What happened: Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has released a new survey of likely Texas voters gauging their views on the rising cost of living and the impact of lawsuit abuse on everyday expenses. The results: a vast majority of Texans believe lawsuit abuse is a key factor driving up the price of goods and services and want their legislators to take action to fix the system.
By the numbers:
- 80% say the cost of living has increased in the past year.
- 79% believe reforming the legal system is key to sustaining Texas’s economic growth.
- 67% say lawsuit abuse drives up everyday costs.
- 86% support medical cost transparency in lawsuits.
- 71% support more regulation of billboard attorneys.
- 63% support a “loser pays” system.
TLR Thoughts: Texas voters overwhelmingly support commonsense reforms to fix a broken legal system and protect consumers from hidden costs. Texas lawmakers have an opportunity this session to ensure a more transparent legal system – and to curb the unnecessary and meritless lawsuits that increase the cost of doing business in Texas – by passing SB 30 by Sen. Charles Schwertner and its companion, HB 4806 by Rep. Greg Bonnen.
Read the full press release here.