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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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Settlers racing on wagons and horses: Land Rush Settlers racing on wagons and horses: Land Rush

Land Rush: The Latest Legal Frontier of Unclaimed Property Enforcement and Litigation

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Scale balancing: Stop the Sale on Lawsuits Scale balancing: Stop the Sale on Lawsuits

Stopping the Sale on Lawsuits: A Proposal to Regulate Third-Party Investments in Litigation

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Cars at a highway booth: The Trail Lawyers New Merge Tax Cars at a highway booth: The Trail Lawyers New Merge Tax

The Trial Lawyers’ New Merger Tax: Corporate Mergers and the Mega Million-Dollar Litigation Toll on Our Economy

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Founding Fathers signing the Constitution: Federalism, The Framers and Federal Legal Reform - Setting the Record straight Founding Fathers signing the Constitution: Federalism, The Framers and Federal Legal Reform - Setting the Record straight

Federalism, The Framers, and Federal Legal Reform: Setting the Record Straight

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Several Road Signs: Legal Limbo Several Road Signs: Legal Limbo

Legal Limbo: Seeking Clarity in How and When the Department of Justice Declines to Prosecute

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The Exclusion Illusion book cover The Exclusion Illusion book cover

The Exclusion Illusion: Fixing a Flawed Health Care Fraud Enforcement System

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States flags: Lawsuit Climate States flags: Lawsuit Climate

The 2012 State Liability Systems Ranking Study

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Red and Blue Generic Covers for Old Research: The Plaintiffs Bar Goes Digital Red and Blue Generic Covers for Old Research: The Plaintiffs Bar Goes Digital

The Plaintiffs’ Bar Goes Digital

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Night in Australia: Litigation Funding in Australia Night in Australia: Litigation Funding in Australia

Litigation Funding in Australia: Identifying and Addressing Conflicts of Interest for Lawyers

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Red and Blue Generic Covers for Old Research: Collective Redress in the Netherlands Red and Blue Generic Covers for Old Research: Collective Redress in the Netherlands

Collective Redress in the Netherlands

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Third pillars: Prevent government overpayments to Qui Tam Plaintiffs Third pillars: Prevent government overpayments to Qui Tam Plaintiffs

Preventing Government Overpayments to Qui Tam Plaintiffs: Proposed Amendments to the False Claims Act

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Purple cover: Research Purple cover: Research

Creating Conditions for Economic Growth: The Role of the Legal Environment

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Gavel: Confronting the new breed of transnational litigations: abusive foreign judgments Gavel: Confronting the new breed of transnational litigations: abusive foreign judgments

Confronting the New Breed of Transnational Litigation: Abusive Foreign Judgments

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The New Restatement The New Restatement

The New Restatement: Blunting This Potentially Dangerous Trial Lawyer Weapon

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World Map: Restoring Balance World Map: Restoring Balance

Restoring Balance: Proposed Amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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Open sky and a corn field: Litigating in the Field of Dreams Open sky and a corn field: Litigating in the Field of Dreams

Litigating in the Field of Dreams: Asbestos Cases in Madison County, Illinois

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Benjarman Franklin on a hundred dollar bill: Cy Pres a not so charitable contribution to class action practice Benjarman Franklin on a hundred dollar bill: Cy Pres a not so charitable contribution to class action practice

Cy Pres: A Not So Charitable Contribution to Class Action Practice

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Barber Shop Building: Tort Liability Cost for Small business Barber Shop Building: Tort Liability Cost for Small business

Tort Liability Costs for Small Business

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Cover Globe, Gavel and Law: Think Globally Sue Locally Cover Globe, Gavel and Law: Think Globally Sue Locally

Think Globally, Sue Locally: Out-of-Court Tactics Employed by Plaintiffs, Their Lawyers, and Their Advocates in Transnational Tort Cases

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Four Pillars: The Centre Cannot Hold - The Need for Effective Reform of the U.S. Civil Discovery Process Four Pillars: The Centre Cannot Hold - The Need for Effective Reform of the U.S. Civil Discovery Process

The Centre Cannot Hold: The Need for Effective Reform of the U.S. Civil Discovery Process

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