lawsuit reform advocates across Texas responded today to the news that asbestos lawsuit king Fred Baron has been paying hush money to John Edwards’ former mistress. Baron and Edwards are both personal injury trial lawyers. Mr. Baron headed up Edwards’ fundraising efforts in his unsuccessful presidential campaign and is among the top contributors to Texas political campaigns.

(AUSTIN, TX) April 28, 2008 – A new report by nationally recognized economist Ray Perryman shows lawsuit reforms enacted in Texas beginning in 1995 have boosted the state’s economy, created hundreds of thousands of jobs and given Texas a resounding competitive advantage in these challenging economic times.