Thumbs on the Scale
The Texas Supreme Court has a long history of favoring corporations over families. Our latest report finds that consumers lost an average of 79% of the time during the last decade. Read More »
Junk Policies Defined
Lawmakers are hearing from their constituents who are fed up with junk insurance policies that have slashed coverage and skyrocketing deductibles. Read our letter to a lawmaker who wants answers. Read More »
The Real Impact of the Cap
Limiting patients' rights has a real effect on real Texans. Patricia Whitman shares her personal experience. Read More »
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Woe Is the Consumer Who Has to Go to the Texas Supreme Court
Mother Jones—January 26th, 2012
Report: Supreme Court Pro-Business Bias Hurts Consumers
Dallas Morning News—January 26th, 2012
Audio: Braddock & Winslow Talk SCOTX
Texas Watch—January 26th, 2012
Consumer Group: Supreme Court Favors Businesses
Anna Whitney, Texas Tribune—January 26th, 2012
Report: Decade-Long Review Shows Texas Supreme Court Is Activist, Ideological
Court Watch—January 26th, 2012
So, Just What Is a Junk Policy?
Texas Watch—January 25th, 2012
Still Waiting on Tort Reform Savings
Henderson Daily News—January 24th, 2012
USAA Awarding Hefty Bonuses Again
San Antonio Express-News—January 24th, 2012
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Audio: Braddock & Winslow Talk SCOTX
Texas Watch—Jan 26th, 2012
Our new report about the Texas Supreme Court’s pro-defendant record is already getting attention from the media. Check out the story from the Texas Tribune and take a listen to Texas Watch’s executive director Alex Winslow discuss the report’s findings with Scott Braddock on News 92fm this morning. Read More »
Report: Decade-Long Review Shows Texas Supreme Court Is Activist, Ideological
Texas Watch—Jan 26th, 2012
Court Watch reviewed the 624 cases involving consumers decided by the Court between 2000 and 2010. The report, “Thumbs on the Scale: A Retrospective of the Texas Supreme Court, 2000-2010,” finds that the state’s high court for civil matters “has marched in lock-step to consistently and overwhelmingly reward corporate defendants and the government at the expense of Texas families.” Read More »
