By a 51 to 49 percent margin, Texas voters have approved Proposition 12, thus restoring to the legislature the power to set limits on damages in civil lawsuits, which a 1988 Texas Supreme Court opinion had arrogated to the courts alone. See our earlier coverage at Sept. 4, Sept. 6). Proponents of the measure were modestly outspent ($6 million vs. $7 million) by trial lawyers who opposed it. “Lawyers [also] enlisted a wide range of consumer, anti-crime, senior citizen and environmental groups to tap into their membership bases” — to no avail. (Janet Elliott, “Texans pass Prop. 12 in statewide election”, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 14).
Texans narrowly pass Prop. 12
By a 51 to 49 percent margin, Texas voters have approved Proposition 12, thus restoring to the legislature the power to set limits on damages in civil lawsuits, which a 1988 Texas Supreme Court opinion had arrogated to the courts alone. See our earlier coverage at Sept. 4, Sept. 6). Proponents of the measure were […]
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Texans do the right thing
Texans narrowly pass Prop. 12. If you are not familiar with Prop 12, read RangelMD – Regarding proposition 12; Trial