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1. Submit a Course

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   Are you a university law professor applying innovative teaching strategies in your classroom? If yes, please share with us your teaching methodology, tips, and activities so that we can post them on our website. You can do this one of two ways:

   Self-submit individual resources, materials, articles, and videos for inclusion in our robust database of teaching resources. Work with us to develop a full course portfolio of your inno... MORE

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3. Ohio: Task Force on Commercial Dockets

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   In April 2007, the late Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer announced the formation of the Supreme Court Task Force on Commercial Dockets to "develop, oversee, and evaluate a pilot project implementing commercial civil litigation dockets in select courts of common pleas." The Task Force began working in June 2007 and submitted an interim report in 2008 summarizing the Task Force’s work, along with a proposed set of rules for the establishmen... MORE

4. Minnesota: Civil Justice Reform Task Force Leads to Rule Changes

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   In November 2010, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea signed an order establishing the Civil Justice Reform Task Force for the purpose of reviewing civil justice reform initiatives undertaken in other jurisdictions and recommending changes to facilitate efficient and cost-effective processing of civil cases. The Task Force submitted its 

5. Innovation in Arizona

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   Arizona has long been a leader in civil justice innovation. In 1940, the Arizona Supreme Court became the first state to promulgate a procedural system replicating the federal rules. Then, in the early 1990s, when citizen feedback called for reform, the Arizona Supreme Court and the State Bar of Arizona amended the rules, under the guidance of then-Chief Justice Thomas Zlaket, introducing comprehensive pretrial conferences, extensive disclosures, and ... MORE

6. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana: Disaster Protocols Case Management Order

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   In late 2020, Hurricane Laura—the fifth strongest storm to ever impact the United States—came ashore in western Louisiana and Texas. Hurricane Laura caused the deaths of at least 42 people, damaged over 400,000 structures, and inflicted over $14 billion in damage in the states. Weeks later, Hurricane Delta struck the same areas, causing additional damage of at least $4 billion.

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7. Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project

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   In August 2009, a group of local practitioners and members of the Colorado judiciary began meeting in order to explore whether Colorado courts might be a viable jurisdiction for a pilot project based on some of the Principles in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) Task Force on Discovery and IAALS Final Report. The committee focused on two case types for a potential pilot project—medical negligence and bus... MORE

8. Montana Adopts Simplified Procedure for Civil Cases

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   On May 2, 2019, the Montana Uniform District Court Rules Commission (Commission) submitted proposed revisions to the Montana Uniform District Court Rules to draft a simplified procedure process in civil actions across all 22 of Montana’s judicial districts. The seven-member Commission, comprised of experienced trial lawyers, district court judges, and one professor of the Montana School of Law, incorporated simplified proc... MORE

9. District of Nevada: Short Trial Program

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   The District of Nevada adopted General Order 2013-01, which implemented a Short Trial Program, in March 2013. The order designated Magistrate Judge George W. Foley, Jr. as the administrator of the program for the Unofficial Southern Division of the Court and Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb as the administrator for t... MORE

10. Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements Committee

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    In January, 2013, the Conference of Chief Justices established a national committee charged with evaluating civil justice improvement efforts around the country and developing guidelines and best practices for civil litigation, as well as caseflow management, at the state level. The CJI committee, chaired by Chief Justice Thomas Balmer of the Supreme Court of Oregon, began its work in May 2014. IAALS worked ... MORE