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Lawsuit Climate

Overall Ratings & Impact

Overall Ratings & Impact 2008

Explore the 2010 results online here.

Table 1

Overall Rating of State Court Liability Systems in America

Overall Rating of State Court Liability Systems in America Graph

Table 2 Impact of Litigation Environment on Important Business Decisions Such as Where to Locate or do Business
Impact of Litigation Environment on Important Business Decisions Graph

News Headlines

EDITORIAL: Malpractice caps saved W.Va. medicine
Charleston Daily Mail | September 2, 2010
Probe chief to issue Wall St data
Financial Times | September 1, 2010
SEC won't pursue fraud case against Moody's
Washington Post | September 1, 2010

ILR Research

Tort Liability Costs for Small Business

ILR's new study shows that small businesses shoulder a tremendous burden of the nation’s tort liability costs, having paid $105.4 billion in 2008.

Read the press release

Download the study (pdf)

ILR In The News

OPINION: Bad legal climate - not bad geography - holds our state back
West Virginia Record | August 31, 2010
Congress Overturning Twombly And Iqbal Would Be The Real Revolution In Pleading
Corporate Counsel | August 30, 2010

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