CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue today announced West Virginia ranked 49 among the fifty states in legal fairness, according to the Institute for Legal Reform/Harris Interactive 2005 State Liability Systems Ranking Study. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released its Harris Interactive 2005 State Liability Systems Rankings Study, which shows Mississippi ranked 50 in legal fairness. Despite this ranking, 96 percent of survey respondents who were familiar with the comprehensive legal reform legislation effective last September expect a major or moderate improvement in the state's litigation environment. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released its Harris Interactive 2005 State Liability Systems Rankings Study and launched a national advertising campaign to highlight the results and promote federal and state-based legal reform. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released its Harris Interactive 2005 State Liability Systems Ranking Study, which shows California ranked 45 in legal fairness, having risen in the poll since last year. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Class Action Fairness Act (S.5), a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse in state courts. "America's employers and consumers are the big winners today," said Tom Donohue, Chamber President and CEO. "Reform of the class action lawsuit system will reduce frivolous lawsuits, spur business investment and help restore sanity to our nation's legal system." Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform today hailed the Senate for passing the Class Action Fairness Act (S.5), a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse in state courts. "The Senate has taken a critical step toward granting families, consumers and employers relief from the heavy burden of lawsuit abuse," said Thomas Donohue, Chamber President and CEO. "Now it's time for the House to finish the job and take back our civil justice system from plaintiffs' lawyers seeking jackpot justice." Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today welcomed President George W. Bush's renewed calls for passage of asbestos litigation reform legislation by the U.S. Congress. "President Bush knows what many asbestos victims and employers know all too well - that America's asbestos compensation system is badly broken," said Lisa A. Rickard, president of ILR. "With his active support, we are optimistic that a reasonable solution to this critical problem can be found." Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today welcomed President George W. Bush's renewed calls for passage of the Class Action Fairness Act, a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today applauded Ohio Governor Robert Taft for signing comprehensive legal reform legislation that will bring fairness and common sense to Ohio's civil justice system. Ohio ranked 32nd among the 50 states in legal fairness in the 2004 ILR/Harris State Liability Systems Rankings. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today praised President George W. Bush for calling attention to one of the nation's most notorious havens for lawsuit abuse, Madison County, Illinois. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) applauded Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) for his inaugural address to the 109th Congress today, in which he designated legal reform a key plank in his legislative agenda. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) applauded Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) for his inaugural address to the 109th Congress today, in which he designating legal reform legislation a key plank in his agenda for the next session. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today applauded President George W. Bush, who has made reform of America's civil justice system a centerpiece of this week's White House Economic Summit. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today applauded the American Tort Reform Association's (ATRA) release of its new report, "Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes." Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce devoted manpower and money in key U.S. House and Senate races in a successful effort to elect pro-business candidates - putting 215 people on the ground in 31 states, sending 3.7 million pieces of mail, placing 5.6 million phone calls, and sending more than 30 million emails. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), on behalf of the Legal Reform Now Coalition, today launched a new information clearinghouse on the World Wide Web. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform today released a report showing that some state attorneys general have created a conflict of interest by accepting campaign contributions from plaintiffs' attorneys who were then rewarded with state contracts as outside counsel. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today hailed the passage of H.R. 4571, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004, by the U.S. House of Representatives."The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act will help put an end to the abuses of our civil justice system by unscrupulous trial lawyers," said ILR President Lisa Rickard. "The House has taken an important step toward providing much-needed relief to small business owners and consumers who are footing the bill for America's legal crisis." Read More
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today marked the start of "Tort Reform Week" in the U.S. House of Representatives by renewing its call for the House to quickly pass H.R. 4571, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004. "Frivolous lawsuits are hitting hard-working Americans where it hurts most - in their pocketbooks," said ILR President Lisa Rickard. "Lawsuit abuse threatens jobs and raises prices for all consumers. I urge Congress to boost our economy and protect American jobs by taking swift action to pass the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act." Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce announced it would participate in two new political initiatives to educate voters about the devastating impact of a runaway legal system on the American way of life during this fall's presidential campaign. Read More