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Latest in Legal Reform
ILR IN THE NEWS: A Louisianan legal reform advocate cites ILR’s Legal Climate 2008 ranking of the states to urge the legislature to improve the state’s standards for expert evidence. Read more in the The Advocate.
ILR EVENTS: Register now for ILR’s one-day conference on discovery and employment litigation. Read more about the conference.
IN THE NEWS: In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal praised the Rhode Island Supreme Court for its Tuesday decision which "stopped cold an attempt to turn lead paint into the next tobacco or asbestos." Read more in the Wall Street Journal.
Lawsuit Climate 2008: Where Does Your State Rank?
ILR's annual study ranks the legal fairness of each of the 50 states.
Download Full Harris Survey (PDF)
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Discovery and Employment Litigation Conference
July 30, 2008 | Washington, DC
Drowning in Documents? The Role of the Discovery Process in the Information Age (8:30am - 1:30pm)
This event (view agenda) will explore the implications of the explosion in the discovery process and the impact it is having on fairness and efficiency in the civil justice system.
Laboring for a Lawsuit? The Growth in Employment Litigation and What it Means for American Business (1:30pm - 5:00pm)
This event (view agenda) will examine the increasingly complex employment litigation environment faced by U.S. employers as they strive to comply with an alphabet soup of statutes and regulations.
Our Broken Legal System and Its Impact on Competitiveness
By Lisa Rickard
I recently sat down with a reporter from the Ukrainian Service of the Voice of America to talk about the impact that lawsuit abuse is having on America’s small businesses. It seems she had stumbled across our Web site, IAmLawsuitAbuse.org, which brings home the sad reality that lawsuit abuse hurts working families and neighborhood businesses. As someone who is still trying to understand the unique legal culture of the U.S., the foreign-born reporter was shocked that even the most ridiculous of lawsuits has the potential to destroy a business or force it to lay off employees.
Latest Headlines
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Cox sues Blues over funds
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Fen-phen judge "I'll let it go one more day'
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Recent Rulings Bolster the Case For Class Actions
Wall Street Journal | July 03, 2008
ILR in the News
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R.I. high court overturns lead-paint verdict
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Jury still out on legal profession
Lexington Herald-Leader
