April 26, 2007
* State Liability Systems Ranking Study - Lawsuit Climate 2007

Institute for Legal Reform: "The 2007 State Liability Systems Ranking Study was conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform among a national sample of in-house general counsel or other senior corporate litigators to explore how reasonable and balanced the tort liability system is perceived to be by U.S. business."

  • Executive Summary (PDF)

  • State Rankings

  • Lawsuit Climate Overview Report (PDF)

  • Full Liability Systems Ranking Study (PDF)


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  • American Association for Justice: A bogus study released...by the national Chamber of Commerce claiming to rank so-called “anti-business” state legal systems is yet another baseless attack on the nation’s civil justice system in its campaign to eliminate corporate accountability for wrongdoing and negligence."

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