Archives: Amy Kjose Anderson / Articles
Archives: Amy Kjose Anderson / Articles
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If Canada Can We Can
Government officials have long stymied businesses and innovators with overreaching, harmful, or outdated regulations called by the disgruntled regulatees “red tape.” QuantGov’s regulation tracker quantifies that red tape: US…
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Oklahoma Named Judicial Hellhole Mid-Year
In an atypical summer addition to the annual Judicial Hellholes list, Oklahoma takes a place among perennial problematic lawsuit havens like California, Florida, Missouri and New York. Motivating the…
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The Administrative State vs. the Lemonade Stand: Reforming State Administrative Procedures Acts
When a seven year-old boy decided to open a lemonade stand in New York he was merely attempting to engage in private enterprise to raise funds for a trip…
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Treasury Recognizes Importance of Donor Privacy in New Regulation
On July 16, the Department of the Treasury announced that 501(c) tax-exempt organizations, except 501(c)(3)s, no longer have to disclose their donor information on their yearly IRS tax forms.
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An Inconvenient Tort: CA Court Affirms that Climate Policy Should Be Handled by Congress, Agencies
On June 25, Federal District Court Judge William Alsup threw out a case brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco which sought to hold five major oil…
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Supreme Court Preserves Lawsuit Alternatives
On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of businesses that use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) when resolving wage and labor disputes with employees. The case,…
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Lawsuit Reform Gaining Ground in Congress
Lawsuit reform is quickly moving in Congress. A handful of proposals, some of which are based on ALEC model policy, have been included in Speaker Ryan’s A Better Way Plan…
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Missouri Working to Improve its Status as a Judicial Hellhole
Missouri’s lawsuit system performs in the bottom third of all state legal systems, 42nd out of the 50 states, according to the US Chamber’s Lawsuit Climate Survey. It is…
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Drive-By Lawsuits and the Abuse of the Americans with Disabilities Act
A recent 60 Minutes episode examined the growing litany of lawsuits that use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to demand payment from small businesses. In some cases, these…
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Missouri’s St. Louis is the Nation’s Worst Judicial Hellhole™
A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association lambastes St. Louis as the worst Judicial Hellhole™ in the country.
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Protecting Internet Users from Speech-Suppressing Lawsuits
Anti-SLAPP statutes give those sued for expressing their opinions a legal mechanism to get cases dismissed early before legal costs effectively stifle their speech.
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Vetoes Lawsuit Reform Proposals
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon last week vetoed two reforms that would have helped the state get a handle on its frivolous lawsuit problem.
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Is Memory Manipulation a Threat to Your State’s Legal System?
Dr. Julia Shaw may be able to convince you that you committed a crime you never committed, at least she did with 70 percent of participants in her study published last year.
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Sunshine Needed to Oust Phantom Lawsuit Damages
Lawsuit awards are often arrived at with misleading evidence. A little sunshine can help the jury award fair recovery free of phantom damages. Following a doctor’s visit, most people receive…
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Missouri Legislature Working to Replace Archaic Lawsuit Expert Rules
Today, a civil or criminal case rarely goes by in which each party does not try to offer the jury multiple “experts” upon whose opinion to base its verdict. Unreliable…
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Should State Legislators Embrace Bernie Sanders’ Policy?
Bernie Sanders supported reasonable lawsuit reform but is proving to be a fair-weather friend. State legislators can offer broader, more effective reforms.
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Lawsuit Discovery in the Age of Big Data
Discovery is the step in litigation in which the plaintiff and the defendant gather and share information. It can be one of the most expensive steps. In the age…
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Congress Passes Meaningful Lawsuit Reform
President Obama’s State of the Union tried to highlight bipartisan issues that Democrats and Republicans can solve together, but he missed an opportunity in omitting lawsuit reform. Eighty-nine percent…
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Are You Living in a Judicial Hellhole™?
Judicial Hellholes™ are litigious environments where excessive lawsuits abound and civil justice is out of balance. Judges and courts apply liberally, or even overturn, the law. Plaintiffs’ attorneys push novel…
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Give the Fed Input on Lawsuit Interest Rates
For seven years, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero to help encourage a fledgling economy to pick up steam. During this time, interest rates for lawsuit award…