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Photo Release -- Texas Tort Reform Leader Calls On Congress to Adopt Texas Model
October 05, 2009 14:41 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
HOUSTON, Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an op-ed published in Saturday's Houston Chronicle, TLR Chairman and CEO Richard Weekley called on Congress to adopt the Texas model of tort reform, and...
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Texans for Lawsuit Reform Applauds Texas Supreme Court Decision On Entergy
April 03, 2009 16:06 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texans for Lawsuit Reform applauded the Texas Supreme Court today for reaffirming its prior decision in Entergy Gulf States v. Summers. "The Entergy...
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8 Day Report: A Tsunami of Trial Lawyer Cash
October 29, 2008 16:00 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Personal injury trial lawyers poured millions of dollars into Texas elections this cycle and the latest campaign finance reports reveal a last minute...
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Texans For Lawsuit Reform Speaks Out On Plaintiff Bar Scandals
July 14, 2008 16:24 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman Richard W. Weekley spoke out on the wave of malfeasance among personal injury trial lawyers, saying recent...
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Lawsuit Reform Huge Boost to Texas Economy
April 28, 2008 12:30 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, April 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- A new report by nationally recognized economist Ray Perryman shows lawsuit reforms enacted in Texas beginning in 1995 have resulted in $112.5 billion...
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Lawsuit Reform Advocates Win Key Races in Texas Primaries; Both Democrat and Republican Wins Support a Sound Civil Justice System
March 05, 2008 15:22 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, March 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advocates of a fair and balanced civil justice system won key victories in both Democratic and Republican primaries in Texas on Tuesday, beating back a...
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Rio Grande Valley and Texas Gulf Coast Make National Judicial Hellhole List Again
December 19, 2007 12:31 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Rio Grande Valley and the Texas Gulf Coast ranked second in the American Tort Reform Association's annual Judicial Hellholes report released...
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Texans for Lawsuit Reform: Baylor Survey Shows Need for Reform
November 27, 2007 12:52 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 27, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Texans for Lawsuit Reform has challenged the conclusions of a Baylor School of Law survey, "Straight from the Horses Mouth," released earlier this...
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Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million `Pants Lawsuit'
July 17, 2007 13:37 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
HOUSTON, July 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TLR Chairman and CEO Richard Weekley issued a statement today in response to press reports that the dismissal of the notorious $54 million "pants lawsuit"...
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Texans for Lawsuit Reform Commends 80th Legislature for a Constructive Lawsuit Reform Session
May 29, 2007 15:31 ET | Texans For Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN, Texas, May 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Texans for Lawsuit Reform commended state lawmakers for their continued commitment to ending lawsuit abuse in Texas. In a constructive session for...