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Civil Justice Reforms

2011 a great year in Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama

By David Golden | Updated on June 30, 2011

Television pundits have spent an inordinate amount of time this year discussing the meaning of the 2010 elections in terms of the 2012 elections. Civil justice reform proponents, on the other hand, have quietly seized the initiative to enact common sense liability legislation. As a result, 2011 will go down as one of the great years for balancing civil litigation in the states.

The good news began in January and has continued through early June. No fewer than five states have enacted significant liability reforms. Most of the changes involved subjects that appealed to common sense and were easy for voters, as well as legislators, to understand.

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