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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...