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May 11, 2011
Title: TORT Reform: Legitimate Crisis or Big Business Bullying?
Topic: Loser Pays Will Harm Texas Families and Small Businesses
Discussed by Steve Harrison
with Harrison-Davis-Steakley-Morrison, P.C. (www.thetriallawyers.com)
Segment 1 of 2
Straight from the horse’s mouth: judicial observations of jury behavior and
the need for tort reform. Mr. Harrison joins us from Waco discussing a Baylor
Law Review Study that surveyed Texas district court judges. Out of 389 Texas District Court Judges, 303 completed surveys with an
impressive response rate of 78%. Some of the survey results:
--83% observed not a single instance of a “runaway jury verdict”
--44% had not personally observed a single frivolous lawsuit in their courtroom
during the prior four years
--86% of the responding judges believed that there was no need for further
legislation addressing frivolous lawsuits
The Judges throughout Texas are NOT pushing for more Tort Reform Legislation. So
who is? Big Business and Big Insurance Companies and their lawyers are the
ones pushing for a shield against being held accountable and responsible for
their actions.
We are urging everyone to contact their Texas State Senator and urge them to
vote NO on the “Loser Pays” Bill. Call the switchboard at the Texas Capital @
512.463.4630 and urge all your friends to call also.
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Loser Pays Will Harm Texas Families and Small Businesses
Discussed by Steve Harrison
with Harrison-Davis-Steakley-Morrison, P.C. (www.thetriallawyers.com)
Steve Harrison
continues discussing a Baylor Law Review Study that surveyed the Texas District
Court Judges. Is tort reform motivated by a legitimate tort
crisis, by false perceptions or worse – by a business and insurance lobby that
is both powerful and cunning in its use of innuendo and misinformation?
The trial judge is in a position to see the same evidence as the jury
and yet be completely non-partisan and has the benefit of seeing the jury
system at work. The Baylor survey results confirm that most Texas trial judges
do not see significant numbers of frivolous filings and they do not see the need
for further legislation addressing frivolous lawsuits.
We are urging everyone to contact their Texas State Senator and urge them to
vote NO on the “Loser Pays” Bill. Call the switchboard at the
Texas Capital @ 512.463.4630 and urge all your friends to call also.
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