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06/09/08 Op-Ed Lawrence McQuillan
San Jose Mercury News: California lawmakers must help economy with tort reform
06/01/08 Op-Ed Lawrence McQuillan The Press Register (Mobile, AL): Good tort system a budget key
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The Daily Aztec (SDSU): Don't make me pay for others' frivolous lawsuits
05/23/08 Op-Ed K. Lloyd Billingsley California Republic.org: Cleaner Environment Not Necessarily in the Bag
05/21/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Politicker NJ.com: Health Care Reform Begins With Tort Reform
05/19/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Legal Newsline (IL): Fitzgerald to become Illinois chief justice
05/19/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Madison-St. Clair Record (IL): Fitzgerald to become Illinois chief justice
05/14/08 Clipping Lawrence J. McQuillan Education Week: Republicans should insist on a constitutional budget reform plan in exchange for support for additional revenues in budget negotiations
05/14/08 Op-Ed L. McQuillan Detroit News (MI): Limiting lawsuit abuses lowers costs from litigation, creates jobs in long run
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VIMENN.NO (Oslo, Norway): Lotto i rettssalen - Jackpot Justice
05/13/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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WBYS 1560-AM (Canton, IL): U.S. Tort Liability Index

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Wall Street Journal: Mississippi's Tort Reform Triumph
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Tallahasee Democrat (FL): State must end lawsuit abuse
05/06/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Sun-Sentinel(FL): Florida Legislature needed to act to stop lawsuit abuse
05/03/08 Op-Ed L. McQuillan
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The Oaklahoman: An effective stimulus package
04/28/08 Op-Ed L. McQuillan
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Naples Daily News(FL): Still more work to do
04/28/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Southeast Texas Record (Beaumont, TX): Report shows lawsuit reforms boost local economy
04/24/08 Letter to the Editor Lawrence J. McQuillan Sacramento Bee: The Case for the Flat Tax
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The Record (NJ):Businesses fear N.J. courts
04/23/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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West Virgina Register: Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
04/23/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV): Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
04/23/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, TX): Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
04/23/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Fayette Tribune (Oak Hill, WV): Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
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Herald (Montgomery, WV): Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
04/22/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Point of Law.com (Manhattan Institute): Prebuttals, Insults and Intellectual Honesty
04/22/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Register-Herald Reporter (WV): W.Va. ranked 50th in legal climate
04/21/08 Clipping Lawrence J. McQuillan Orange County Register: A Well-Intentioned Bad Idea
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Event Lawrence J. McQuillan Washington Policy Center, Government Reform 2008: Making Government Work for Taxpayers
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Triangle Business Journal (NC): North Carolina Found to be Friendly to Business in Tort Cases
04/11/08 Op-Ed L. McQuillan
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Forbes.com: Jump-Starting The Economy
04/10/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Florida Today (Melbourne, FL):Enact reform to fight frivolous lawsuits
04/08/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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CBS-4 KGBT (Harlington, TX):Forbes: Starr County Among 'Worst Places in America to Get Sued'
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Forbes.com: The Worst Places To Get Sued In America
04/06/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Boca Raton News (FL): Abuse
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Tort report: Va. a ‘sucker,’ Md. a ‘sinner’
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Colorado Springs Business Journal: Restrictive legislation doesn’t always equate to lower costs
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Quad Cities Online(IL): Illinois is a lawsuit magnet
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Free Lance Star (VA): We aren't the world
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Insurance Journal:Trial Lawyers Say Recent Study Proves Tort Reform Doesn't Work
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Springfield State Journal-Register (IL): Illinois is a lawsuit magnet
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Morris Daily Herald (IL): Illinois is a lawsuit magnet
03/19/08 Radio Lawrence J. McQuillan America's Business with Mike Hambrick: U.S. Tort Liability Index interview
03/18/08 Blog Lawrence J. McQuillan News & Observer (NC): Is N.C. a 'sucker' state?
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Commonwealth Foundation (PA): PA Ranks 45th in Tort Liability
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Barbara Weltman Blog: Small Business Idea of the Day
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Florida Orthopaedic Society: Report compares state tort environments.
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Tuscaloosa News (AL): Legislature slow to pass bills in 2008 session Rural Action Commission online
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San Joaquin Valleyfornia: Walters - California a 'sinner' on lawsuits
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Sacramento Bee -"Capital Alerts" blog: California a "sinner" on lawsuits
03/14/08 Blog L. McQuillan
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University of Baltimore Law Library: U.S. Tort Liability Index: State Tort Liability Rankings
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Insurance Journal (CA): 2008 State Rankings: Sinners and Saints Among Tort Systems
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The Bulletin (Philadelphia,PA): Study: Pa.'s Tort System Nearly The Worst
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reviewjournal.com: Group ranks Nevada 36th in tort reform
03/11/08 Clipping L. McQuillan
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Docuticker: Pacific Research Institute Releases 2008 State-By-State Ranking of the Best and Worst Tort Systems in America
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Denver Business Journal: Report praises Colorado's tort laws
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ShopFloor.org: Legal Costs, Driving Out Economic Growth
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Madison-St. Clair Record (IL): Study: Illinois ranked among worst in tort laws and costs
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LegalNewsline.com: Illinois, NY among usual tort suspects in PRI study
03/11/08 Audio Lawrence J. McQuillan New study from PRI further documents economic performance tied directly to health of legal system
03/11/08 Press Release PRI Pacific Research Institute Releases 2008 State-By-State Ranking of the Best and Worst Tort Systems in America
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U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report
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Waterbury Republican American:Town leaders knew of rising trash fees
03/07/08 Op-Ed Lawrence J. McQuillan Sacramento Union: Why California's "Budget Wolf" Has Returned
03/05/08 Speech Lawrence J. McQuillan Economic Roundtable of San Francisco: The True Cost of Lawsuit Abuse and How to Fix It
03/02/08 Op-Ed Lawrence J. McQuillan Los Angeles Times: Re: Bill Stall, "Even Reagan Raised Taxes," Opinion, Feb. 26