Since 1986, ATRA is the only national organization exclusively dedicated to reforming the civil justice system. It is a nationwide network of state-based liability reform coalitions backed by 135,000 grassroots supporters. ATRA also has had an unparalleled track record of legislative success.
IssuesClick on each state to find out what civil justice reform laws have passed, when they were passed, and whether they have been upheld as constitutional.
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2017 – Acknowledging the “growing scope, seriousness and complexity of our nation’s problems with the abuse of federally approved pain medication,” the American Tort Reform Association […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2017 – With today’s announced decision of a third significant jurisdictional case by the U.S. Supreme Court this term, the American Tort Reform Association applauded the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2017 – With the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Tuesday appeals of two state supreme court decisions that dramatically expand lower courts’ personal jurisdiction over out-of-state […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29, 2017 – With the Florida Senate’s Rules Committee poised to take up another bill designed to advantage politically powerful personal injury lawyers in Tallahassee this afternoon, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2017 – With Gov. Eric Greitens expected to sign a key tort reform bill into law today, the American Tort Reform Association pointed again “to the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2017 – Noting “recent media coverage influenced by trial lawyers’ willful efforts to mislead the public about an important policy debate,” the American Tort Reform Association […]
10th Circuit Record Shows ‘Refreshing’ Disinclination to Legislate from Bench WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 – Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch’s “refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,” the American […]
The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes® report, naming courts in Missouri, California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas among the nation’s “most […]
Lawsuit Industry’s ‘Largely Unreported’ Lobbying Success with Obama Administration Detailed
ATRA Urges Media to Focus on Other ‘Midnight’ Regulations Expected to Favor Big Donors to President’s Party as Time Runs out on His Second Term
Urges NY Lawmakers to Pass Asbestos Transparency Legislation, Says AG Schneiderman Should Investigate Fraud by Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
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RT @paciviljustice: Check out Curt Schroder’s recent radio interview here!
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We Won’t See You in Court: The Era of Tort Lawsuits Is Waning – WSJ https://t.co/e0hCFZeAuv
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RT @NJCivilJustice: We represent employers, health care providers & others interested in bringing fairness to NJ’s civil justice system. ht…
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RT @TexasTALA: Texas has passed 55 lawsuit reforms over the years. Check them out: https://t.co/zy6YetlBaj
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ATRA OpEd in Wall Street Journal Targets Influential, Yet Unaccountable American Law Institute
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Panel includes Joshua Wright, FTC Commissioner, Professor Joanna Shepherd-Bailey, Emory University School of Law, Professor Peter Hollend, University of Maryland Law School, and Cary Silverman, Shook Hardy & Bacon
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Tom Stebbins of LRANY discusses the influx of tort cases against high fructose corn syrup.
