WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two state legislators from West Virginia received the 2015 State Legislative Achievement Award at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) 16th Annual… Read More
October 27, 2015
// Outstanding Alliance Award: Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) State Legislative Achievement Award The Honorable William P. Cole… Read More
October 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Shook, Hardy, & Bacon L.L.P. Partner Mark Behrens today received the 2015 Individual Achievement Award at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR)… Read More
October 27, 2015
Long viewed as having perhaps the worst legal environment for businesses in the nation, West Virginia begins to adopt significant reforms to bring the state’s liability rules into the mainstream. Read More
September 23, 2015
75 Percent of Business Leaders Surveyed Say Lawsuit Climate a 'Significant Factor' in Determining Where to Expand, Grow Read More
September 10, 2015
75 Percent of Business Leaders Surveyed Say Lawsuit Climate a 'Significant Factor' in Determining Where to Expand, Grow Read More
September 10, 2015
75 Percent of Business Leaders Surveyed Say Lawsuit Climate a 'Significant Factor' in Determining Where to Expand, Grow Read More
September 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today about Texas Governor Greg… Read More
June 17, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Harold Kim, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement about the Texas legislature’s passage… Read More
May 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement about the Arizona legislature’s passage of a… Read More
April 1, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today about West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray… Read More
March 26, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today about West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray… Read More
March 19, 2015
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today about West Virginia's legislature passing SB 411 to combat "double dip" claims against asbestos bankruptcy trusts and in the tort system and SB 421 to protect against run-away jury awards, as well as urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to sign them: Read More
March 12, 2015
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement about West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today signing House Bill 2002 into law to reform the state's joint and several liability laws. Read More
March 5, 2015
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement about West Virginia's legislature passing a landmark bill to reform the state's joint and several liability laws, and urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to sign House Bill 2002 into law: Read More
February 25, 2015
New Research Examines Leading Lawsuit Trends, State Supreme Court Decisions Read More
December 5, 2014
This report highlights significant tort law decisions over the past three years that are examples of particularly sound or unsound rulings. Each analysis examines the tort law principles involved, whether the court followed or deviated from these principles, and the court's reasoning in reaching its decision. Read More
December 4, 2014
This panel explores attorney fraud in the Chevron case, manipulation in asbestos cases, and ramifications of a lack of accountability within the profession. Read More
October 24, 2014
A lawsuit filed by Virginia's attorney general seeks to extract $1.15 billion from 13 big banks and financial firms, some of whom have recently paid out huge settlements to the DOJ. Read More
September 17, 2014
This report addresses the current state of asbestos litigation in West Virginia, which has become an increasingly critical issue to West Virginia's civil justice system over the past few decades. Read More
January 14, 2014