Health care is a hard problem. No matter what your politics, it’s an undeniable fact that American families pay a lot for health care, and… Read More
August 16, 2022
The class action lawsuit system in the U.S. was created more than half a century ago to provide compensation for injured individuals and to deter… Read More
August 11, 2022
This summer, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform had the privilege of hosting Kae’la Morton, rising 2L at Howard School of Law, as our… Read More
August 9, 2022
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) plays an important role as the U.S. government’s primary weapon to combat fraud against it. The FCA allows enforcement… Read More
August 4, 2022
What is Civil Justice? The civil justice system allows a person or entity (the plaintiff) to sue another person or entity (the defendant) over some… Read More
July 26, 2022
What does a state attorney general do? What are the key functions of their office? If you aren’t sure, this episode of Cause for Action is… Read More
July 19, 2022
In a huge step toward regulation of third party litigation funding (TPLF) throughout Europe, today the European Parliament Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee adopted a legislative… Read More
July 14, 2022
At the end of June, the Supreme Court granted cert in U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. The stakes are high in… Read More
July 13, 2022
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July 11, 2022
Over the past decade, plaintiffs’ lawyers and litigation funders have imported the worst parts of the U.S. lawsuit system to countries like the European Union,… Read More
July 7, 2022
It’s not easy to define “harm,” at least when it comes to federal litigation. But just over a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally… Read More
July 5, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez resolved fundamental constitutional questions about what a plaintiff must do to establish standing to… Read More
June 30, 2022
Over the past decade or so, plaintiffs’ lawyers and litigation funders have set their sights on bringing the worst parts of the U.S. Read More
June 28, 2022
On June 22, ILR and twelve European business and trade associations released a joint statement in support of the European Parliament… Read More
June 22, 2022
How we use our phones has changed dramatically in the last 30 years, but the law that governs business-to-consumer communications is still living in the… Read More
June 16, 2022
Good news for those wanting clarity on the federal courts’ rule on admitting expert testimony in civil trials. On June 7, the Judicial Conference Committee… Read More
June 14, 2022
When you read the word “harm,” what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, your first thought is probably a physical injury – a… Read More
June 9, 2022
Does federal law preempt contrary state law or state-based claims when a federal agency has approved a warning label on a product? That’s one of… Read More
June 7, 2022
Multidistrict opioid litigation is once again being used to the advantage of plaintiffs’ lawyers. This very serious issue requires a victims-first approach, not a plaintiffs’-lawyer-payday-first approach. … Read More
June 2, 2022
Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) in 1995 as a measure of protection for our legal system and… Read More
May 19, 2022