Cause For Action: An ILR Podcast InstituteForLegalReform

On this episode of ILR’s Cause for Action podcast, we reflect on the latest U.S. Supreme Court term, which wrapped up on June 30. Jennifer Dickey, deputy chief counsel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Litigation Center, is joined by Chris Michel, partner at Quinn Emanuel, to discuss a few noteworthy cases and what they mean for businesses. Jennifer and Chris discuss several cases, including Twitter v. Taamneh, Sackett v. EPA, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC, and SEC v. Cochran. These cases ...

As we forge ahead in the data-driven economy, it is imperative to develop public policies that can effectively match its pace.Unfortunately, conflicting privacy regulations at the federal and state level are creating a high level of uncertainty around compliance, disproportionately impacting small businesses striving to maintain competitiveness. On the latest episode of Cause for Action, James Locke, director of legislative affairs at ILR is joined by Jordan Crenshaw, senior vice presid...

In January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed rule to implement a “Terms & Conditions Registry.” If finalized, the CFPB’s proposed rule will create a “name-and-shame” public database of various terms and conditions—including arbitration agreements—used in consumer complaints, harming businesses and consumers without any real benefit. In response to this misguided proposed rule, the U.S. Chamber recently submitted a comment letter, and a coalition let...

Third party litigation funding (TPLF) has been in the news recently, yet most people don’t know it is a multi-billion-dollar industry that allows hedge funds and other financiers to secretly invest in lawsuits in exchange for a percentage of any settlement or judgment. ILR has advocated for disclosure and transparency of funding agreements so all parties in a lawsuit know who is funding and controlling the litigation. In this episode of Cause For Action, Page Faulk, ILR’s senior vice pr...

The year’s first two quarters are the busiest time for ILR’s state advocacy team. This is because most state legislatures are part-time, meaning lawmakers have anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to debate and enact hundreds of bills, including reforms that bring balance and fairness to each state’s lawsuit climate. On this episode of Cause for Action, ILR Associate Directors for Legislative Affairs Rachelle Mortimer and David Meyerson discuss various legal reform issues being addr...

On November 2, ILR hosted Summit 2022: Law · Policy · Politics, where we brought together extraordinary panelists to talk about critical issues facing the legal reform community.This episode of Cause for Action is part of a special series of podcast episodes highlighting these panels. In this episode, you’ll hear international experts discuss the UK's burgeoning class action and litigation funding industries, the impending creation of class action regimes across the European Union, and the im...