Documents

Studies, fact sheets, press releases, testimony, and letters from the Center for Justice & Democracy.

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Testimony · October 20, 2026

Testimony: Caps Do Not Work; National Data and the Maryland Experience

Testimony before the Maryland House Judiciary Committee showing that caps do not lower insurance rates.
Fact Sheet · October 12, 2026

Backgrounder : The Tort Reform Blunder; What Voters Know and Florida Learned
Study · September 30, 2026

Study: The Inhumanity Clause; The Rise of Forced Arbitration in Death and Injury Cases

This study examines the disturbing spread of forced arbitration “to its darkest extremes—cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury or criminal abuse.” This is a phenomenon that forced arbitration advocates…
September 30, 2026

The Inhumanity Clause: The Rise of Forced Arbitration in Death and Injury Cases Introduction and Overview
Study · June 8, 2026

Tort Reform Groups, 2026 Update
Study · March 16, 2026

Study: Left in the Dust; Miners in America
Fact Sheet · January 23, 2026

New York Auto Insurance Company Profits Enough Is Enough
Study · January 6, 2026

Briefing Book: Medical Malpractice By the Numbers

All the latest statistics about medical malpractice litigation, cost, access to doctors, insurance, and patient safety.
Fact Sheet · November 17, 2025

How Low Can They Go? State Civil, Tort, Med Mal, Products Caseloads and Jury Trials
Fact Sheet · November 11, 2025

Fact Sheet: Legal Barriers that Undermine the Rights of Veterans and Service Members
Study · November 11, 2025

The Costs and Legal Obstacles Facing America’s Service Members and Veterans

This study highlights some major problems facing veterans and service members today, focusing on five major areas of concern: toxic exposures, sexual assault, medical harm, financial exploitation and employment…
Study · October 6, 2025

Study: The Modern Warfare Against Children
Fact Sheet · September 29, 2025

Fact Sheet: Caps On Compensatory Damages: A State Law Summary
Fact Sheet · May 14, 2025

Backgrounder: Limiting Lawsuits; Small Businesses’ Least Concern
Fact Sheet · May 11, 2025

Backgrounder: Are “Frivolous Lawsuits” by “Billboard Lawyers” Driving Up your Insurance Rates?
Fact Sheet · May 6, 2025

Fact Sheet: Electric Vehicles; Common Safety Problems
Fact Sheet · May 6, 2025

Fact Sheet: Legal Obstacles:Electric Vehicles, E-bikes and E-scooters
Study · May 6, 2025

Study: Highway to the Danger Zone; The Enduring Risks of Electric Vehicles
Fact Sheet · March 30, 2025

Backgrounder: Americans Reject the English Rule (“Loser Pays”)
Fact Sheet · January 26, 2025

Death Spiral: Private Equity Ownership Of Health Care