Litigation and Tort Reform Conference

A conference for practitioners, judges and academics to explore policy implications of recent cutting-edge research.

Held Friday, March 30, 2007 – Chicago
Presented by the Searle Center at Northwestern Law.

Schedule & Brochure | Register online | View Conference Video Presentations (new May 2007)

About the Conference
“Tort reform” has been a rallying cry of the business community for over 25 years, with acrimonious political battles waged with trial lawyers in almost every state capital. But very little is known about the impact of tort reforms. Are tort reforms achieving their goals of reducing the burden of litigation? Do tort reforms have unintended consequences?

Scholars at Northwestern University are among the nation’s leaders in empirically studying the impacts of tort reforms. The goal of this conference is to explore the significance of the cutting-edge research that scholars from Northwestern and other leading universities are undertaking. In order to help bridge the gap from academia to the practical consequences of this research, leading attorneys and protagonists in the public policy arena will critique this important work in a dynamic format designed to sharpen our understanding of the consequences of tort reform.

Program Chair
This conference was organized by Henry N. Butler, James Farley Professor of Economics and Professor of Law, Chapman University; Director, Judicial Education Program, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies

Registration and Tuition
Tuition for the conference is $195 and $95 for academics, government officials, and not-for-profit institutions. Attendees may register via mail or fax using the registration form in the brochure or register online.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds will be made for all written cancellations received on or before March 23, 2007.

Location
Northwestern University School of Law
Arthur Rubloff Building, Room 150
375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Continuing Legal Education Credit
Northwestern University School of Law has applied for credit in the state of Illinois and estimates 6.75 credit hours for this event. Please call (312) 503-0094 with questions regarding CLE credit. Credit can be applied for in other states upon request.

Contact
For more information regarding this conference or other initiatives of the Searle Center, please call (312) 503-0184 or send an email to searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu.