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The Illinois Campaign for Legal Reform is a project of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform(ILR). This campaign has been established to provide you with the latest information on activities and events related to our goal of reforming Illinois' legal system. Illinois can't afford the high price of lawsuit abuse -- and that's why we are working to bring sensible legal reform!

ILLINOIS: One of the Worst States for Lawsuit Abuse
Cook County Rated Second-Worst Jurisdiction

Illinois ranks as one of the worst (46th out of 50) states for lawsuit abuse, according to Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the States – an annual Harris Interactive Survey conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.

In addition, Cook County was named the second-least fair and reasonable litigation environment in the country.

This reputation is good for trial lawyers … but bad for Illinois’ employers, consumers and working families.

Click here to learn more about the survey.


Illinois’ Faces of Lawsuit Abuse

Who's the face of lawsuit abuse? It's your next door neighbor, small business people in towns around Illinois. It's citizens of every race, creed, and age.

Battling a tough economy is hard enough -- abuse of lawsuits make the job even tougher for all of us.  Watch the story below of Randy Baumgarten – a real-life Illinois victim of lawsuit abuse.


Visit FacesofLawsuitAbuse.com to view more stories.

National News:
State AGs reach tentative agreement with General Motors - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:39:00 CST

Miss. jury awards $7M in lead paint case - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:52:00 CST

Pa. SC will rule on Gov. Rendell's contract with plaintiffs firm - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:20:00 CST

 State News:
State Supreme Court sets new rules for professional conduct - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:00 CST

Pontoon Beach accident suit settles Thursday - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:11:00 CST

Non-jury trial set for Monday in Granite city motor dispute - Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:24:00 CST



The Institute for Legal Reform is an advocacy group working to end lawsuit abuse. ILR is a national campaign of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with the critical mission of making America's legal system simpler, faster, and fairer for everyone.