Updates on the latest stories featuring civil justice reform from Alabama and surrounding states. Thumbnail spaces below are ready for article images.
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A new report documents the rise of civil RICO lawsuits filed by businesses and insurers against law firms and medical providers over alleged coordinated schemes of litigation fraud, and how courts are responding.
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Trial lawyers spent $4.1 billion on advertising in 2025, up 47.4% from the year before, and ATRA argues that spending feeds a hidden “tort tax” Americans pay through higher prices and insurance premiums.
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ATRA’s annual report on legal services advertising in the United States, tracking how much trial lawyers spend and where those dollars go.
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A New York Times investigation finds that consumer legal funders charge plaintiffs steep interest on cash advances against pending lawsuits, then bundle those debts into Wall Street securities, a system tied directly to the rising litigation costs ALR is working to address.
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Medical professionals, insurance companies and government representatives are calling for tort reform, and warning that without it, Alabama is going to struggle economically.
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Three new property insurance companies have entered the Florida market this spring, bringing to 20 the number of new carriers since Florida lawmakers ended assignment-of-benefit agreements and one-way attorney fees in 2023.
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Rising lawsuits and large jury verdicts are driving up liability insurance costs across Alabama, according to a new Alabama Department of Insurance report finding claim severity has surged far faster than inflation over the past four years.
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A new report examines the drivers behind rising insurance costs for Alabama consumers and businesses.
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ALR, a professional advocacy organization focused on promoting fairness and balance within Alabama’s civil justice system, announced that governmental affairs veteran Harrison Proctor will serve as its full-time executive director.
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