This site describes the efforts of citizens of Texas to restore balance and fairness to the Texas civil justice system. Long considered the lawsuit capital of the world, Texas citizens finally demanded reforms. Texas tort reform has won reasonable, bi-partisan reforms in recent years. Leo E. Linbeck, Jr., Dick Weekley, Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr., Allan Shivers, Jr., Hugh Rice Kelly and Michael S. Stevens lead this organization. Founded on principles of solid research, grassroots advocacy and bi-partisan cooperation, more than a dozen tort reform measures have been enacted since 1995. These measures and the ongoing effort of Texans for Lawsuit Reform are defined on this site. TLR has also helped scrutinize the legal fees associated with the Texas tobacco settlement.

Home About Leaders Join Take Action Contribute Contact Links News Articles Reports Newsletters Press Room Action Alerts Recent News Texans for Lawsuit Reform: Fred Baron’s Hush-Money Payments to Edwards’ Mistress Is Part of a Pattern TLR Press Release, August 11, 2008 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. Read more... ( categories: Press Releases ) A Baby-Free New York New York Post, August 1, 2008 New Yorkers may soon have to cross state lines just to have a baby - or maybe even just to see a doctor when they get sick. Read more... ( categories: News Articles ) The cost of crooked lawyers; Recent wave of legal malfeasance affects us all, even reform-minded Texas Houston Chronicle, July 13, 2008 Read more... ( categories: News Articles ) This March 2008 Special Edition of The Advocate reprints news articles about the kinds of lawyers who appear to have a dangerous and destructive view of the practice of law, one in which greed, rather than justice, is the driving force. We bring these articles to your attention not to disparage the legal profession (two of TLR’s four co-founders are lawyers), but to highlight the kinds of ongoing abuses in the legal system that give rise to the need for the reforms which TLR advocates. Read more... The TLR Story Click here to view the video Health Justice: Texas Tort Reform - A Success Story To see why Texas has become a national model for medical liability reform, view this presentation by Dr. John T. Gill, a Dallas orthopedic surgeon, who was directly involved in the battle to pass Proposition 12 in 2003. Video is courtesy of Center for Health Transformation. View the streaming video   News Archive - 2008 Big Penalty Set for Law Firm, but Not a Trial NY Times, June 17, 2008 The best-known shareholder law firm in the country agreed on Monday to pay $75 million to dodge a criminal trial, ending a seven-year investigation that tarnished the profession’s image. Read more... ( categories: News Articles | News Archive - 2008 ) A Fall and a Lesson Washington Post, April 9, 2008 AT ONE TIME, William S. Lerach, Melvyn I. Weiss and Richard F. Scruggs would have been described as three of the nation's most feared and successful trial lawyers. Today, all three can simply be called crooks. Read more... ( categories: News Archive - 2008 ) Wisconsin's Judicial Revolution The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2008 On Tuesday, for the first time in over four decades, Wisconsin voters turned out an incumbent justice of their state supreme court. The election showed that, given a clear choice, voters usually prefer a judicial conservative to one with an activist bent. Read more... ( categories: News Articles | News Archive - 2008 ) 12next ›last »

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