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Texas House Passes Bill That Would Help Curb Lawsuit Abuses
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The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.
House Bill 19, passed on April 30 by a vote of 81-49, was forwarded to the Texas Senate. The legislation has earned widespread support from the trucking industry and small businesses across the state, American Trucking Associations said in a statement.
“With this significant vote, Texas joins a growing number of states committed to stopping rampant lawsuit abuse by enacting measured, targeted and prudent reforms that restore balance and fairness to the civil justice system,” said ATA President Chris Spear. “For years the plaintiffs’ bar has been perverting the civil justice system into a profit center to line their own pockets, leeching off a critical link in the supply chain and the livelihoods of honest and hardworking truckers in their pursuit o