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The Issue
America's legal crisis is putting employees out of work, raising consumer prices, driving down shareholder value and bankrupting companies. Many plaintiffs' lawyers are exploiting flaws in our legal system in search of jackpot justice. Meanwhile, frivolous lawsuits clog our courts, denying those most deserving of justice their right to a speedy trial. Lawsuit abuse costs small buiness billions of dollars a year, and impacts all Americans. Click here now to read more about the need for Legal Reform.
The Impact of Lawsuit Abuse on Illinois
But the costs of Lawsuite abuse is not just a national problem. It is a problem for Illinois, too. It is one of the greatest threats to Illinois' robust economic climate. Illinois is ranked 46th out of the 50 states in the ILR Harris Poll on Legal Fairness, a drop of 12 places in 3 years.
Two counties in Illinois -- Madison County and St. Clair County -- are ranked by the American Tort Association as the #1 and #2 "Judicial Hellholes" in America.
This impacts the economy, jobs and ability to provide quality Health Care for out citizens. Click here to learn more about the impact of lawsuit abuse on Illinois.
Status of Legal Reform in Illinois
Civil Justice Reforms Reintroduced in the Senate
Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) recently reintroduced several civil justice reform proposals that may end up getting the short shrift in a less than friendly general assembly.
Dillard, the "staunchest supporter of civil justice reform legislation in the Illinois General Assembly," according to Ed Murnane, president of the Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL), filed nine bills ranging from jury service reform to product liability reform.
A synopsis of Dillard's bills that have been directed to the Senate Rules Committee, as defined by the ICJL, follows:
Click here to read a synopsis of Senator Dillard's bills that have been directed to the Senate Rules Committee.
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