TLR Tuesdays

89th Lege Session Recap

Sine Die is here, and TLR is celebrating some major victories for Texas’s business environment. SB 29, corporate governance law, makes Texas the preferred destination for corporate reincorporation and relocation, and HB 40, a bill expanding the jurisdiction of the Texas Business Court, will make Texas even more enticing to businesses. While we celebrate these victories, TLR is greatly disappointed that critical civil justice reform bills, SB 30, SB 39, and SB 779 failed to pass this session. The costs of inaction on lawsuit reform are massive, and Texas lawmakers must make these issues a priority in the 90th Texas Legislative Session. TLR Tuesdays is hosted by Lee Parsley and Mary Tipps and features conversations about the Texas litigation environment and the reforms that are crucial to keeping Texas the best place in the nation to live and to work.

TLR Tuesdays Episode 12: The Attorney-Doctor Pipeline – How One Victim Got Ensnared

In this week’s episode, TLR President and General Counsel Lee Parsley and TLR Executive Director Mary Tipps welcome a Fort Worth resident to share her story. Lisa was involved in an accident and hired a lawyer to help her. Soon thereafter, she discovered a complex web of inflated medical bills from her attorney and the doctors they instructed her to see – including excessive charges for appointments she didn't attend and services she never received. Lisa is still fighting for the truth, fighting for her settlement and fighting to get back to good health. TLR Tuesdays is hosted by Lee Parsley and Mary Tipps and features conversations about the Texas litigation environment and the reforms that are crucial to keeping Texas the best place in the nation to live and to work.

TLR Tuesdays Episode 11: A Web of Exploitation – Injured Texan Shares How She Got Entangled in Unethical Attorney-Provider Arrangement

In this week’s episode, TLR President and General Counsel Lee Parsley and TLR Executive Director Mary Tipps welcome a San Antonio resident to share her first-hand story of the “shadow system” that exists between certain personal injury lawyers and certain medical providers – and the impact on victims. TLR Tuesdays is hosted by Lee Parsley and Mary Tipps and features conversations about the Texas litigation environment and the reforms that are crucial to keeping Texas the best place in the nation to live and to work.

TLR Tuesdays Episode 10: Fourth-Generation Texan & Business Owner JJ Isbell Shares First-Hand Stories of Lawsuit Abuse in Texas

In this week’s episode, TLR President and General Counsel Lee Parsley and TLR Executive Director Mary Tipps are joined by JJ Isbell, founder and president of Texas TransEastern, a privately held petroleum logistics firm based in Pasadena, Texas. Parsley, Tipps and Isbell talk about what it’s like to own a business in Texas’s unstable legal environment and how the reforms included in SB 30/HB 4806 will help provide relief. TLR Tuesdays is hosted by Lee Parsley and Mary Tipps and features conversations about the Texas litigation environment and the reforms that are crucial to keeping Texas the best place in the nation to live and to work.

TLR Tuesdays Episode 9 — What is a Public Nuisance?

In this week’s episode, TLR President and General Counsel Lee Parsley and TLR Executive Director Mary Tipps define "public nuisance" and explain how SB 779 by Sen. Mayes Middleton protects the Texas Legislature’s authority to set public policy, while preserving the public nuisance doctrine for use when appropriate. TLR Tuesdays is hosted by Lee Parsley and Mary Tipps and features conversations about the Texas litigation environment and the reforms that are crucial to keeping Texas the best place in the nation to live and to work. TLR - https://www.tortreform.com/