Thursday, June 24, 2010
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Local Attorney Fights Barratry
Say "NO" to personal injury attorneys' unethical behavior NOW by making a donation at www.bacala.net.
Here's why:
According to a news release by the Texas Attorney General's Office, a Corpus Christi attorney and case runner from the Garza Law Firm solicited their legal services at 1:00 a.m., uninvited at the home of a family who's relative had been killed in a car accident earlier that night. This is a perfect example of the on-going problem known as barratry.
According to a news release by the Texas Attorney General's Office, a Corpus Christi attorney and case runner from the Garza Law Firm solicited their legal services at 1:00 a.m., uninvited at the home of a family who's relative had been killed in a car accident earlier that night. This is a perfect example of the on-going problem known as barratry.
On Tuesday, May 25, a Jim Wells County grand jury indicted the defendants with one charge of barratry and one charge of solicitation of professional employment.
BACALA has made tremendous progress in lawsuit reform; unfortunately, many cases of barratry continue to go unnoticed.
Based on his testimony at Chairman Todd Hunter's Interim Hearing of the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee on Wednesday, May 26, well-known personal injury attorney Bill Edwards of the Edwards Law Firm strongly agrees that this type of activity is corrupting our society.
"I fought to make barratry a felony. Anyone involved in barratry will be held accountable," said Edwards.
Tune in to hear Edwards speak about the damaging effects of barratry on "Lago in the Morning" on 1360 KKTX at 7:30 a.m. this Thursday, June 10.
Barratry and solicitation of professional employment is a third-degree felony punishable by up to a $10,000 fine and two to 10 years in prison.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
"...the disaster will keep the lawyers busy and make many of them filthy rich from the filthy mess coating portions of the Gulf."
The Southeast Texas Record's story on the Texas plaintiff lawyers seeking damages after the oil spill in the gulf.
http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/227336-in-search-of-the-billion-dollar-disaster-bonanza
http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/227336-in-search-of-the-billion-dollar-disaster-bonanza
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Lawyers illegally using "runners" in Corpus Christi
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.
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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