Texas Tort Reform - Highlights of the Texas Omnibus Civil Justice Reform Act

Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law major tort-reform legislation, which he described as "The most sweeping comprehensive lawsuit-reform in the nation." By passing this legislation, the insurance-and-business lobby won the first round in what has been - and continues to be - a highly publicized, protracted fight against plaintiffs' attorneys and consumer groups over the new tort-reform law.