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Legal Reform Committee
Contact: Heather Briccetti
End of 2011 Legislative Session Update
Of Interest
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Repealing the Scaffold Law (November 14, 2011)
- Localities hit hard by lawsuit costs (November 10, 2011)
- Former AG candidate now a lawsuit lender (October 11, 2011)
- Op-ed stresses need to limit the “lawsuit lottery” in New York (October 8, 2011)
- Appeals Court Revives Illinois Class-Action Tobacco Case (Edvard Petterson, Bloomberg, Feb 27, 2011)
- Lawsuit Loans Add New Risk for the Injured
- With Pension Costs Spiraling Out Of Control, A Variety Of Fixes Emerges
- Lawyers Gone Wild
- Tort Reform to Cut Budget Deficit and Create Jobs, December 3, 2010
- ATRA Report – Beyond Reproach Fostering Integrity and Public Trust in the Offices of State Attorneys General
- Oppose medical malpractice "reform" legislation
- Independent Study Finds New York’s Legal System Among Worst in the Nation
- Top Trial Bar Questions
Committee Updates
2011-2012 Legislative Memos
- A.2835 (Morelle), Support, "Scaffold Law" Reform, 5/2/11
Bill text - S.3296-A (Defrancisco) /A.694-A (Lancman), Oppose, Patient Privacy Protection Act, 6/14/2011
Bill text - S.3766 (Bonacic)/A.625 (Weinstein), Oppose, Pre-trial Settlements, 6/24/2011
Bill text - S.4497 (Libous) / A.6060 (Lancman), Oppose, Expands the unlimited power of the Martin Act to significantly increase the legal exposure of the business community, 5/2/11
Bill text
Research / Reports
- ATRA Report – Beyond Reproach Fostering Integrity and Public Trust in the Offices of State Attorneys General
- Independent Study Finds New York’s Legal System Among Worst in the Nation
- A Texas Turnaround: The Impact of Lawsuit Reform on Business Activity in the Lone Star State
Executive Summary
Report - Pacific Research Institute Ranks
New York
at the Bottom
of the Barrel
for
Tort Reform
Press Release
Report