As many as 80,000 inactive cases could be dismissed from the dockets of asbestos and silica multidistrict litigation courts, if Gov. Rick Perry signs a bill that both chambers of the Texas Legislature passed unanimously.
House Bill 1325 was an initiative by Texans for Lawsuit Reform, says TLR outside counsel Lee Parsley. Legal organizations that often oppose each other supported HB 1325: the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the Texas Civil Justice League. No one testified against the bill before House or Senate committees.
