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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:
Cox helps thwart HMO purchase - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 CST

Ski resort settles hazardous materials suit - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 CST

Settlement reached with Wis. tire disposal facility - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:00 CST

 State News:
Engineer sues Illinois Central over repetitive injuries - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 CST

Woman alleges driver's intoxication caused accident - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:54:00 CST

Stack orders mediation in Campbell's claims against Freed & Weiss - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:39:00 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.