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Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, was formerly best known as the man who took advantage of the tort laws to set himself up financially for the rest of his life. It began when he got hit by a limb that snapped off a large oak tree. He successfully sued the homeowner and the tree doctor who had cared for the tree. A 2013 report in the Dallas Morning News says that a settlement of the lawsuit had, as of that date, paid him $6 million and continued to provide him with a six-figure annual income that he will receive for the rest of his life. Having secured his own financial future, Abbott now advocates for tort reform so other Texans cannot obtain such exaggerated benefits from injuries they suffer.
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When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. – Aristophanes, Knights, 424 b.c. Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, was formerly best known...
Please read the guest op-ed by past President David Fallk about how facts played a critical role in the founding of our nation. This was published in The Sunday Times-Tribune on Independence Day.
Past President David Fallk explores the rule of law for Law Week in this guest op-ed published in the Scranton Times-Tribune.
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The rule of law, the subject of this year’s Law Week, is a foundational tenet of an orderly and just society. The ancients had the Code of Hammurabi and the