The push for tort reform in Texas went zero for two in the just-completed legislative session.
A bill that the Texas trucking industry targeted as a key tool for tort reform has died in the state’s House.
A Georgia attorney talks about how tort reform in Georgia will change the legal landscape for lawsuits.
One piece of legislation backed by the Texas Trucking Association is heading toward approval, while a second may not be necessary as a result of a court ruling.
Efforts aimed at state’s legislative session that begins in January
Nuclear verdicts are on the rise, and two behind-the-scenes factors playing large roles are the emotional pleas plaintiffs’ attorneys are making to juries and the growing number of hedge funds that invest in civil lawsuits.
“Nuclear verdicts are the result of nuclear injuries,” plaintiff group asserts.
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