Below you'll find a summary of our bi-monthly research papers on cutting edge topics or White Papers.

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State Attorneys General: The People's Champion
Examines why state Attorneys General are among our country’s most important public advocates and exposes unfair, misleading assaults by corporate special interests.

Corporate Empowerment and the Decline of Public Safety
Explores how the corporate take-over of federal agencies and preemption of legal rights has hurt the public health and safety.

Mandatory Binding Arbitration: Civil Injustice by Corporate America
Examines how mandatory binding arbitration hurts employees, consumers and patients.

Chamber of Horrors
Explores the influence of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the outcome of the 2004 elections.

Small Business and "Tort Reform": Much Ado About Nothing
Dispels many myths about the need for "tort reform" among the small business community.

Hypocrites of "Tort Reform": Doctors and Organized Medicine
Examines dcotors and medical societies that run to court when they've been harmed, as well as doctors who make more per year than what they want to give patients for a lifetime of suffering.

Where's the Crisis? Has America Been Duped by the AMA?
Refutes American Medical Association claims of “crisis” by examining contradictory courtroom and medical evidence in 18 states.

The Money Vultures
Documents the malfeasance of the insurance industry and its close ties to President Bush and Congress.

Not in My Backyard II: The High-Tech Hypocrites of "Tort Reform"
Examines how high-tech companies use the courts while pushing to restrict lawsuits by consumers.

Shakedown: How the Insurance Industry Exploits a Nation in Times of Crisis
Exposes how the insurance industry uses its power over the U.S. economy to promote a legislative agenda that bilks U.S. taxpayers and abolishes consumer's rights.

What You Need to Know About Punitive Damages.
Learn the history,importance of and key facts about punitive damages.

Survey Says ... "Tort Reform" Not a Priority for Businesses
Dispels myths about the real importance of "tort reform" to the business community.

Reading Between the Headlines: The Media and Jury Verdicts
Analyzes how the media's reporting of jury verdicts sometimes perpetuates the misperception that our civil jury system is in a state of emergency.

Not in My Backyard: The Hypocrites of "Tort Reform"
Examines individuals and corporations that have sued sometimes for millions of dollars while at the same time championing damage caps and other severe liability restrictions for others.

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