Limiting medical and health care expense recovery in a civil action to the amount actually paid or incurred, by or on behalf of the claimant, was one of the significant civil justice reforms passed in 2003. Prior to 2003, plaintiffs were allowed to recover the full billed amount, including the “phantom” charges that were never paid because the bills were reduced—a common practice in medical care.
Criminal Justice
Texas sets the standard in the fight against human trafficking
Originally published in the Dallas Morning News. New legislation stiffens penalties and provides for victims. A recent police effort underscored a disturbing but resolvable truth: Human trafficking doesn’t just happen in faraway places — it happens in our own backyard, and, too often, it targets our children. Through a coordinated effort by the U.S. Marshals...
October 30, 2025