The plaintiff’s bar had reason to crow after Tuesday’s Texas primaries: it knocked off several incumbent Democratic lawmakers who had backed tort reform or cooperated with GOP leadership on other issues. (“Tort reform, redistricting created challenges for incumbents”, AP/News 8 Austin, Mar. 10)(see Feb. 3). Tort lawyers poured more than $100,000 into the campaign of Alma Allen, who upset State Rep. Ron Wilson for the Democratic nomination in Houston’s District 131, and similar amounts into Abel Herrero’s successful challenge to incumbent state Rep. Jaime Capelo in Corpus Christi. (Lori Rodriguez, “Wilson challenge points up Democrats’ divisions”, Houston Chronicle, Mar. 6; Tim Eaton, “Politics draws doctors, lawyers”, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Mar. 3). Their most important vehicle was a PAC called “Texans for Insurance Reform”. Texas political observer David Guenthner writes to National Review Online (Mar. 10) that the trial lawyers have “consolidated their control” over the state Democratic party and “sent a message that minority Democrats who don?t toe their line can kiss their careers goodbye.”
Trial lawyers flex muscle in Tex. races
The plaintiff’s bar had reason to crow after Tuesday’s Texas primaries: it knocked off several incumbent Democratic lawmakers who had backed tort reform or cooperated with GOP leadership on other issues. (“Tort reform, redistricting created challenges for incumbents”, AP/News 8 Austin, Mar. 10)(see Feb. 3). Tort lawyers poured more than $100,000 into the campaign of […]
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