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Texas “Loser Pays” Lawsuit Reform Signed Into Law

July 14, 2011

We previously reported on our blog about Texas’ aim to follow the English Rule that requires the loser of a civil suit to compensate the winner for his or her attorney’s fees. At the end of May, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the Texas “Loser Pays” bill into law, after both Texas Houses adopted the…

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Texas Goes English – The Question is whether the Loser-Pays Rule is going to be One- or Two-Way

March 14, 2011

In contrast to the United States nearly every Western democracy follows the “English Rule” which requires the loser of a civil suit to compensate the winner for his or her attorney’s fees. In his February State of the State address, Texas Governor Rick Perry held out the prospect of such a loser-pays rule. Where he…

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