Institute for Legal Reform
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) is the country’s most influential and successful advocate for civil justice reform, both in the U.S. and abroad.
The Institute for Legal Reform shines a light on what is wrong in the legal system. We conduct cutting-edge research and advance pragmatic solutions. We then tirelessly advocate for those solutions with Congress, state legislatures, federal regulators, international policymakers and the courts to effect meaningful change.
Featured Tort Report
This edition found that the costs and compensation paid into the U.S. tort system reached over $655.6 billion in 2025 - equating to 2.12 percent of U.S. GDP and over $4,900 per U.S. household.
Featured Litigation Report
Rising litigation costs, not accident rates, are driving up the price of trucking and everyone pays for it.
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- The Buckeye State Adds to Nationwide MomentumRuling is a decisive rebuke of a litigation strategy built not on science or evidence, but on the prospect of a massive payday for plaintiff attorneysGreater transparency in third-party litigation funding is needed to identify conflicts of interest, protect the integrity of legal proceedings, and address potential economic and national security concerns.State joins growing nationwide litigation funding transparency momentumIllinois is one of the most expensive states in the country to defend a lawsuit.
