The popular watchdog, the 'texans for public justice' (TPJ), has been instrumental in mobilizing the numerous think tanks in Texas to effect a significant change in the judiciary and the functioning of the government in Texas.
The tort law, which was introduced with good intentions, came to be widely misused in Texas. The loopholes in this law allowed some plaintiffs to harass their opponents to any extent. The tort law system was used by some lawyers to impose punitive damages to the extent of billions of dollars, which were beyond the means of the people and some businesses to pay up.
The tort law allowed lawsuits of the strangest type to be filed in courts in the U.S. The lawsuit filed against McDonald's by some overweight people accusing McDonald's for making them overweight is a glaring example. It resembled as if McDonald's has forced these people to eat its fast food products and thus had made them overweight.
American businesses live under the Damocles sword of such strange vexatious lawsuits, which has resulted in the sad demise of many flourishing businesses in several parts of the country. The punitive damages awarded in some cases were simply ridiculous in that several billions of dollars in damages were imposed on companies whose net worth didn't even cross a few millions.
The one known watchdog called 'texans for public justice', rightly challenged the mess created by the tort tax system in Texas. Through mobilizing the numerous voluntary organizations and other agencies in Texas, the TPJ could bring about a welcome change in the situation in Texas. The novel efforts of the TPJ, which ensured a fair deal to all concerned has been replicated in almost all the U.S states. :candle:
The tort law, which was introduced with good intentions, came to be widely misused in Texas. The loopholes in this law allowed some plaintiffs to harass their opponents to any extent. The tort law system was used by some lawyers to impose punitive damages to the extent of billions of dollars, which were beyond the means of the people and some businesses to pay up.
The tort law allowed lawsuits of the strangest type to be filed in courts in the U.S. The lawsuit filed against McDonald's by some overweight people accusing McDonald's for making them overweight is a glaring example. It resembled as if McDonald's has forced these people to eat its fast food products and thus had made them overweight.
American businesses live under the Damocles sword of such strange vexatious lawsuits, which has resulted in the sad demise of many flourishing businesses in several parts of the country. The punitive damages awarded in some cases were simply ridiculous in that several billions of dollars in damages were imposed on companies whose net worth didn't even cross a few millions.
The one known watchdog called 'texans for public justice', rightly challenged the mess created by the tort tax system in Texas. Through mobilizing the numerous voluntary organizations and other agencies in Texas, the TPJ could bring about a welcome change in the situation in Texas. The novel efforts of the TPJ, which ensured a fair deal to all concerned has been replicated in almost all the U.S states. :candle:
