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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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Business people struggling to hold people pyramid: Unstable Foundation Business people struggling to hold people pyramid: Unstable Foundation

Unstable Foundation:
Our Broken Class Action System and How to Fix It

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European land marks: Supporting Safeguards European land marks: Supporting Safeguards

Supporting Safeguards:
EU Consumer Attitudes Towards Collective Actions
and Litigation Funding

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United States flag shaped as a graph: Ranking the States United States flag shaped as a graph: Ranking the States

2017 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States

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Business man and woman repairing a giant gavel: 101 Ways to Improve State Legal System Business man and woman repairing a giant gavel: 101 Ways to Improve State Legal System

101 Ways to Improve State Legal Systems: A User’s Guide to Promoting Fair and Effective Civil Justice – FIFTH EDITION 2017

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Business man balancing across a giant phone: TCPA Litigation Sprawl Business man balancing across a giant phone: TCPA Litigation Sprawl

TCPA Litigation Sprawl: A Study of the Sources and Targets of Recent TCPA Lawsuits

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Man throwing gavels off a cliff: On the Edge Man throwing gavels off a cliff: On the Edge

On the Edge: New York County Asbestos Litigation at a Tipping Point

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2017 Spring Research Review Cover 2017 Spring Research Review Cover

The ILR Research Review – Spring 2017

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Gears turning: Watching it Work Gears turning: Watching it Work

Watching it Work: The Impact of Ohio’s Asbestos Trust Transparency Law on Tort Litigation in the State

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Business people attacking a giant monitor screen with bowen and arrows: Engineered Liability Business people attacking a giant monitor screen with bowen and arrows: Engineered Liability

Engineered Liability: The Plaintiffs’ Bar’s Campaign to Expand Data Privacy and Security Litigation

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Generic blue and purple cover: Torts of the Future Generic blue and purple cover: Torts of the Future

Torts of the Future: Addressing the Liability and Regulatory Implications of Emerging Technologies

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Several European land marks: The Growth of Collective Redress in the EU Several European land marks: The Growth of Collective Redress in the EU

The Growth of Collective Redress in the EU: A Survey of Developments in 10 Member States

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Food on shelf: The Food Court Food on shelf: The Food Court

The Food Court: Trends in Food and Beverage Class Action Litigation

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A giant umbrella shaped like the United States Congress building covering a large group of business people: Covering the Contractors A giant umbrella shaped like the United States Congress building covering a large group of business people: Covering the Contractors

Covering the Contractors: The Current State of the Government Contractor Defense

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ILR Research Review Winter 2016 ILR Research Review Winter 2016

The ILR Research Review – Winter 2016

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A business man poking a ship in a bottle: Disconnects and Double Dipping A business man poking a ship in a bottle: Disconnects and Double Dipping

Disconnects & Double-Dipping: The Case for Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Transparency in Virginia

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Bandits riding horses with a bags of money: Big Bucks and Local Lawyers Bandits riding horses with a bags of money: Big Bucks and Local Lawyers

Big Bucks and Local Lawyers: The Increasing Use of Contingency Fee Lawyers by Local Governments

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Scary Gorilla in a suits looking down on a group of people in suits: Unfair Practices or Unfair Enforcement Scary Gorilla in a suits looking down on a group of people in suits: Unfair Practices or Unfair Enforcement

Unfair Practices or Unfair Enforcement? Examining the Use of Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices (UDAP) Laws by State Attorneys General

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ILR Newsletter Issue 5 ILR Newsletter Issue 5

The ILR Research Review – Fall 2016

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Four people holding up a giant pillar: Enforcement Gone Amok Four people holding up a giant pillar: Enforcement Gone Amok

Enforcement Gone Amok: The Many Faces of Over-Enforcement in the United States

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Business man caught in the spot light: DOJ's New Threshold for Cooperation Business man caught in the spot light: DOJ's New Threshold for Cooperation

DOJ’s New Threshold for “Cooperation”: Challenges Posed by the Yates Memo and USAM Revisions

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