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The Federalist Society
- 1015 18th Street, NW
- Suite 425
- Washington, DC 20036
- (202) 822-8138
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Founded in 1982, the Federalist Society has been one of the nation’s leading voices in reforming the current legal system. They are committed to the principles of preserving freedom, the separation of governmental powers, and the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks to promote awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.
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Alabama AG Uses Contingency Fee Agreements to Sue Drug Manufacturers
08.15.2009
Alabama Attorney General Troy King is one of numerous state attorneys general who has turned to the private, contingency-fee plaintiff’s bar to prosecute actions on behalf of the state.
National Arbitration Forum Settlement with Minnesota Attorney General
08.15.2009
The Federalist Society’s newest issue of State AG Tracker, National Arbitration Forum Settlement with Minnesota Attorney General, is now available online. This issue, authored by Matthew R. Salzwedel and Devona Wells, focuses on the recent settlement between Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and the National Arbitration Forum. State AG Tracker was created in an effort to increase regular dialogue concerning the role of state attorneys general. Some argue that state attorneys general overstep their roles by prosecuting cases and negotiating settlements with extraterritorial and sometimes national consequences. Others contend that they are simply serving the interests of their own citizens and filling a vacuum left by the failure of other state and federal agencies to address these issues.
2006 Tort Liability Index
08.13.2009
The study — “U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report” — authored by Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan and Hovannes Abramyan under the auspices of the California-based think tank, Pacific Research Institute (PRI) — ranks the civil justice system of each state based on the economic inputs and outputs in 39 categories of empirical data. These categories include: the extent of monetary tort losses in each state; the existence of caps on certain damage awards; the enactment of substantive legal reform efforts by state legislatures; the adoption of procedural and structural reforms to discourage lawsuit abuse; and a more general analysis of the litigiousness of each state.
