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Texas Republican Party Fears Texas Trial Lawyer Sharks
Category: In Your Face
You would think that Texas Republicans would be macho hombres who would fear neither man nor beast nor fish. I mean, President Bush certainly walks the walk and talks the talk. Isn't "Bring 'em on!" the Texas State motto?
Well, all may not be as it seems. An article posted on Law.com describes some pretty whiney Republican wimps who fear that the trial lawyer sharks are about to eat them alive. I guess even manly men trying to do their Tort Reform thing can panic when they see shark fins circling.
Report: Trial Lawyers Are Sharks Biting at Tort ReformA conservative group contends in a new report that Texas trial lawyers are sharks and that the state Republican Party is their prey.
Texans for Texas, a nonprofit organization, warns in the "shark watch" alert, e-mailed to grassroots conservatives on Jan. 16, that trial lawyers have infiltrated the Republican Party to thwart tort reforms.
In the 19-page report, illustrated throughout with pictures of sharks and brightly colored graphics, the group contends that personal-injury lawyers, including Fred Baron, John Eddie Williams and W. Mark Lanier, have quietly poured money into Republican campaigns and organizations in an attempt to drive a wedge through the Republican Party on civil justice issues.
"They [trial lawyers] covertly recruit and fund candidates for GOP primaries," the group contends in its report.
"We're just wanting conservatives to understand who's writing checks to what candidates," says Janelle Shepard, executive director of Texans for Texas and former Parker County Republican Party chairwoman.
Williams, a partner in Houston's Williams Bailey, says he has supported Republicans, Democrats and independents.
"I support people who support a system that allows trials by jury, as allowed in the Constitution, and holding wrongdoers accountable," Williams says.
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