The Institute for Legal Reform, an organization affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has issued its annual report ranking the lawsuit climates of each of the 50 States. This report is an interesting resource for anyone who is interested in class action litigation and forum selection issues. See the following link for the rankings [...]
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Institute for Legal Reform State Lawsuit Climate Rankings Issued
Posted in Class Action Trends, Reports and Surveys, tagged corporate counsel, forum shopping, general counsel, legal climate, litigation climate, punitive damages, state survey, tort reform on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canada Moves Toward U.S. Class Action Model, For Better or For Worse
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action, class action reform, international class action, rule 23, tort reform on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the European Union and individual EU countries consider potential reforms for dealing with mass and class action lawsuits (see my previous entries here and here), Canadian class actions are becoming more similar to those in the United States, according to an April 18 report in Canadian Underwriter.ca. The article remarks that significant increases in contingent fee awards [...]

