Excess and Access: Consensus on the American Civil Justice Landscape

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This publication synthesizes the results of four recent studies exploring how attorneys and trial judges across the nation view the civil justice system. Survey respondents overwhelmingly agreed that cost is a concern; delay increases cost; and… MORE

Civil Justice at a Crossroads

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Four years ago, concerns about skyrocketing costs, unprofessional gamesmanship, and long delays in civil litigation were the stuff of grousing and shoulder shrugs. We all had a level of fatalism or cynicism about our inability to change any of those… MORE

Trial Bench Views: Findings from a National Survey on Civil Procedure

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This survey asked state and federal judges questions about the civil legal system, and in particular, some of the civil process reforms advanced by IAALS and the ACTL Task Force. This report was published in Pace Law Review (PLR): Corina Gerety,… MORE

Surveys of the Colorado Bench & Bar

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Colorado’s voluntary simplified pretrial procedure for actions seeking $100,000 or less from any one party was set up to reduce the time to disposition and reduce costs for litigants. But our survey shows use of the rules is relatively infrequent… MORE

A Roadmap for Reform: Measuring Innovation

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The final installment of a three-part series that gives courts willing to try pilot projects a means for empirical evaluation of civil rules reforms and how they should be measured.

Civil Justice Reforms

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Those who are involved in the civil jury process know first-hand of the genius and value of trial by jury. Juries represent the collective wisdom and objectivity of a group of citizens who are called together to apply their common sense and agree on… MORE

Civil Litigation Survey of Chief Legal Officers and General Counsel

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This report sets forth the results of our civil litigation survey of Chief Legal Officers and General Counsel belonging to the Association of Corporate Counsel. (Updated May 2013).

Reinvigorating Pleadings

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Pleadings are the gateway to the American civil justice system. When properly drafted, they frame the issues to be resolved and open the door to the procedures that make complete and effective dispute resolution possible. To fulfill their potential… MORE

Report from the Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice of the ACTL and IAALS

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This publication provides an overview of the collaboration between IAALS and the ACTL Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice. It also offers clarification and context for research and recommendations that have generated significant discussion… MORE

Survey of the Oregon Bench & Bar on the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure

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This survey explored the views of members of the Oregon State Bar concerning civil procedure in Circuit Court, the state court of general jurisdiction. There are significant differences between the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and the procedural… MORE