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ILR's cutting-edge research program examines the most pressing civil justice issues facing legal systems across the world. These papers by some of the world's foremost legal experts offer potential solutions for a fairer legal system.

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ILR Briefly: A Step in the Right Direction for MDLs: New Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1

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ILR Briefly: Louisiana’s Liability Environment: Progress and Opportunities for Legal Reform

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ILR Briefly: Georgia’s Liability Environment and the Need for Legal Reform

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ILR Briefly: Oklahoma’s Liability Environment and Opportunities for Legal Reform

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The cover image for Volume 12, No. 1 of ILR's research review. The image features decorative graphic design and a brief message from ILR's President, Stephen Waguespack, describing the research summaries contained in this document. The cover image for Volume 12, No. 1 of ILR's research review. The image features decorative graphic design and a brief message from ILR's President, Stephen Waguespack, describing the research summaries contained in this document.

ILR Research Review | Volume 12, Issue 1

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101 Ways to Improve State Legal Systems: A User’s Guide to Promoting Fair and Effective Civil Justice – Eighth Edition 2024

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Tort Costs in America: An Empirical Analysis of Costs and Compensation of the U.S. Tort System – Third Edition

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Grim Realities: Debunking Myths in Third-Party Litigation Funding

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Nuclear Verdicts: An Update on Trends, Causes, and Solutions

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ILR Research Review | Volume 11, Issue 1

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Expanding Litigation Pathways: TCPA Lawsuit Abuse Continues in the Wake of Duguid

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ILR Briefly: The Asbestos Over-Naming and Trust Transparency Problem: A Philadelphia Case Study

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Tort Costs for Small Businesses

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ILR Briefly: Personal Jurisdiction After Mallory

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The cover of ILR Research Review Vol. 10, Issue 2. Dark green text on a light green background. Text includes the research review title and an introductory statement outlining the topics addressed in the Review: punitive damages, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws, litigation against trucking firms, and the co-opting of the ADA by plaintiffs' firms. The cover of ILR Research Review Vol. 10, Issue 2. Dark green text on a light green background. Text includes the research review title and an introductory statement outlining the topics addressed in the Review: punitive damages, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws, litigation against trucking firms, and the co-opting of the ADA by plaintiffs' firms.

ILR Research Review | Volume 10, Issue 2

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Unfinished Business: Curbing Excessive Punitive Damages Awards

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French Fries to Fossil Fuels: The Misplaced Reliance on UDAPs to Pursue Policy Agendas

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Roadblock: The Trucking Litigation Problem and How to Fix It

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Preserving Protections: Curbing ADA Litigation Abuse

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ILR Research Review | Volume 10, Issue 1

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