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A Fair and Effective Legal System is Critical to Advancing Free Enterprise.

The mission of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) is to reduce excessive and frivolous litigation while restoring fairness and balance to the nation’s civil justice system. This is achieved through legislative, judicial, and educational activities at both the national and local levels, as well as internationally.

America deserves a legal reform system that is simpler, fairer, and faster for everyone.

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ILR’s Ranking the States report explores how reasonable and balanced the states’ tort liability systems are perceived to be by U.S. businesses.

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Coastal Erosion Lawsuits More About Trial Lawyers Getting Paid, Louisianans Say

A new Google poll conducted and released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) found that a majority of Louisianans say that the coastal erosion lawsuits brought by private trial lawyers on behalf of local governments are more about money than the environment. Fifty-seven percent of Louisianans said...

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Private Rights of Action - Shifting Gears in Privacy Enforcement

A private right of action is essentially a license to sue. It’s usually a statutory grant of authority that gives private lawyers the green light to enforce privacy laws through litigation. But when plaintiffs' lawyers—not government agencies—are allowed to write and enforce the rules of the road, it can lead to...

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New Securities Litigation Report Exposes the Plaintiffs' Bar's Game of Padding its Pocketbook with Investors' Money

A securities plaintiffs’ lawyer could hit it big by buying a lottery ticket, but the odds of a win are long. A new study suggests they’re better off filing as many suits as they can and creating unnecessary work to defend massive fee requests. It turns out the odds of a windfall there are as sure-fire as Derek Jeter making...

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  • Litigation vs. Restoration: Addressing Louisiana's Coastal Land Loss
    Litigation vs. Restoration: Addressing Louisiana's Coastal Land Loss
  • Ill-Suited: Private Rights of Action and Privacy Claims
    Ill-Suited: Private Rights of Action and Privacy Claims
  • Fairer, Faster, Better: An Empirical Assessment of Employment Arbitration
    Fairer, Faster, Better: An Empirical Assessment of Employment Arbitration

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Summit 2020: The Future in Focus
April 1, 2020


Hosted by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

ILR's 2020 Summit: The Future in Focus will gather top legal minds, business and industry leaders, and preeminent issue experts to discuss the current state of legal reform. 

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