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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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Stop Fraud, PROTECT Asbestos Victims

By Harold H. Kim, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal ReformFraud and abuse have become entrenched in the nation’s asbestos bankruptcy trust system. Plaintiffs’ lawyers routinely “double dip” by concealing evidence when filing lawsuits for compensation, then file claims for the same injuries with the asbestos trusts when the litigation is resolved. It’s time to fix asbestos compensation. That’s why Sens. Thom Tillis, John Cornyn,

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Department of Justice Changes Its Ephemeral Messaging Policy

Ephemeral messaging has completely changed how companies communicate around the world. These apps are faster, easier and can be more secure than email.  But since 2017, companies have had to wonder what’s up with using WhatsApp (and other similar platforms) while cooperating with Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations. Previously, DOJ policy appeared to prohibit companies that wanted to receive full remediation credit for alleged FCPA

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Securities Class Actions Are on The Rise; Here's How to Contain Them

Securities class action filings skyrocketed in 2018 to 420 cases—doubling the average of the prior 20 years. A new report from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) shows how the trial bar fuels this trend, recruiting "professional plaintiffs" to bring cases, earning excessive fees, and submitting repeat "frequent filer" claims that are commonly dismissed, imposing huge costs on companies.

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U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform | October 24, 2018

Keynote Luncheon:  Perspectives from the World’s First Digital Human

Rachel, the World’s First Digital Human and Richard Darden, Distinguished Engineer
Watson Implementations Public Sector Global Delivery, IBM

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