About the Issues Resource Center
Welcome to the Institute for Legal Reform's Issues Resource Center. This resource is designed to help you find comprehensive information on civil justice reform issues quickly and easily using the links to the left.
America's legal crisis is putting employees out of work, raising consumer prices, driving down shareholder value and bankrupting companies. Many plaintiffs' lawyers are exploiting flaws in our legal system in search of jackpot justice. Meanwhile, frivolous lawsuits clog our courts, denying those most deserving of justice their right to a speedy trial. Use the Issues Resource Center links to the left to explore in-depth on the various issues affecting our legal system.
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Key ILR Research
The following are a selection of ILR's key pieces of research. Additional research can be found on an issue-by-issue basis using the links to the left.
"Opt-In" vs. "Opt-Out" Procedures in Collective and Representative Litigation
July 28, 2010
Tort Liability Costs for Small Business
July 8, 2010
Think Globally, Sue Locally: Out-of-Court Tactics Employed by Plaintiffs, Their Lawyers, and Their Advocates in Transnational Tort Cases
June 21, 2010
The Centre Cannot Hold: The Need for Effective Reform of the U.S. Civil Discovery Process
May 13, 2010
Lawsuit Climate 2010: Ranking the States
March 22, 2010
2010 U.S. Chamber of Commerce State Liability Systems Ranking Study
March 22, 2010
Selling Lawsuits, Buying Trouble: The Emerging World of Third-Party Litigation Financing in the United States
October 28, 2009
Promoting Merit in Merit Selection
October 28, 2009
101 Ways to Improve State Legal Systems
October 28, 2009
Lawyers' Creatives -- Medical Malpractice Findings
September 8, 2009
Beyond Due Process - A Litigation Primer: Challenging Attorney General and Other Government Contingency Fee Arrangements
January 31, 2009
Reforming Corporate Criminal Liability to Promote Responsible Corporate Behavior
October 29, 2008
The Preemption Defense in Tort Actions: Law, Strategy, and Practice
October 29, 2008
ADR as a Superior Mechanism for Redressing Consumer Harms in Europe
October 13, 2008
Securities Class Action Litigation: The problem, its impact, and the path to reform
July 24, 2008
State Attorney General Code of Conduct: Recommended Best Practices for Initiating and Conducting Investigations and Litigation
October 24, 2007
Report on Policies and Practices of State Attorneys General in Initiating and Conducting Investigations and Litigation
October 24, 2007
Small Businesses: How the Threat of Lawsuits Impacts Their Operations
May 10, 2007
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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.