A group of 14 trade associations and business groups sent the below letter urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in support of new rules aimed at curbing abusive COVID-related securities litigation. Read More
February 3, 2021
Today, ILR sent a coalition letter to Congress urging members to consider including targeted and temporary liability protections in the next COVID relief package. The letter points… Read More
February 1, 2021
A new letter signed by 23 business groups, legal groups, and law firms, including the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, urges the Georgia Bar Association to reject a proposed change to the state's legal ethics rules. Read More
January 5, 2021
On Monday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R), signed a bill into law that will temporarily protect businesses and people from COVID-related lawsuits, according to a report in WFMJ. The new law provides liability protections for individuals, schools, healthcare professionals and businesses. Read More
December 31, 2020
A new report has Australian policymakers poised to take bold action. Read More
December 28, 2020
Recently, Lawyers for Civil Justice and ILR sent a letter to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules in order to assist the Committee in obtaining… Read More
December 22, 2020
The report is a watershed moment for civil justice in Australia, the birthplace of third party litigation funding (TPLF), and for the litigation funding industry in general, as the use of TPLF is increasing worldwide. Read More
December 21, 2020
We’ve all gotten those little postcards in the mail informing us that a big lawsuit against {insert company here} has settled. It reads something along the lines… Read More
December 18, 2020
The Winter 2020 edition of the ILR Research Review features research that examines some of the most important litigation trends on the rise today. Front and center… Read More
December 18, 2020
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made four major announcements that enhance liability protections and provide relief from unfair enforcement practices so companies can utilize their… Read More
December 18, 2020
For the past few years, plaintiffs’ lawyers and litigation funders have set their sights on bringing the worst parts of the US lawsuit system to… Read More
December 18, 2020
ILR Submits Comments to Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules Over Courts’ Interpretation of Rule 702
An intelligent evaluation of facts is difficult or impossible without scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge. In the courtroom, the most common source of this knowledge is the… Read More
December 16, 2020
Setting the stage for what could be a landmark decision, U.S. Supreme Court Justices questioned applying the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to modern communications that… Read More
December 16, 2020
A major decision handed down today by the UK Supreme Court could drastically alter the litigation and business environment. Read More
December 11, 2020
Harold Kim, president of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) made the following statement about the UK Supreme Court decision in Merricks v. Mastercard. Read More
December 11, 2020
On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of cases to decide whether U.S. companies can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute for international law violations that occur outside the U.S. Read More
December 2, 2020
These comments ask the Federal Communications Commission confirm that a business may clarify, in an opt-out confirmation message to the recipient, the scope of the recipient’s opt-out request without violating the Telephone Communications Protection Act. Read More
November 30, 2020
Artificial intelligence promises to make a transformative impact on economies across the globe—in fact PricewaterhouseCoopers projects that AI alone may add up to 14% growth to the… Read More
November 30, 2020
For the past several decades, class actions in the U.S. have become almost synonymous with lawsuit abuse. Unfortunately, South Koreans may soon get this experience… Read More
November 18, 2020