Senate Bill 491 and House Bill 1492 introduce some much-needed transparency into asbestos litigation. They ensure that the outcome of the litigation matches its purpose: to make injured Texas whole, not secure a financial boon at a defendant or forthcoming claimant’s expense.
The Lone Star State Model for Helping Injured Workers
Many states have attempted in recent years to fix the glaring flaws of their workers’ compensation systems. Texas implemented perhaps the most successful of these reforms; its success relative to the rest of the country can largely be ascribed to the fact that it is the only state with a thriving private sector work-injury benefit option to state-mandated workers’ compensation programs.