Forum: South Texas commercial vehicle operators, owners under attack
Caller Times, April 16, 2021 By D’Anne Buquet This opinion reflects the recent trend in aggressive and excessive tactics used to take advantage of Corpus Christi employers. I write on behalf of several small businesses who declined to go public on the issue, knowing that some personal injury lawyers will retaliate against anyone who questions […]
“It’s Getting to the Point Where People Don’t Want to Insure Small Business in Texas Anymore”—Watch the Latest Video from the Keep Texas Trucking Coalition
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION—March 25, 2021 Contact: Lucy Nashed lucy@tortreform.com Kim Leggett kimberly@texastrucking.com “It’s Getting to the Point Where People Don’t Want to Insure Small Business in Texas Anymore”—Watch the Latest Video from the Keep Texas Trucking Coalition Legislation to address abusive commercial vehicle lawsuits awaiting House vote AUSTIN—The Keep Texas Trucking Coalition (KTTC) has released […]
Keep Texas Trucking Along By Protecting Against Excessive Lawsuits
Institute for Legal Reform, March 17, 2021 By U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform A pair of bills making their way through the Texas Legislature will bring much-needed and sensible reforms to a litigation system run amuck. House Bill 19 and its companion in the Senate aim to rein in excessive lawsuits that deliver big paydays for lawyers while […]
Texas Bills Seek to Address Nuclear Verdicts in Trucking
Heavy Duty Trucking, March 15, 2021 By Heavy Duty Trucking Staff Texas legislators are trying to pass new laws that they say would protect the trucking industry from “abusive commercial vehicle lawsuits,” but personal-injury lawyers are fighting it. House Bill 19 by Plano Republican Jeff Leach and related bills on file in the House and Senate […]
Keep Texas Trucking: How Lawsuit Abuse Hurts You and the Economy
The Latino Business Report, March 3, 2021 Episode 11- Abusive commercial vehicle lawsuits have put a target on the backs of Texas small businesses, even if they have not been involved in an accident. According to the Texas Office of Court Administration, motor vehicle litigation has increased 118 percent in Texas since 2008, while other […]
Statement by the Keep Texas Trucking Coalition on SB 17, SB 207, HB 19 and HB 1617
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION—March 1, 2021 Contact: Lucy Nashedlucy@tortreform.com Kim Leggettkimberly@texastrucking.com Statement by the Keep Texas Trucking Coalition on SB 17, SB 207, HB 19 and HB 1617 AUSTIN—The Keep Texas Trucking Coalition (KTTC) today released the following statement regarding Senate Bills 17 and 207 and House Bills 19 and 1617, which address […]
Just doing my job’ – Houston driver braves icy roads to deliver vital medicine to San Antonio toddler
San Antonio Express News, February 20, 2021 By Vincent T. Davis His wife worried for his safety. A co-worker said he was crazy to do it. But Pablo Pedraza was undeterred. A toddler needed her medicine, never mind the bad weather and ice-slicked highways. On Wednesday, the professional driver embarked on a route different from […]
Stop abusive lawsuits plaguing owners, operators of commercial trucks and cars
By Bobby Jenkins Special to the Tyler Morning Telegraph Groceries to your doorstep. Packages safely delivered. Toilet paper, face masks, holiday gifts, and now, vaccines are all seamlessly transported across the state and around the country. During the pandemic, we have all become keenly aware of the importance of delivery and service vehicles to our […]
Plaintiff Attorneys Often Use ‘Reptile Theory’ to Win Nuclear Trucking Jury Verdicts, Experts Say
ttnews.com Eric Miller | Senior Reporter In 2009, two prominent trial attorneys introduced a litigation tactic known as the “reptile theory,” a strategy that aims to stoke fear and anger in the minds of jurors and, ultimately, compel them to hand down massive verdicts in civil lawsuits. In trucking accident lawsuits, it’s a method plaintiff […]
Jenkins: Time to Stop Abusive Lawsuits Plaguing Owners, Operators of Commercial Trucks and Cars
By Bobby Jenkins -February 9, 2021 Groceries to your doorstep. Packages safely delivered. Toilet paper, face masks, holiday gifts, and now, vaccines are all seamlessly transported across the state and around the country. During the pandemic, we have all become keenly aware of the importance of delivery and service vehicles to our daily lives. And, so have […]
