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The Texas Campaign for Legal Reform is a project of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). This campaign has been established to provide you with the latest information on activities and events related to our goal of reforming Texas' legal system. Texas can't afford the high price of lawsuit abuse -- and that's why we are working to bring sensible legal reform!

 

TEXAS: One of the Worst States for Lawsuit Abuse

Texas ranks as one of the ten worst (41st out of 50) states for lawsuit abuse, according to Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the States – an annual Harris Interactive Survey conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.

This reputation is good for trial lawyers … but bad for Texas’ employers, consumers and working families.

Click here to learn more about the survey.


Texas’ Faces of Lawsuit Abuse

Who's the face of lawsuit abuse? It's your next door neighbor, small business people in towns around Texas.  It's citizens of every race, creed, and age.

Battling a tough economy is hard enough -- abuse of lawsuits make the job even tougher for all of us.  Watch the story below of a Jerry Lightfoot – a real-life Texas victim of lawsuit abuse:


Visit FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.com to view more stories.


National News:
Cox helps thwart HMO purchase - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 CST

Ski resort settles hazardous materials suit - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 CST

Settlement reached with Wis. tire disposal facility - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:00 CST

 State News:
Man seeks insurance payout after crash with underinsured driver - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:13:00 CST

Company sues bank to release insurance proceeds for hurricane damage - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 CST

Jefferson County man sues Louisiana driver over crash - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:00 CST



The Institute for Legal Reform is an advocacy group working to end lawsuit abuse. ILR is a national campaign of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with the critical mission of making America's legal system simpler, faster, and fairer for everyone.