Analysis of the Texas Asbestos/Silica Litigation Reform Bill

photo-1iTexas, the state where asbestos litigation began,³ and the state iwith the largest number of pending asbestos cases, is poised to imake major changes in the way its courts handle toxic tort ilitigation. In a move that may become a model for the nation,⁴ the iState of Texas is on the threshold of enacting sweeping reform ilegislation covering asbestos and silica litigation.⁵ Both houses of ithe Texas Legislature have approved Senate Bill 15 governing iAsbestos and Silica litigation in Texas. So widespread is the photo-2isupport for the Bill that it passed by a vote of 30-0 …