Since 1986, ATRA is the only national organization exclusively dedicated to reforming the civil justice system. It is a nationwide network of state-based liability reform coalitions backed by 135,000 grassroots supporters. ATRA also has had an unparalleled track record of legislative success.
IssuesClick on each state to find out what civil justice reform laws have passed, when they were passed, and whether they have been upheld as constitutional.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2017 – Noting “recent media coverage influenced by trial lawyers’ willful efforts to mislead the public about an important policy debate,” the American Tort Reform Association […]
10th Circuit Record Shows ‘Refreshing’ Disinclination to Legislate from Bench WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 – Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch’s “refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,” the American […]
The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes® report, naming courts in Missouri, California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas among the nation’s “most […]
Lawsuit Industry’s ‘Largely Unreported’ Lobbying Success with Obama Administration Detailed
ATRA Urges Media to Focus on Other ‘Midnight’ Regulations Expected to Favor Big Donors to President’s Party as Time Runs out on His Second Term
Urges NY Lawmakers to Pass Asbestos Transparency Legislation, Says AG Schneiderman Should Investigate Fraud by Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
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RT @WVCALA: Our members thank and applaud @SenCarmichaelWV and @ArmsteadWV for making lawsuit reforms a priority during the 2017 #WVLegis s…
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RT @GrowLACoalition: .@LaOilGasAssoc – Coastal lawsuits are not the way forward. Read more on @HoumaToday: https://t.co/8jkNCUJ0nj
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Is justice for sale in Louisiana? Plaintiff’s attorneys “investing” in LA Supreme Court https://t.co/OT0iz5qNDy
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Wacky warning labels, many the result of lawsuit abuse & frivolous suits https://t.co/Y5qLaOK0XD
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Our latest Judicial Hellholes report has already helped create momentum for overdue tort reforms in the “Show Me Your Lawsuits State.” READ, WATCH and SHARE to see how Missouri Governor Eric Greitens referenced the report in his first State of the State Address this week.
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The wait is almost over. A cherished holiday tradition returns. Who will be America’s top #JudicialHellholes? LIKE to find out. Since 2002, the American Tort Reform Association’s Judicial Hellholes® program has identified and documented problems in jurisdictions where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner, generally to the disadvantage of defendants. Take a look at last year’s #JudicialHellholes here:
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Panel includes Joshua Wright, FTC Commissioner, Professor Joanna Shepherd-Bailey, Emory University School of Law, Professor Peter Hollend, University of Maryland Law School, and Cary Silverman, Shook Hardy & Bacon
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Tom Stebbins of LRANY discusses the influx of tort cases against high fructose corn syrup.
