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The ILR Research Review
The second issue of the ILR Research Review offers valuable insights from our preeminent experts and specialists on key topics addressed in the latest of ILR's research reports....Read More
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Lawsuit Ecosystem II: New Trends, Targets and Players
This report, authored by a distinguished group of practitioners, explores the evolving lawsuit "ecosystem." It considers how plaintiffs' lawyers generate litigation and significant developments that will spur more lawsuits or rein in excessive liability....Read More
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Laboratories of Tort Law: A Three-Year Review of Key State Supreme Court Decisions
This report highlights significant tort law decisions over the past three years that are examples of particularly sound or unsound rulings. Each analysis examines the tort law principles involved, whether the court followed or deviated from these principles, and the court's reasoning in reaching its decision....Read More
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10 Years After the Class Action
Fairness Act. What Now?
Although the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was an important step toward leveling the class action playing field for American businesses, class action abuse is still present. What have we learned since CAFA was signed into law ten years ago?
Legal Reform and
The Framers
Get new insights on legal reform efforts by taking a close look at the Framer’s founding principles.
ILR Submits Letter to
FCC on Outdated TCPA
Did you know that from 2010 to 2014 TCPA litigation increased by 560%? Last week, ILR and dozens of other business organizations submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to modernize the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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Are you current on the 2015
pressing legal issues and trends?
Do you know what the most pressing legal issues and current legal reform trends are? If you missed ILR’s preeminent Legal Reform Summit, be sure to review the Summit recap video, speaker videos, and key research.
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State Lawsuit Climate Report
ILR’s Lawsuit Climate report explores how reasonable and balanced the states’ tort liability systems are perceived to be by U.S. business.
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In The News Today - March 5, 2015
Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Wednesday signed her first-ever bill in her short tenure as governor - a "controversial" bill (House Bill 2700) that redirects "unclaimed class action damage awards to the state's legal fund." (The Oregonian) Read More »
The Enforcement “Collidescope”: The New Litigation Paradigm
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform held our 15th Annual Legal Reform Summit: The Enforcement “Collidescope”: The New Litigation Paradigm on October 21, 2014. Our preeminent comprehensive legal reform symposium explored the increase in government overreach and serial enforcement, the outsourcing of public powers to private parties, and follow-on litigation. This year’s Summit featured a keynote address from The Honorable Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, and remarks by Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Each year, the Legal Reform Summit gathers business and industry leaders, government officials and the media to explore relevant legal issues and discuss the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national economy.