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Studies and reports

Selected studies and reports exploring the impact of lawsuits and legal fear on our society. To see more detailed listings for a specific subject-area, visit our Schools Studies and Reports, Health Care Studies and Reports, and Society Studies and Reports.

Trial Lawyers, Inc.
A Report on the Lawsuit Industry in America
Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy, 2008

2007 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends
Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin, December 2007

Examining the Work of State Courts, 2006: A National Perspective from the Court Statistics Project
National Center for State Courts' Court Statistics Project, 2007

Tough Choices or Tough Times (Executive Summary)
New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, December 15, 2006

Windows of Opportunity: State-Based Ideas for Improving Medical Injury Compensation and Enhancing Patient Safety
A Common Good Publication
Paul Barringer, November 28, 2006

All in a Day’s Work: What’s Standing in the Way of Teacher Effectiveness?
A Common Good Report, October 2006

"Health Courts" and Accountability for Patient Safety
Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, Allen B. Kachalia, and Troyen A. Brennan, The Millbank Quarterly, September 15, 2006

Medical Malpractice Awards, Insurance, and Negligence: Which Are Related?
Alexander Tabarrok and Amanda Agan, Civil Justice Report (Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute), May 2, 2006

The US Medical Liability System: Evidence for Legislative Reform
Janelle Guirguis-Blake, MD, George E. Fryer, PhD, Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH, Ronald Szabat, JD, LLM and Larry A. Green, MD, Annals of Family Medicine, May 2006

Medical Professional Liability Reform for the 21st Century: A Review of Policy Options
Report of the Advisory Committee on Medical Professional Liability
Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 2005

Health Care at the Cross Roads: Strategies for Improving the Medical Liability System and Preventing Patient Injury
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, February 2005

On-Call Specialist Coverage in U.S. Emergency Departments
ACEP Survey of Emergency Department Directors
American College of Emergency Physicians and Johns Hopkins University, September 28, 2004

The State of Health Care Quality: 2004
Industry Trends and Analysis
National Committee for Quality Assurance, September 23, 2004

Seeds of Change in the Big Apple: Chartering Schools in New York City
Robin J. Lake, Progressive Policy Institute, September 21, 2004

Medical Liability and the Culture of Technology
Peter D. Jacobson, Pew Project on Medical Liability, August 2004

Caring for Patients in a Malpractice Crisis: Physician Satisfaction and Quality of Care
Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, Catherine M. DesRoches, Jordon Peugh, Kinga Zapert, Troyen A. Brennan, and William M. Sage, Health Affairs, July 2004

Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts
The American Diploma Project, February 2004

The Real Value of Teachers: If good teachers matter, why don't we act like it?
Thinking K-16, A Publication of The Education Trust, Winter 2004

I'm Calling My Lawyer: How Litigation, Due Process and Other Regulatory Requirements Are Affecting Public Education
Public Agenda, November 2003

The State of Healthcare Quality: 2003
National Committee for Quality Assurance, September 2003

Schools in Handcuffs, How Courts (mis)rule N.Y.C.
Ross Sandler and David Schoenbrod, The New York Post, March 14, 2003

The Urban Education Dragon
Education Next, Winter 2003