Pacific Research Institute Releases First Objective State-By-State Ranking of the Best and Worst Tort Systems in America
Press Briefing
5.3.2006
 For Immediate Release: May 3, 2006
Press Briefing:
Which State is #1? WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, May 11, 2006, at 1:00 P.M., the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) will unveil the results of the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report in the Holeman Lounge at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The Index utilizes 39 variables to rank the 50 states in terms of the litigation burden borne by each state’s residents and businesses and each state’s reform efforts. “The Index is unique because it uses objective data, and with that data, can predict the winners and losers in the race for jobs and business investment,” said Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan, co-author of the study and director of Business and Economic Studies at PRI. “We hope that policymakers will use the Index as a tool to assess their tort systems and enact laws that will improve their ranking, and as a consequence, the business climate of their state.” | What: | | Press Briefing: U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report | | When | | 1:00 P.M to 2:00 P.M.
Thursday, May 11, 2006 | | Where | | Holeman Lounge
National Press Building, 13th Floor
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. | | Who | | John Engler
President, National Association of Manufacturers and Michigan’s 46th governor Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan
Co-author of the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report
Director of Business and Economic Studies, PRI
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