Personal Injury Law

Former Tort Reform Advocate Realizes the Harm from Damage Caps
A former tort reform advocate recently discovered the degree of harm tort reform measures can cause on wronged patients. The advocate, a medical oncologist and an original force behind his state?s tort reform movement, admitted that tort reform has had the unintended consequence of juries denying admittedly wronged patients any recovery...

And in case you thought "tort reform" was slowing down . . .
The "American Tort Reform Association" (sorry, I just have to put anything that includes the phrase "tort reform" in quotation marks) has published its list of 2011 State Tort Reform Enactments (as of June 17, 2011) here...

Bad Faith As The Key To Tort Reform
We had an okay class discussion about tort reform recently in Torts. (At this point in the semester I think we’re all too exhausted for a heated or animated debate on the topic...

PolitiFact Calls Governor Perry's Tort Reform Claims False
The Hill "Healthwatch" blog reported, "The website PolitiFact.com on Friday threw some cold water on Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) claims about tort reform in his state -- claims tort-reform supporters often tout as a model for other states...

Tort reform in the 2012 presidential race
Rick Perry's first advertisement mentions two separate tort reform measures in Texas.

Avraham on the Effect of Tort Reform on Intellectual Property Litigation
Ronen Avraham (University of Texas at Austin - School of Law) has posted From PI to IP: Yet Another Unexpected Effect of Tort Reform on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Medical Malpractice reform limits a victim?s ability to recover for...

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Ford F-150 Recall
alleging a hose in the F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks could affect braking power.

Hope Food Supply
ordered to shut down by FDA and recall seafood products

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action