ADVISORY/Is Madison County's Legal Crisis Affecting Illinois' Reputation?; U.S. Chamber to Unveil Annual State Rankings on Legal Fairness At March 8 Capitol Press Conference.Business Editors/Political Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (March 8) --(BUSINESS WIRE) U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit federation of businesses, representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations in the United States. As of 2003, the chamber was comprised of 3000 state and local chambers and 830 business associations.
Date: March 8, 2004
Time: 1:30 pm CST
Location: Capitol Press Room, Mezzanine Level-West
Illinois State Capitol
Second & Capitol Streets
Springfield, Illinois
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Thomas J. Donohue will announce the results of the annual U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform/Harris Interactive survey on litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. fairness at a press conference at the State Capital on March 8th. The survey, now in its third year, has become the preeminent measurement of state legal/liability systems. The number of class action lawsuits class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax filed in Madison County Madison County is the name of twenty counties in the United States, named after President James Madison:
The survey, based on over 1,400 interviews with senior attorneys with legal experience in the states, measures the perceived fairness of the civil court system in each of the 50 states and ranks them from best to worst. For More Information, Reporters May Contact Chamber Media Relations at (202) 463-5682 or press@uschamber.com |
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