ILR presents the eighth edition of 101 Ways: A User’s Guide to Promoting Fair and Effective Civil Justice. As with prior editions of 101 Ways, this paper covers a broad range of civil justice priority issues, offering policymakers and reform advocates a robust set of options for improving the civil legal environment in their states.
The reforms in this edition are organized around five central pillars:
- Address Over-Regulation and Over-Enforcement
- Safeguard the Integrity of the Litigation Process
- Promote Rational Liability Rules
- Improve Product Liability Law
- Address Damages “Run Wild”
This user’s guide to state legal reforms considers key issues confronting policymakers. The new questions answered in this edition of 101 Ways include:
- When outside investors fund litigation or have a financial interest in the outcome, what disclosure requirements and conflict of interest safeguards are needed?
- How can states prevent private plaintiffs’ attorneys and local governments from misusing public nuisance law to address complex public policy issues that are squarely in the purview of legislatures?
- How can legislators address improper trial tactics that lead to nuclear verdicts?
- How can policymakers prevent unsound science and shaky evidence from shaping courtroom outcomes?
