Texas governor back on offensive regarding lawsuit reform

 

Published: December 21, 2010

The first time that Texas Gov. Rick Perry pushed through a serious tort reform initiative, an Oklahoma legislator exploited the reforms for his own law firm’s benefit. The Wall Street Journal took immediate notice.

Perry’s 2003 tort reform package led former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Stratton Taylor to troll for clients in Texas, inviting them to move lawsuits to the litigation-friendly Sooner Sta...


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