Environmental Litigation

Environmental Litigation

Issues/Research: Environmental Litigation

101 Ways To Improve State Legal Systems

This user's guide to promoting fair and effective civil justice provides policymakers with a compilation of some of the many avenues available to fostering a sound legal system that promotes states’ economies. The reforms are organized into five areas. The first section highlights five reforms that have gained momentum and should be of particular interest to state legislators. The report then considers fair and effective measures that would improve the litigation process, improve product liability law, promote rational liability rules, and rein in excessive damage awards. LEARN MORE »

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Released: Sep 13, 2012

Trends in Litigation

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The business community needs to be aware of the latest trends in litigation. So what are they? At the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011, we posed that question to several key practitioners. This brief 3-minute video includes the responses of John H. Beisner, Practice Co-Leader, Mass Torts/Insurance Litigation Practice Area, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Former Attorney General of Georgia, and Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge; Katherine L. Adams, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Honeywell International, Inc.; and Lisa S. Blatt, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP.

Source: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Jan 20, 2012

Key Supreme Court Cases of Interest to Business

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Following his panel at the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit, former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, a partner at Bancroft PLLC, briefly summarizes the key Supreme Court cases of interest to business.

Source: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Dec 15, 2011