KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi
May 29, 2010
Corpus Chrisit Attorney indicted for barratry
CALACTX at May 29th 2010 8:37 AM
Efforts to bolster laws against illegal lawsuit solicitation were quietly defeated during the 2009 legislative session. Initially, House Bill 148 would have allowed clients to collect triple damages from lawyers who engage in illegal case solicitation. The proposal would have penalized lawyers who use ?runners? to covertly solicit cases or to otherwise exploit the vulnerability of hospitalized accident victims and their families. Unfortunately, these provisions were stripped from the bill.On Wednesday, May 26th, the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee held an interim hearing on barratry. Both the trial lawyers and reform groups agree that the laws will be revisited this session in order to impose heavy penalties for those committing this illegal practice. For more information please visit www.calactx.com.
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