Reports Archive
Annual Guide to State Litigation Climates
06.15.2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 15, 2010 – “How bad would it be if in 10 years every state had a legal environment just like California’s?” That’s one question raised by the annual ranking of state litigation climates, produced by the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice, and the subject of the cover story in NACD Directorship’s newly published June/July 2010 issue.
Medical Crisis: A Pocketbook Matter for Employers
04.06.2010
In our critical report, Medical Crisis: A Pocketbook Matter for Employers, the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice reveals the shocking statistics behind the health care crisis in our nation.
The “Activist” Journey of the Florida Supreme Court
03.01.2010
This 29-page report focuses on five indicators, or signposts, indicative of an activist court. If any of these indicators properly describe a court or its decisions, the court is, by definition, an activist one.
ATRF Hellholes 2009-2010
01.04.2010
New York City, New Mexico Emerge as ‘Judicial Hellholes,’ Joining Perennials in Florida, West Virginia, Illinois, New Jersey
The Facts about Medical Malpractice Liability
10.12.2009
As Washington debates national health care policy, FFCJ Partner Pacific Research Institute publishes a critical new report detailing tens of billions of dollars lost to defensive medicine, direct tort lawsuit costs, and liability insurance – important reading for concerned Americans!
FFCJ Fairness Matters, September 2009
10.12.2009
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Trial Lawyers Inc Update 8
10.10.2009
HEALTH HAZARD:
Litigation Increases Medical Costs, but Lawyers Block Reform
Directorship’s 2009 Boardroom Guide to State Litigation Climates
08.29.2009
Following the lead of the 2008 federal elections, recent state elections have ushered in a new wave of pro-plaintiffs' bar lawmakers and judges. These changes are reflected in Directorship's Boardroom Guide to State Litigation Climates, the third annual collaboration of Directorship and the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice, a national coalition of more than 70 organizations working together to achieve business liability reforms at the state level.
Tort Tally, 2009
08.28.2009
This report identifies 18 reforms to state civil-justice systems that significantly reduce tort losses and/or tort insurance premiums. The cumulative effect of reforms across all tort categories is a 47-percent reduction in losses and a 16-percent reduction in insurance premiums for consumers.
Judicial Hellholes, 2008
08.28.2009
Judicial Hellholes are places where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an inequitable manner, generally against defendants in civil lawsuits. In this seventh annual report, ATRF shines its brightest spotlight on seven areas of the country that have developed reputations for uneven justice.
Jackpot Justice 2007 Report
08.19.2009
America’s out-of-control legal system imposes a staggering economic cost of over $865 billion every year according to a new scholarly study released today by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, California. This figure is 27 times more than the federal government spends on homeland security, 30 times what the National Institutes for Health dedicate to finding cures for deadly diseases, and 13 times the amount the Department of Education spends to help educate America’s children.
Harris Poll, 2008
08.16.2009
Judicial Hellholes, 2007
08.16.2009
2008 Tort Liability Index
08.16.2009
The Pacific Research Institute released its report comparing the legal climates of all 50 states. According to the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report, Florida ranked the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranked the best. In a separate ranking, the study also evaluated the tort laws of each state. Colorado had the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island had the worst.
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.
