Health
October 13, 2014
Does Wendy Davis’s Ad Cross the Line in Mentioning the Accident that Put Greg Abbott in a Wheelchair?
Davis's latest ad has caused a lot of controversy. Is she wrong in bringing up Abbott's accident?
Tort Reform
Politics & Policy
August 22, 2011
Trial lawyers vow big anti-Perry push
The story ran in Politico on Monday: America’s trial lawyers are getting ready to make the case against one of their biggest targets in years: Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Among litigators, there is no presidential candidate who inspires the same level of hatred — and fear — as Perry,
Letter From Corpus Christi
April 30, 2010
The Great Pretender
The strange case of Mauricio Celis, the Corpus Christi lawyer who was not a lawyer.
Politics & Policy
June 16, 2009
Another voice on meso
This discussion on mesothelioma was submitted by Austin attorney Lee Parsley. It may be read in conjunction with my earlier post, "Tort Reform: Two Perspectives," posted on June 14. Mesothelioma is a terrible disease. Everyone I know has great sympathy for those suffering from the disease and for their families.
Politics & Policy
June 14, 2009
Tort reform: two perspectives
The first is from the Wall Street Journal's Opinion page for Saturday, July 13. The second was sent to me, unsolicited, by a reader, Mary Silbert, a woman whose husband died of mesothelioma five years ago and who worked for the passage of the bill this session. I
Politics & Policy
November 1, 2005
Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!
What tort reform has done to Texans in need would be grounds for a lawsuit—if there still were any lawsuits.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1996
The Tort Tax
No high diving boards at public pools. No cameras in operating rooms. All this and more, thanks to lawyers.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1995
Four for Four
George W. Bush got elected governor by promising to focus on welfare, education, tort reform, and juvenile crime. After his first one hundred days, he’s batting a thousand.
Books
May 31, 1977
The Toughest Guys in Court
Anybody who thinks Jones, Jones & Baldwin is just a trio of small-time, small-town attorneys is headed for big-time trouble.