Texans for Lawsuit Reform will honor State Sen. Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) with its Civil Justice Award tomorrow morning during a special breakfast at The Falcon Club in Katy.
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Hegar is being honored for his work in supporting tort reform in Texas.
According to information provided by Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the organization’s mission is to “restore litigation to its traditional and appropriate role in our society.”
“A lawsuit should not be used to win lottery-type riches for a lawyer and his client,” the organization said.
Katy native Hegar is the youngest member of the Texas Senate. He was recently appointed to chair the powerful Sunset Advisory Commission. The appointment marked the first time a freshman member of the state senate was appointed to such a prestigious post.
Hegar’s district includes much of the Katy area, the western portion of the Fort Bend County and extends as far west as San Marcos and along the Texas Gulf Coast from Matagorda County to the eastern edge of Corpus Christi.
Following the Katy breakfast, a second ceremony will be held at noon in Victoria.
November 17th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
First off I don’t see any harm in wishing the senator a congratulations. Now as far as this entire thread goes, I can fully understand both sides of this and remember this, that few serve this country and think about how far off track we are from a true democracy and no one I know that served ever said they were doing it for some corporation. Usually they mentioned family, friends and neighbors first. Like I said, I can see both sides, but don’t like what is going on in my local, state and national politics anymore than you all do. Government by and for the people should not be by and for the lobbyist for hire. Now that being said, I can still see both sides.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Now that was an intelligent response. Should I come back with ‘blah’?
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November 17th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
blah blah blah
November 17th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I like the first post, ‘Bob the builder award’. Good one!
November 17th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Why didn’t you congratulate him in your first post? I find it very interesting that the PAC that contributes to him also gave him the award. Is that supposed to be a surprise to anyone? Aren’t photo-ops nice. His chief of staff must work on these night and day to keep feeding them to the local media outlets. I bet we can find other contributing PACs and industries doing the same thing. Nothing like keeping it all in the corporate family, so to speak. Too bad this is the norm rather than the exception. I must say that Dan Patrick got the small business award, which in my opinion is a far greater honor given medium to small business creates most of the jobs in our economy. Nothing that anti-trust couldn’t solve with those large elite industry types that like to control our elected officials.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Congratulations to Sen. Hegar on his award!
November 17th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
The PAC $ probably made him add that part, uh-huh.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
“Under Hegar’s legislation, if disputes are not resolved within 105 days, homeowners will have the ability to go straight to court. Hegar said streamlined processes have worked very effectively for people in other areas of the law, giving individuals the opportunity to receive relief without having to exercise their last resort of hiring an attorney and going through the time consuming and expensive process of a lawsuit.”
November 17th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
You mean 100% of homeowners weren’t satisfied with their home?? NO WAYYY
November 17th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Well almost.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
What are you on about now. If the TRCC became corrupted, according to reports it was stacked with builder friendly people (that was even included in the save the TRCC bill that Hegar wrote in March) then why would anyone, except industry insiders, want to see it saved? I guess until you need protection it’s one of those things you can sit back and laugh about?
‘Couple’s Dream Home A 10-Year Legal Nightmare
Builder fights claim of faulty house in court to which he’s donated
By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – In the beginning, Bob and Jane Cull thought if they just wrote homebuilder Bob Perry a letter about all the defects in their new Mansfield house, everything could be resolved.
[Click image for a larger version] ERICH SCHLEGEL/DMN
ERICH SCHLEGEL/DMN
A key issue in the case is whether Bob and Jane Cull of Mansfield waived their right to arbitration when they sued Perry Homes in 2000, claiming the home has fundamental flaws.
That was 10 years ago.
A tortuous legal battle has carried the retirement-age couple through the courts, to arbitration and now through the courts again – all the way to the Texas Supreme Court. The Culls have won every round, but their home has not been fixed, legal costs have soared and the couple has postponed retirement plans.’
Guess what, they were republicans until this happened to them and they learned that the TX Sup. Ct. were accepting hundreds of thousands from Perry and his PACs. They also later reversed the lower court rulings on this and in favor of Perry Homes. On top of that the US Sup. Ct later ruled that judges should recuse themselves in situations like these.
Nope tort reform needs to be for everyone and not just a slogan for a few leading the herd.
>I guess as long as it doesn’t happen to you, right?
November 17th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I asked you if you thought there was a perceived conflict of interest. Now you’ve said no that there isn’t. I simply disagree with you. I don’t thin there is any evidence to support your claim like there is to support the inverse, which would be the complete end of the TRCC as it now exists and NO I don’t think anyone taking money from the industry PACs or company owners should be the chairman of a commission that over-sees that process, especially when they tried to get a bill passed just last March to save the industry protecting TRCC.
But at least you answered the question. LOL
November 17th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
“The commission consists of five state senators and a public member selected by the lieutenant governor, as well as five state representatives and one public member selected by the Speaker of the Texas House.”
