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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
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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

Trends We Don’t Want To Continue: A Look at the Latest Lawsuits and Theories from The Trial Bar

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This panel at the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011 spotlighted litigation trends in a variety of areas such as asbestos and the use of civil conspiracy, transnational torts, and the use of outside contingency fee counsel by certain state attorneys general in recent litigation.

Source: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 26, 2011

Litigating in the Field of Dreams: Asbestos Cases in Madison County, Illinois

The Madison County asbestos litigation story involves the creation of a national clearinghouse for asbestos malignancy claims by first suspending normal rules about which courts should hear these cases, and second, by adopting procedures to facilitate the “processing” of large numbers of those claims. These factors combine to facilitate the process of extracting maximum value from the defendants. LEARN MORE »

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 27, 2010
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Litigating in the Field of Dreams: Asbestos Cases in Madison County, Illinois

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Harold Kim, Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, discusses the paper "Litigating in the Field of Dreams," which analyzes asbestos litigation trends in the perennially problematic jurisdiction of Madison County, IL.

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 27, 2010

The Abuse of Medical Diagnostic Practices in Mass Litigation: The Case of Silica

Source: RAND Institute for Civil Justice | Released: Dec 01, 2009
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Trial Lawyers Inc. Asbestos

Source: The Manhattan Institute | Released: May 06, 2008

Sales v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 163 Wash.2d 14

Source: Washington Supreme Court | Released: Feb 07, 2008

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