Oct 5, 2009	14:41	Photo Release -- Texas Tort Reform Leader Calls On Congress to Adopt Texas Model
		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 warned that trial lawyers will not back down from relentless attempts to stop lawsuit reform.   continued...
Apr 3, 2009	16:06	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Applauds Texas Supreme Court Decision On Entergy
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform applauded the Texas Supreme Court today for reaffirming its prior decision in Entergy Gulf States v. Summers.  continued...
Oct 29, 2008	16:00	8 Day Report: A Tsunami of Trial Lawyer Cash
		Personal injury trial lawyers poured millions of dollars into Texas elections this cycle and the latest campaign finance reports reveal a last minute tsunami of campaign contributions from wealthy trial attorneys determined to roll back lawsuit reform in Texas.   continued...
Jul 14, 2008	16:24	Texans For Lawsuit Reform Speaks Out On Plaintiff Bar Scandals
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman Richard W. Weekley spoke out on the wave of malfeasance among personal injury trial lawyers, saying recent high-profile convictions of several prominent attorneys undermines public trust in the civil justice system.   continued...
Apr 28, 2008	12:30	Lawsuit Reform Huge Boost to Texas Economy
		A new report by nationally recognized economist Ray Perryman shows lawsuit reforms enacted in Texas beginning in 1995 have resulted in $112.5 billion in annual spending in Texas, 499,000 new, permanent jobs and a $2.6 billion increase in state tax revenue, giving Texas a resounding competitive advantage in these challenging economic times.   continued...
Mar 5, 2008	15:22	Lawsuit Reform Advocates Win Key Races in Texas Primaries; Both Democrat and Republican Wins Support a Sound Civil Justice System
		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 deluge of cash from personal injury trial lawyers and once again demonstrating the commitment of Texas voters to ending lawsuit abuse.   continued...
Dec 19, 2007	12:31	Rio Grande Valley and Texas Gulf Coast Make National Judicial Hellhole List Again
		The Rio Grande Valley and the Texas Gulf Coast ranked second in the American Tort Reform Association's annual Judicial Hellholes report released Tuesday. Both areas have been named in every Judicial Hellhole report since the project began six years ago.   continued...
Nov 27, 2007	12:52	Texans for Lawsuit Reform: Baylor Survey Shows Need for Reform
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform has challenged the conclusions of a Baylor School of Law survey, "Straight from the Horses Mouth," released earlier this year, which claimed to find that most Texas trial court judges believe there are few meritless lawsuits in the state and that further lawsuit reforms are not needed.   continued...
Jul 17, 2007	13:37	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million `Pants Lawsuit'
		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" against family-owned dry cleaners has now been appealed.   continued...
May 29, 2007	15:31	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Commends 80th Legislature for a Constructive Lawsuit Reform Session
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform commended state lawmakers for their continued commitment to ending lawsuit abuse in Texas. In a constructive session for lawsuit reform, lawmakers closed a dangerous loophole in state venue law and rejected dozens of proposals to roll back groundbreaking lawsuit reforms enacted over the past decade that have boosted our economy and helped to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs for Texans.   continued...
Mar 22, 2007	13:01	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Supports Legislation to Stop Lawsuit Abuse Against Maritime Industry
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform joined with every dredging company doing business in Texas and almost every Texas port in supporting HB 1602, introduced by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale, R-Houston, which will close a loophole in Texas venue law that has resulted in an explosion of lawsuits against the dredging industry in South Texas. At a late night hearing on the legislation Wednesday, TLR Chairman and CEO Dick Weekley said:   continued...
Mar 6, 2007	18:33	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Applauds Court Modernization Bill
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform praised SB 1204, filed by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, today to modernize Texas courts and more efficiently administer the judicial process throughout the state. State Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, is slated to file identical legislation in the House.   continued...
Mar 1, 2007	10:23	Texans for Lawsuit Reform Outlines 2007 Legislative Agenda
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) outlines its 2007 agenda for the Texas Legislature in the feature article "Improving the Effectiveness of Our Civil Justice System" that appears in the February issue of its publication the Advocate. To view the entire publication go to www.tortreform.com.   continued...
Oct 20, 2006	12:47	Statement by Texans for Lawsuit Reform On Nathan Hecht Decision
		Texans for Lawsuit Reform President Richard J. Trabulsi issued the following statement today in response to the Special Court of Review decision on Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht:   continued...
Oct 18, 2006	14:15	Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Leader Speaks Out on $2.5 Million Political Contribution From John O'Quinn
		Following today's news reports that personal injury trial lawyer John O'Quinn has made a $2.5 million contribution to a gubernatorial candidate, TLR Chairman and CEO Dick Weekley issued the following statement.   continued...
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