Full story in the Dallas Morning News By Ryan Patrick Texans expect common sense — especially when it comes to the cost of living. Yet when it comes to insurance, common sense disappeared. Premiums are climbing across the state, and the legal system that once helped keep costs under control is beginning to fail. For years, Texas was the gold…

Full story in Legal Newsline By John O’Brien ALBANY, N.Y. – Staged car accidents are driving the highest auto-insurance rates in the country, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a State of the State address that promises a variety of actions to fix that. Part of the plan would be to limit the damages…

Full story in Legal Newsline By Chris Dickerson WASHINGTON – A new documentary aims to shine a light on what happens when American citizens are victimized by the personal injury lawsuit system. … PACT Executive Director Lauren Zelt says the documentary is important because the three people highlighted are important. “No one should have to…

Full story in The Black Chronicle By Staff Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that critics said would have increased insurance costs for New Yorkers while lining the pockets of trial lawyers. Hochul rejected bills that, among other things, would have forced out-of-state companies into New York courts and allowed wrongful-death plaintiffs more time to…

Full story in the Los Angeles Times By Rebecca Ellis Sereen Banna said the partners of Downtown LA Law Group called her “Erin Brockovich” for her work helping hundreds sue over noxious fumes spewing out of a landfill in northern Los Angeles County. … But in early 2024, Banna said, she discovered a troubling trend…

Full piece in California Playbook A [501(c)(4)] pushing to reform tort law in California will today unveil a new TV ad targeting personal-injury attorneys. The spot comes as rival ballot initiatives sponsored by Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California are proposed for the November 2026 ballot. “Californians pay for ambulance lawyer schemes,” the ad states.…

Full story in Florida Today By Anne Geggis The state’s insurer of last resort is proposing its first rate decrease in 10 years — big enough that its customers in some of the most historically storm-battered parts of the state will see average premium costs drop by hundreds of dollars. Statewide, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is recommending an average 2.6% rate…

Full story in Legal Newsline By John O’Brien Car-crash victims can expect a call from lawyers who will send them to their firm’s preferred doctors, results of a recent survey show. Protecting American Consumers Together in November asked 400 adults who hired a personal injury lawyer after a car crash about their experience, finding that 92% were…

Full piece in the Times Union By Lauren Zelt Two sisters on Long Island thought they were serving Blizzards. Instead, they got buried in one. Patty DeMint and Michelle Robey poured their savings into building a Dairy Queen franchise in Medford, Suffolk County. Then a 90-year-old law they’d never heard of turned their American dream…

By Sullivan Beach Full story in WTOV WHEELING, W.Va. — A legal reform roundtable took place at Generations Restaurant in Wheeling on Tuesday, organized by the West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. The event brought together local legislators, community leaders, healthcare providers, and others to discuss the impact of lawsuit abuse on the state. Participants expressed…