The papers covered in this edition of the Review explore the likely impacts of and opportunities to further strengthen the new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1, as well as detailing the legal reform backgrounds of and potential civil justice improvements in the states of Georgia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Specifically, this edition includes:

• ILR Briefly: A Step in the Right Direction for MDLs: New Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1
• ILR Briefly: Louisiana’s Liability Environment: Progress and Opportunities for Legal Reform
• ILR Briefly: Georgia’s Liability Environment and the Need for Legal Reform
• ILR Briefly: Oklahoma’s Liability Environment and Opportunities for Legal Reform

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