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Report: IL, Cook County courts driving 'nuclear verdicts' trend, leveling big costs on consumers, business, economy
A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform said Illinois ranks sixth nationwide for jury verdicts totaling at least $10M -
Survey says: Illinois has worst legal system in U.S.; Chicago courts 'least fair'
The environment in courts in Cook County and Madison County have earned IL the bottom spot, according to the survey from the Institute for Legal Reform -
Report: Surging securities class actions over corporate M&A, 'adverse events,' a growing 'litigation racket'
Saying the trend carries substantial costs for investors and the entire economy, a new report is calling for reforms to tamp down on the growing surge in the number of so-called securities class action lawsuits filed against companies over mergers, acquisitions or stock price drops - a phenomenon the report author called a "litigation racket." -
How much do lawsuits cost you? $3,300 per household, $429B nationwide, study says
Across the U.S., Americans pay hefty costs for lawsuits, with the price tag stretching from the courthouses to the most basic levels of American life, adding thousands of dollars each year to Americans’ household budget costs, according to a new study of tort litigation costs. -
No quit in trial bar after SCOTUS ruling, still filing lawsuits in favorite courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that dealt a blow to forum-shopping personal injury attorneys, companies threatened with sprawling, 50-state litigation have not been forced into defending cases all over the country. -
Self-driving cars, thinking machines will test limits of tort law
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Self-driving cars, machines that teach themselves how to operate and home digital assistants that can enter into legally binding contracts are all either on the market now or soon will be. So the next question is: Whom do you sue when they run amok? -
Ads that can kill: Lawyers scare patients out of taking medication, legal reform group says
WASHINGTON - A new paper says lawyer advertising is scaring patients into not taking their medications, leading to dozens of serious incidents – including six deaths from individuals who stopped using their blood-thinner. -
Illinois' legal climate 'a recipe for disaster,' new ILR survey says
CHICAGO – Illinois has "a recipe for disaster" when it comes to dishing out a good legal climate, according to a video by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, which owns this publication. -
Lawsuit claims plaintiffs law firm uses data from privacy app to file TCPA claims
Legal reform advocates think they’ve found a prime example of plaintiffs attorneys “gaming the system” to collect big awards under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. -
Rauner to join ILR announcing state's dismal ranking in legal climate survey
CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will join the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) this afternoon to announce results of the Harris Poll which shows the state's legal climate at an all-time low ranking. The study places Illinois at number 48 out of 50; only Louisiana and West Virginia fared worse in a report titled "2015 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States." -
Survey ranks Illinois 46th for lawsuit climate; names Madison County sixth worst jurisdiction
Rickard Illinois has once again found its legal climate ranked as one of the worst in the nation. -
Callis takes issue with critical asbestos report, 'Litigating in the Field of Dreams'
Callis Chief Judge Ann Callis defended the Madison County court system following a critical report of the court's growing asbestos docket. -
Illinois drops a spot to 46 in Harris survey
Tom Donohue The bad news for tort reform advocates is that Illinois dropped one spot in a national survey of state legal climates. -
US Chamber backs pay raise for federal judges
The U.S. Chamber today endorsed the Federal Judicial Fairness Act (S.2276) as a key ingredient for attracting and retaining top quality federal judges. The endorsement was made by Lisa A. Rickard, President of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), as part of her remarks at the ILR's State of the American Judiciary conference. -
A lawsuit magnet
Unfortunately, that’s how countless plaintiffs’ lawyers – and potential employers – around the country view Illinois. In fact, a recent Harris Poll conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) ranks Illinois one of the worst states in the country (46th out of 50 states) for lawsuit abuse. -
Madison, St. Clair, Cook counties drag Illinois down in legal poll
Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber president and CEO The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released its Harris Interactive 2005 State Liability Systems Ranking Study, which shows Illinois ranked 46 in legal fairness, having dropped twelve places in the last three years.