State Liability Systems Ranking Study
In the latest 2019 study, Delaware was ranked again number one overall in Harris Poll's State Liability Systems Ranking Study conducted for the Institute for Legal Reform.
The Court has been recognized, over the last twelve studies, by general counsel and senior litigators as doing the best job of "having a litigation environment perceived to be fair and reasonable in its handling of civil cases."
The study on corporate America's perception of which state is doing the best job of creating a fair and reasonable litigation environment with their state court liability system focused on overall treatment of tort and contract litigation, having and enforcing meaningful venue requirements, treatment of class action suits and mass consolidation suits, damages, timeliness of summary judgment or dismissal, discovery, scientific and technical evidence, judges; impartiality, judges' competence, and juries' fairness.
The nation's top corporate counsel and senior litigators recognized Superior Court as the premier court of general jurisdiction in the country.
Participants in the survey were comprised of a national sample of 1,321 in-house general counsel, senior litigators or attorneys, and other senior executives who indicated they are: knowledgeable about litigation matters at companies with at least $100 million in annual revenues, and have recent (within the past four years) litigation experience in each state.
View State Liability Systems Ranking Studies
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2019
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2017
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2015
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2012
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2010
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2008
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2007
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2006
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2005
State Liability Systems Ranking Study 2004
