Legal Reform
Legal Reform
State Lawsuit Climates
The U.S. Chamber works to end lawsuit abuse and ensure that businesses receive the fair, efficient, and consistent justice system they deserve.
The Facts
- America’s civil justice system is the world’s most expensive, with a direct cost in 2010 of $264.6 billion, or 1.82% of U.S. GDP.
- The tort cost per person was $857 in 2010, a sevenfold increase from 1950 when adjusted for inflation.
- Lawsuits cost small businesses $105.4 billion in 2008—money that could be invested in more jobs, higher wages, or better benefits.
- 70% of senior executives and litigators at America’s largest employers believe that the litigation environment in a state is likely to impact important business decisions at their companies, including whether to grow jobs or do business in a state. That is a 13% increase from 2007.
The Chamber’s Plan to Achieve Legal Reform
- Expose lawsuit abuse and advance commonsense reforms that will reduce the costly drag on the American economy.
- Stand up for American business in the courts, enforce legal ethics rules, and ensure damage awards are fair and equitable.
- Advance commonsense legislative reforms and challenge overzealous regulators in the courts at the federal, state, and local levels.
- Monitor the development and prevent the spread of problematic litigation trends around the world.
For more information on how the Chamber is working to achieve legal reform, please visit the Institute for Legal Reform and the National Chamber Litigation Center websites.
 |
From FreeEnterprise.comWill Colorado Court Rein in Lawsuit Loan Sharks? VOTE NOW: April's Most Ridiculous Lawsuit OUTRAGE: Inmate Lawsuits Cost NYC $111 Million |
LATEST AD
PRESS RELEASES
RELATED SITES
 |
Lawsuit abuse is having a devastating impact on our society. Get the facts at the Faces of Lawsuit Abuse website. |
 |
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) is a national campaign, representing the nation's business community, with the critical mission of making America's legal system simpler, fairer and faster for everyone. |
 |
NATIONAL CHAMBER LITIGATION CENTER The National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC) is the public policy law firm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. NCLC advocates for fair treatment of business in the courts and before regulatory agencies. |
| POLICY RESOURCES | LEGAL REFORM EXPERTS | ||||||
|
|
|
