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2008 20
2007 43

Lawsuit Climate

Alaska ranks thirty-third among all fifty states in the fairness of its litigation environment.

Read Press Release: West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, & California Ranked Worst Lawsuit Climates in the Nation

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Issue Resources: Alaska

101 Ways to Improve State Legal Systems

This document provides a compilation of legal reforms in 23 areas for potential consideration by state legislatures. Within each area, the report briefly discusses the purpose of and need for each reform. In several areas, the report notes whether the reform is needed in particular states.

 This report does not provide an assessment of the general political feasibility of enacting legal reform in any individual state. Some states, such as Texas, have a reputation as being generally supportive of legal reform. Other states, such as Massachusetts, are hostile to any legislation that would be opposed by the plaintiffs’ bar. The analysis in this report does not purport to include any such state-specific political evaluation, which must occur before the effectiveness and feasibility of any reform can be fully understood. LEARN MORE »

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 28, 2009
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Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the States

Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the StatesThe 2008 State Liability Systems Ranking Study was conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform among a national sample of in-house general counsel or other senior corporate litigators to explore how reasonable and balanced the tort liability system is perceived to be by U.S. business. The 2008 ranking builds on previous years’ work1 where each year all 50 states are ranked by those familiar with the litigation environment in that state.  "Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the States" is a summary of the full survey.

 

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Apr 23, 2008
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2008 U.S. Chamber of Commerce State Liability Systems Ranking Study

2008 U.S. Chamber of Commerce State Liability Systems Ranking StudyThe 2008 State Liability Systems Ranking Study was conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform among a national sample of in-house general counsel or other senior corporate litigators to explore how reasonable and balanced the tort liability system is perceived to be by U.S. business. The 2008 ranking builds on previous years’ work1 where each year all 50 states are ranked by those familiar with the litigation environment in that state.  This is the full survey.

 

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Apr 23, 2008
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State Attorney General Code of Conduct: Recommended Best Practices for Initiating and Conducting Investigations and Litigation

ILR has identified a set of “Best Practices” for State AGs that we are putting forward in the form of a proposed code of conduct. These recommendations are drawn from some of the existing “best practices” identified through our survey process and also from a variety of established ethics rules and canons governing lawyers, public officials and prosecutors, as well as certain state laws. Taken together, they constitute a guide to the conduct of AG investigations and litigation that will enhance transparency, consistency, predictability, and ultimately, fairness.

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 24, 2007
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2007 U.S. Chamber of Commerce State Liability Systems Ranking Study

Source: Institute for Legal Reform | Released: Apr 25, 2007
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Lawsuit Climate 2007: Rating the States

Source: Institute for Legal Reform | Released: Apr 25, 2007
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