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2012 36
2010 36
2008 41

Lawsuit Climate

Texas ranks 36th among all fifty states in the fairness of its litigation environment.

Read Press Release: California, Illinois & West Virginia Rank Among Worst States in Lawsuit Climate Survey; Delaware Ranked Best

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Is Lawsuit Abuse Causing Your State to Lose the Race for Jobs and Growth?

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Every state is a rider in the race for jobs and economic growth.  But too many states are pulling the dead-weight of lawsuit abuse, dragging down their economy and making jobs harder to find.

Is lawsuit abuse slowing down your state?  Find out today at InstituteforLegalReform.com.

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Sep 10, 2012

Who are the Faces of Lawsuit Abuse? The Blitz USA Plant in Miami, OK

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Who are the faces of lawsuit abuse? They're the people who have lost their jobs because of run away lawsuits that can cripple state economies and that take a terrible toll on families. Does your state have a lawsuit abuse problem? Find out in a new study that ranks all 50 states at FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.com.

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Sep 10, 2012

Research: Texas

Federalism,The Framers, and Federal Legal Reform: Setting the Record Straight

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has released this paper, which examines the relevant precedents and principles regarding federal efforts at legal reform.

Stopping the Sale on Lawsuits: A Proposal to Regulate Third Party Investments in Litigation

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has released this proposal to establish a robust oversight regime to govern Third Party Litigation Financing at the federal level. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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Land Rush: The Latest Legal Frontier of Unclaimed Property Enforcement and Litigation

This paper, released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, explores the legal tensions and business risks created by the recent approach to unclaimed property in the life insurance industry and suggests a way forward for a balanced compliance regime rooted in established law and industry best practices. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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The Exclusion Illusion: Fixing a Flawed Health Care Fraud Enforcement System

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform released this paper regarding the federal government’s efforts to prosecute fraud against the government in health care. In the last decade, the annual fines imposed on pharmaceutical companies alone have increased 813 percent and approached a total of $25 billion in health care fraud recoveries, with more promised for 2012.  A deeper examination of these numbers suggests that that there are significant problems with current enforcement of anti-fraud statutes LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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The Trial Lawyers' New Merger Tax: Corporate Mergers and the Mega Million-Dollar Litigation Toll on Our Economy

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has released this paper, which analyzes the remarkable litigation explosion surrounding mergers and acquisitions.  LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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Legal Limbo: Seeking Clarity in How and When the Department of Justice Declines to Prosecute

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform released this paper, which addresses the need for change and improvement in the process by which the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “the Department”) notifies subjects of its investigations that matters have been closed with no prosecution and in how the Department documents publicly the generic reasons behind these decisions. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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Stopping the Sale on Lawsuits: A Proposal to Regulate Third-Party Investments in Litigation

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has released this proposal to establish a robust oversight regime to govern Third Party Litigation Financing at the federal level. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Oct 24, 2012
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101 Ways To Improve State Legal Systems

This user's guide to promoting fair and effective civil justice provides policymakers with a compilation of some of the many avenues available to fostering a sound legal system that promotes states’ economies. The reforms are organized into five areas. The first section highlights five reforms that have gained momentum and should be of particular interest to state legislators. The report then considers fair and effective measures that would improve the litigation process, improve product liability law, promote rational liability rules, and rein in excessive damage awards. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Sep 13, 2012
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The Liability Climate in the States: Costs, Reforms and the Potential Impact on Jobs with Special Remarks by Governor Robert F. McDonnell

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This panel at the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011 examined the legal climate in the states, reforms and the impact on employment and business activity.  It featured special remarks by Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell.

Source: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 26, 2011
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Texas State Organizations

Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Texans for Lawsuit Reform is a volunteer-led organization working to restore fairness and balance to the civil justice system through political action; legal, academic, and market research; and grassroots initiatives.

Texas Association of Business
Representing companies from the largest multi-national corporations to small businesses in nearly every community of the state, Texas Association of Business works to improve the Texas business climate and to help make the state's economy the strongest in the world. For more than 75 years, TAB has been on the front lines of the legislative, regulatory, and judicial battlefields, fighting for every issue that impacts business to ensure that employers' opinions are being heard.

Texas Civil Justice League
Established in 1986, the Texas Civil Justice League is the state’s first legal reform coalition. State business leaders and former lawmakers founded the Texas Civil Justice League to enact recommendations by the 1987 Joint Committee on Liability Insurance and Tort Law Procedure.

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