Read about legal reform in Illinois and from across the country.

News from Illinois

	Assessment: State, Cook County among worst U.S. legal climates - 4/24/2008 An annual assessment of state liability systems released this week shows that Illinois has one of the five worst legal climates in the nation.
	Chamber study ranks Illinois among worst states for legal fairness - 4/23/2008 While some things about Illinois' legal climate have improved, some top lawyers across the country say it's among the top, five, worst in the country.
	Report says Illinois has one of the worst legal climates in the country - 4/23/2008 Madison County progress noted; Chicago is worse.
	Prospect Heights City Council: Legal Reform Now - 4/22/2008 A coalition of Illinois legal reform advocates, including the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Illinois Civil Justice League and Illinois Chamber of Commerce, applauds the Prospect Heights City Council for unanimously passing a resolution calling on the Illinois legislature to pass meaningful lawsuit reform.
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News from Across the Country

	New Web Site Highlights Abusive Lawsuit Stories - 2/11/2008 By now you've probably heard of the Washington, D.C. judge who sued his dry cleaners for millions of dollars over a pair of pants. Now there's a Web site that tells their story -- and many other personal stories of lawsuit abuse -- in their own words.
	Judge Who Sued Over Pants Loses Job - 11/14/2007 A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against his dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants has lost his job, District of Columbia officials said.
	Opinion Editorial: AGs Gone Wild - 11/13/2007 District Attorneys have "National Prosecution Standards." U.S. Attorneys have their own ethics manual. But what about state Attorneys General? They get to make everything up as they go, as their increasingly aggressive prosecutions are showing. The problem is laid out in a new report by the Institute for Legal Reform, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that deserves more publicity.
	Lawyers in Iowa lawsuit against Microsoft to get $75M - 9/05/2007 A $75 million payout to the lawyers who sued Microsoft Corp. over antitrust claims in Iowa has some people in the state hopping mad.
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