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The ILR Research Review
ILR is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural issue of the ILR Research Review, which offers valuable insights from our preeminent experts and specialists on key topics addressed in the latest of our innovative advocacy and economic papers....Read More
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Ripe for Reform: Improving the Australian Class Action Regime
Authored by Moira Saville and Peta Stevenson of King & Wood Mallesons, this paper explores the Australian federal class action regime model....Read More
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As Kiobel Turns One, Its Effect Remains Unclear
Authored by John Bellinger, III and Reeves Anderson of Arnold Porter LLP, this paper takes a look back at the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's April 27, 2013 Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum decision....Read More
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ILR's Legal Reform Summit
Save the Date - Oct 21, 2014
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform will hold our 15th Annual Legal Reform Summit: The Enforcement “Collidescope”: The New Litigation Paradigm on October 21, 2014. Our preeminent comprehensive legal reform symposium will explore the increase in government overreach and serial enforcement, the outsourcing of public powers to private parties, and follow-on litigation. This year’s Summit will feature 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.
U.S. Judge Strikes Sealing Order Over Garlock Asbestos Liability
U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr., in response to a motion filed by Legal Newsline "to keep the bankruptcy estimation trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies open to the public," ruled this week that "evidence of alleged fraud" on the part of asbestos attorneys should not have been sealed.
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Labor Board Won't Seek SCOTUS Review of Fifth Circuit Horton Decision
The National Labor Relations Board has announced that it won't seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the Fifth Circuit ruling in the D.R. Horton case, which rejected the NRLB's "controversial conclusion that mandatory arbitration agreements barring worker class actions violate federal labor law."
Patent Troll Video Released at FacesofLawsuitAbuse.org
A homebuilder who has become the target of a patent troll, and a gambler who is suing a Las Vegas casino after losing big while "blackout" drunk are the subjects of two new videos released at FacesofLawsuitAbuse.org.
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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Asbestos Appeals Focus on Madison County, IL's 'Forum Shopping' Reputation
Defendants in three separate Madison County, Ill. asbestos cases have appealed orders denying their forum non conveniens motions to dismiss. They have filed their appeals in the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth Judicial District. Read More »
The Enforcement “Collidescope”: The New Litigation Paradigm
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform will hold our 15th Annual Legal Reform Summit: The Enforcement “Collidescope”: The New Litigation Paradigm on October 21, 2014. Our preeminent comprehensive legal reform symposium will explore the increase in government overreach and serial enforcement, the outsourcing of public powers to private parties, and follow-on litigation. This year’s Summit will feature 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.