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Our litigation-centered legal system is too slow, intrusive, expensive, and complex, seriously affecting the economy. While defendants often pay considerable amounts in damages, victims are not compensated fairly or quickly for their injuries, with a substantial portion of the money going towards court costs and lawyers' fees. CED has proposed solutions that transform the civil justice system by offering alternatives to litigation and providing compensation for injured parties in a more efficient and mutually beneficial manner.
What's NewEvents Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Ending Government Paralysis A forum organized by Common Good, with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, to expand the debate on government paralysis from partisan finger-pointing to... read moreFriday, May 6, 2005 CED Signs on to Legal Reform Effort
CED Trustee Derek C. Bok
CED, along with Common Good, and the Hudson Institute, hosted a panel discussion on early offers and legal reform. The national... read moreNews Friday, September 11, 2009 Newsweek: Tort Reform: Obama's Silver Bullet Katie Connelly
In last night's speech to the joint session of Congress, the president was pretty tough on his opponents, pounding them on "scare tactics" and... read moreFriday, September 11, 2009 The Atlantic: Next Steps for Malpractice Reform Philip K. Howard
"President Obama took an important step away from special interest politics when he committed to changing justice to solve the problem of defensive... read moreReports Wednesday, March 16, 2005 CED in Brief: Legal Reform: Common Sense Reforms and Innovative Alternatives Much debate has arisen in recent years over the state of the legal system in the United States and proposals to drastically alter it. More... read moreWednesday, April 12, 2000 Breaking the Litigation Habit
Economic Incentives for Legal Reform (2000)
CED's report, Breaking the Litigation Habit calls our litigation system "too intrusive, too slow, and too expensive." The... read more |
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