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News Releases
Below, you'll find
news releases from American Justice Partnership, and
various partner groups. This information covers a broad span of
events that have taken place beginning January 2005. For further
information on each release, click on the title you wish to
view. For information regarding the sponsoring organization,
click on the organization's name on the far right column.
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June 7 |
New Study from Michigan Chamber
Foundation
Michigan Must Continue to
Move Forward; More Legal Reform Needed |
Released By:
Michigan Chamber of Commerce |
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October 2006 |
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Oct 12 |
Survey Shows Legal Climate
Hurting Iowa's Job Growth |
Released By:
American Justice
Partnership |
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September 2006 |
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Sept 7 |
New Survey
Reveals How Kansas Tort System
Hurts Job
Growth |
Released By:
American Justice
Partnership |
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June 2006 |
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June 21 |
Tort Reform in the Courts Gains a Victory on the Key Issue of
Joint and Several Liability |
Released By:
American Justice
Partnership |
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June 20 |
Trial Lawyers, Inc. Update:
The Move to Reverse Michigan’s Model Reforms New Report on
Michigan’s Litigation Industry |
Released By:
The Manhattan Institute |
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June 13 |
CSPI Suit Against KFC Just
Another Effort to Regulate Through Litigation |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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May 2006 |
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May 19 |
Kansas Takes Lead on
Asbestos Litigation Reform |
Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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March 2006 |
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March 30 |
Florida Legislature Passes
Joint and Several Liability Reform Bill |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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January 2006 |
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Jan 19 |
Food Related Lawsuit an
Abuse of Legal System |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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November 2005 |
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Nov 18 |
New Study Demonstrates Civil
Lawsuit
Problem in Illinois |
Released By:
Illinois Civil Justice League
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October 2005 |
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Oct
27 |
U.S. House Supports End to
Lawsuit Abuse |
Released By:
Lawsuit Abuse Reform
Coalition |
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Oct
27 |
U.S. House Supports End to
Lawsuit Abuse |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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Oct
25 |
Coalition Experiences Growth
Spurt in Support of Federal Bill to Help Stop Lawsuit Abuse |
Released By:
Lawsuit Abuse Reform
Coalition |
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Oct
20 |
ATRA
Applauds U.S. House for Supporting
Obesity Litigation Reform Bill |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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Oct 19 |
Civil Justice Reform
Momentum Continues in U.S. House with Passage of Firearms
Liability Legislation |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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September 2005 |
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Sept 14 |
ATRA Statement on House
Passage of Katrina Volunteer Protection Act |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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August 2005 |
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August 18 |
Illinois Supreme Court
Rejects Regulation Through Litigation in Auto Parts Case |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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August 9 |
New Report Analyzes Why
Jefferson County, Texas is a
"Judicial Hellhole" |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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August 2 |
International Insurance Trade
Association Joins American Justice
Partnership In Legal Reform Battle
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Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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August 1 |
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Released By:
Chrysler LLC |
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August 1 |
Senate Passes Firearms
Liability Bill |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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July 2005 |
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July 29 |
U.S. House Approves Bill to
Improve Access to Healthcare |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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July 27 |
PA Court Decision Will Lead
to Out of Control Litigation Costs |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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July 21 |
New ATRA
Report Chronicles Trend in States for Comprehensive Civil
Justice Reforms |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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July 14 |
Michigan High Court Rejects Medical Monitoring as
Cause of Action |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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July 14 |
Bad Ruling Out of Wisconsin Could Jeopardize
Patients Access to Healthcare |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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June 2005 |
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June
28 |
Health Organization Attempts
End Run Around Legislators and Regulators by Suing Dairy
Industry |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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June
21 |
WLF Files Misconduct
Complaint Against Alabama Judge Regarding $60,000 in Campaign
Contributions |
Released By:
Washington Legal Foundation |
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June
20 |
Mississippi Gov. Keynotes Celebrate America 2005 |
Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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June
15 |
Annual CALA Fundraiser Draws
400+ Crowd |
Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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June
3 |
Illinois Passes Medical
Liability Reform |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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May 2005 |
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May 25 |
WLF
CONVERSATIONS WITH Examines Key Components of State Legal Reform
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Released By:
Washington Legal Foundation |
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May 17 |
House Judiciary to Consider
Legislation That Would Help Stop Lawsuit Abuse |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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May
16 |
Texas Becomes Fourth State
to Pass
Asbestos and Silica
Legislation |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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May 9 |
New Coalition Formed
to Help Stop Lawsuit Abuse |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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May 6 |
Asbestos and Silica
Legislation Heads to
Governor Bush |
Released By:
Florida Justice Reform
Institute &
American Tort Reform Association |
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May 3 |
Landmark Legal Reform Bills
Move
Ahead in Senate |
Released By:
Florida Justice Reform
Institute |
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April 2005 |
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April
27 |
Florida CFO Gallagher, State
and National Leaders Urge Legislatures to Pass Landmark Legal
Reform Bills |
Released By:
Florida Justice Reform
Institute &
American Tort Reform
Association |
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April
25 |
Groups Tell Oklahoma Leaders
the Time Has Come For Legal Reform At the State Level
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Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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April
14 |
Manhattan
Institute’s Center For Legal Policy and Pacific Research
Institute Join Forces To Launch
“Trial
Lawyers Inc.: California” |
Released By:
American Justice Partnership |
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April
8 |
Florida Justice Reform
Institute
Releases Legislative Update |
Released By:
Florida Justice Reform
Institute |
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April
5 |
ATRA
Annual Meeting Brings
Together
Key Legal Reform Leaders |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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March 2005 |
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March
15 |
New Legal Reform Group Joins
Governor Bush in Pushing Florida Legal Reform |
Released By:
American Justice Partnership &
Florida Justice Reform
Institute |
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March
13 |
Worst States for Liability
Systems are Home to Judicial Hellholes |
Released By:
American Tort Reform
Association |
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February
2005 |
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January
2005 |
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