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Tort Reform: Lawyers Resist Bill to Limit Nuclear Verdicts

The Texas Senate has passed SB30 and now the bill goes to the House for consideration. The bill would cap recoverable medical expenses at 300 percent of Medicare rates in many cases, and implement stricter standards for pain and suffering damages. Opposition to the bill is strong among trial lawyers and legal firms who argue […]

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Funding Shortfalls Adversely Affect Key Judiciary Programs

A shortfall in this year’s congressional appropriations is significantly impacting the Judiciary’s ability to ensure security at courthouses at a time of rising threats to federal judges and impairing efforts to provide critical legal defense services to people who can’t afford to hire lawyers. Click Here To Read The Full Article

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