(Source: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies) White Paper This paper recaps key civil justice reforms that occurred in 2015. Part I focuses on broad trends, Part II provides an overview of federal and state reforms adopted in 2015, and Part III highlights key court cases in 2015 that addressed civil justice and liability law issues. I. Legal Reform Trends in 2015 Consistent with other recent years, there was substantial activity in 2015 with respect to providing for greater access to claimants' asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos personal injury trials, transparency in contracts between state attorneys general and private attorneys, codifying traditional...
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