November 17th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
“Under Hegar’s legislation, if disputes are not resolved within 105 days, homeowners will have the ability to go straight to court. Hegar said streamlined processes have worked very effectively for people in other areas of the law, giving individuals the opportunity to receive relief without having to exercise their last resort of hiring an attorney and going through the time consuming and expensive process of a lawsuit.”
November 17th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I suppose he shouldn’t take any PAC $ from anyone associated with any of those, right?
November 17th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Why don’t you print the entire list for us to see.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Don’t tell me you are going to start your usual crawfishing now. That would be pretty typical.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Why did you leave out the re-review of the TRCC in that list?
November 17th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
You’re lie that donations has somehow influenced his decisions? Are you not claiming that anymore?
November 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I asked a question. What lies? Yes another question.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
“The current review schedule involves 29 agencies, including the Public Utility Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Division of Workers’ Compensation. In addition, the commission will conduct re-reviews of the Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Youth Commission.”
November 17th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Quit wasting my time with your baseless lies.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Still refusing to answer. So you don’t think it is a conflict of interest having an industry insider and benefactor of this PAC lead a committee that is supposed to protect the taxpayers of this state?
November 17th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I’m sure they are heartbroken you aren’t supporting them. They probably cry themselves to sleep every night over it.
Who cares?!
November 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Once upon a time I supported the ‘tort reform’ and even signed a petition to do so. I no longer support its current incarnation as an industry and elite corporate protection movement. Until it provides the same constitutional protections for us citizens, I will not support it, nor be lead by sloganeering.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Here is more.
‘In 1774, John Adams said,
“Representative government and trial by Jury are the heart and lungs of liberty. Without them we have no other fortification against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle and fed and clothed like swine.
Mr. Adams must have had a premonition of the arbitration atrocity to come.’
This was from a related article.
‘The TRCC bought by Bob Perry of Perry homes with “donations,” and his lawyer sits on the commission.’
So you still think it is ok for a rep. to take contributions from the industries PACs and then chair a commission that was responsible for TRCC review? Give me a break. There is far too much hired sheeple leading going on already on both sides of the aisle.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
The primary funders for this PAC were Perry and other builders. Here is a case and point. Did you know they are calling it tort deform now because it left the little people (us) out of the protections.
‘Couple’s Dream Home A 10-Year Legal Nightmare
Builder fights claim of faulty house in court to which he’s donated
By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – In the beginning, Bob and Jane Cull thought if they just wrote homebuilder Bob Perry a letter about all the defects in their new Mansfield house, everything could be resolved.
[Click image for a larger version] ERICH SCHLEGEL/DMN
ERICH SCHLEGEL/DMN
A key issue in the case is whether Bob and Jane Cull of Mansfield waived their right to arbitration when they sued Perry Homes in 2000, claiming the home has fundamental flaws.
That was 10 years ago.
A tortuous legal battle has carried the retirement-age couple through the courts, to arbitration and now through the courts again – all the way to the Texas Supreme Court. The Culls have won every round, but their home has not been fixed, legal costs have soared and the couple has postponed retirement plans.’
Guess what, they were republicans until this happened to them and they learned that the TX Sup. Ct. were accepting hundreds of thousands from Perry and his PACs. They also later reversed the lower court rulings on this and in favor of Perry Homes. On top of that the US Sup. Ct later ruled that judges should recuse themselves in situations like these.
Nope tort reform needs to be for everyone and not just a slogan for a few leading the herd.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
“About TLR
We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents from all across Texas. We are small business owners, homemakers, and community volunteers. We are lawyers who want our profession back, and plant managers who want our companies to expand facilities to create jobs for Texans. We are consumers who want to eliminate the wasteful “tort tax” from the products and services produced in Texas. We are ranchers and teachers who have anguished over needless lawsuits. We are doctors and nurses who have seen our colleagues abandon their chosen professions because of the emotional and financial toll imposed by legal assaults. We are the citizens of Texas who want a better future for ourselves and our children. We’re the faces of Texas…more than 16,000 individual supporters in 857 towns and cities, representing 1,266 different trades, businesses and professions.”
Wait, I thought they were all home builders??
November 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Hmmm, apparently their group has members of all walks of life and professions supporting them despite what the rumor mongers
allege.
http://www.tortreform.com/node/424
November 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Don’t click on it. Simple solution.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I wouldn’t worship people who use name calling rather than factual discussion as a guide MoCity. Further I find it interesting that the new chairman of the sunset commission, which sunsetted the TRCC (builders protection racket committee) last year would end up with a state senator in charge whose primary financial support is from this industry that is now giving him an award from one of their PACs. Doesn’t make me feel very secure to know that he is in charge of a commission that is supposed to protect citizens and not their industry.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Isn’t that the builder’s Bob Perry (Perry Homes) PAC? Shouldn’t they call it the Bob the builder award?