Sept. 21, 2006 The American Petroleum Institute will discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Index, and distribute copies, at an upcoming meeting of member companies’ general counsels. Sept. 21, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan was guest on the John D'Andre Show, a radio talk show in Hamden, Connecticut, on WQUN. Sept. 20, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan spoke with Martin L. Kent, Counsel to the Attorney General of Virginia and managing director of the Attorney General's Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force. Sept. 19, 2006 Hovannes Abramyan was Interviewed on The James Gang on Fox News Radio, KCOL in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sept. 18, 2006 Met with Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, to discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Index. Aug. 24, 2006 Met with Lara Dunbar of the California Restaurant Association to discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Index and the tort problems in California. Possible future events were discussed at the meeting. Aug. 23, 2006 Advised Hodgson Russ LLP paralegal Linda Pratt on New York’s ranking in several variables in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report. These variables included several types of general-liability monetary losses, monetary caps, negligence standards, and joint and several liability reform. Aug. 3, 2006 Met with Diann Rogers and Tom Scott of California’s Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) to discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Index and the tort problems in California. Possible future events were discussed at the meeting. Aug. 1, 2006 Advised Illinois State Senator Kirk Dillard on Illinois’ 32nd place ranking in the U.S. Tort Liability Index. Aug. 1, 2006 Advised Ohio Representative Bill Seitz on Ohio’s 4th place ranking in the U.S. Tort Liability Index. Representative Seitz is Assistant Majority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives. Aug 1, 2006 Advised Mississippi State Senator Charlie Ross on Mississippi’s 21st place ranking in the U.S. Tort Liability Index. Senator Ross is co-chairman of ALEC’s Civil Justice Task Force. Aug. 1, 2006 The U.S. Tort Liability Index was featured in the Insurance Information Institute’s “Hot Topics and Issues Updates” for August 2006. The feature lists the top five and bottom five states in the ranking July 29, 2006 Hovannes Abramyan advised Anne Krueger of the San Diego Union-Tribune on ADA law and abuse in California. July 26, 2006 Lawrence and Hovannes met with John Sullivan of the Civil Justice Association of California to discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Indexand the tort problems in California. Possible future events were discussed at the meeting. July 26, 2006 Lawrence and Hovannes met with Kyla Christoffersen of the California Chamber of Commerce to discuss the U.S. Tort Liability Indexand the tort problems in California. Possible future events were discussed at the meeting. July 25, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan recorded a segment on theU.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Reportfor the Kansas Information Radio News Network which will be aired on radio stations throughout the state of Kansas. July 25, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan advised Representative Vos of Wisconsin on the state of Wisconsin’s tort liability system. July 25, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan advised Representative Dally of Pennsylvania on the state of Pennsylvania’s tort liability system. July 25, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan advised Lois Snowe-Mello, state senator from Maine, on the state of Maine’s tort liability system. July 21, 2006 Guest on “Nothing But Truth” hosted by Crane Durham on “Fox News Radio” 97.1FM Talk in St. Louis, Missouri. Hovannes spoke about the U.S. tort liability system and the $198 price tag of excess costs in the year 2004. July 20, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan, Sally Pipes, and Josh Treviño discussed legal reform with Texas State Representative Joe Nixon in PRI's San Francisco headquarters July 20, 2006 Lawrence and Hovannes attended a lunch with Steve Moore from theWall Street Journalhosted by PRI. At the lunch, policy directors discussed their current projects and the impact that each department’s work has had in debate and legislation. July 20, 2006 Lawrence J. McQuillan presented the findings of theU.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Reportat the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)’s Civil Justice Task Force. The task force meeting was held during the organization’s 2006 Annual Meeting and was attended by state legislators and representatives from policy organizations July 20, 2006 Hovannes Abramyan spoke to state legislators and other members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at the PRI booth at the ALEC 2006 Annual Meeting, which was attended by 2,400 members. July 13, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan was guest on the "Mike Bastinelli Show," KIT AM, Yakima, Washington. Lawrence spoke about the Tort Liability Index and Washington’s 14th place ranking. July 05, 2006 Hovannes Abramyan consulted Benjamin Weintraub of the NY Sunon New York’s ranking in the U.S. Tort Liability Index. June 30, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan advised Bob Farr, candidate for Connecticut attorney general, on the state of Connecticut’s tort liability system. June 30, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan advisedNorth Dakota state legislator Kim Koppelman on the state of North Dakota’s tort liability system. June 29, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan Lawrence McQuillan advised New Hampshire state legislator Ronald Nowe on contingency-fee limits currently being used in a number of states for civil-liability cases. June 29, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan Lawrence McQuillan advised Georgia House of Representatives member and Vice-Chairman of the Georgia House Judiciary Committee, Edward Lindsay, on the state of Georgia’s tort liability system. June 28, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan answered questions about the U.S. Tort Liability Index from Suzanne Lee, intern at U.S. Steel Corporation. Questions dealt primarily with Pennsylvania’s tort system June 23rd and 24th, 2006 Lawrence McQuillan presented the findings of the U.S. Tort Liability Index at “Disorder in the Court Academy VIII,” sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on in Austin, Texas. The conference was attended by about 70 state legislators, their staff, and business-owning members of ALEC. June 19, 2006 Consulted Brian Louis from the Winston-Salem Journal about the U.S. Tort Liability Index and North Carolina’s ranking in the study. June 8, 2006 “Morning Meeting” KZIM-AM in Missouri Regarding the U.S. Tort Liability Index June 6, 2006 Appeared on The BizRadio Morning Show with Brent Clanton to speak about the Tort Index and Texas’ number one ranking | audio June 6, 2006 “Business for Breakfast” with Ken, Julie, and Wayne - KFNN-AM in Phoenix, Arizona: U.S. Tort Liability Index May 11, 2006 Launch of new study at the National Press Club, Washington D.C. View Announcement for Details ( PDF )       back