shutterstock.com Does anyone in Texas think that conniving plaintiffs and attorneys should be allowed to cash in on fraudulent claims, aside from said plaintiffs and attorneys? Reasonable, documented claims for actual injuries or losses suffered and remediated by reputable parties, sure. Nobody’s got a problem with that. But poorly substantiated claims and unusually high demands for compensation, no. Those cannot be tolerated. Such practices have long been prohibited in Texas, but clever and unscrupulous persons discovered a loophole and have been exploiting it to the detriment of targeted defendants and society at large. Nearly 20 years ago, the Texas Legislature added the “paid or incurred” statute to the state’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code, thenceforth requiring plaintiffs to document the expenses actually paid, or to be paid, for treatment received in response to injuries allegedly caused by the defendant.