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Oct 4, 2024

Conference on Access to Justice in California: Challenges and Policy Innovations

At a day-long conference titled Access to Justice in California: Challenges and Policy Innovations held in Santa Monica, California, approximately 75 national and California leaders discussed approaches to reforming legal services regulation.
Research Summary

May 23, 2024

The Impact of Informal Discovery Conferences: Evidence from the Los Angeles Superior Courts

The study described in this brief delved into the efficacy of informal discovery conferences (IDCs) as a potential remedy to escalating court costs. The findings reveal a 64-percent reduction in the likelihood of discovery motions when IDCs are employed.
Research

Aug 26, 2019

Caseload Standards for Indigent Defenders in Michigan: Final Project Report for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission

The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) asked the RAND Corporation for assistance in determining maximum caseload standards for providers of indigent legal representation to adult defendants in Michigan. The authors present data and analysis.
Apr 24, 2012

Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System

A collection of essays by leading legal scholars on the role and impact of confidentiality in the U.S. legal system, discussed in a multidisciplinary, nonpartisan, and empirical manner.
Press

Apr 24, 2012

New Book Explores Transparency in the American Civil Justice System

The quest for greater transparency in the American civil justice system is the topic of a new book of essays illustrating how a balanced approach to increasing transparency can improve the civil justice system, raise public confidence and protect litigants' privacy.
Research Summary

Apr 24, 2012

Would Increased Transparency Improve the Civil Justice System?

This research brief provides an overview of a collection of essays, a collaborative project by the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy, examining the trade-offs between transparency and confidentiality in the civil justice system.
Research

Apr 11, 2012

Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing Electronic Discovery

This report details the resources required to comply with electronic-discovery requests and suggests ways to reduce those costs, as well as address concerns about duties to preserve data in anticipation of litigation.
Expert Insights

May 10, 2010

Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States: Issues, Knowns, and Unknowns

Describes the extent and types of alternative litigation financing (ALF) -- also known as ''third-party'' litigation financing -- in the United States as of early 2010 and discusses the legal ethics, social morality, and potential economic effects of ALF.
Expert Insights

Mar 16, 2010

Third-Party Litigation Funding and Claim Transfer: Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System

In July 2009, the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy convened a conference to assess the regulatory implications, effect on dispute resolution, and trends in the development of third-party litigation funding.
Research

Jan 1, 1999

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain, Executive Summary

Class action lawsuits — allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress — have long been controversial.

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Conference on Access to Justice in California: Challenges and Policy Innovations

The Impact of Informal Discovery Conferences: Evidence from the Los Angeles Superior Courts

Caseload Standards for Indigent Defenders in Michigan: Final Project Report for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission

Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System

New Book Explores Transparency in the American Civil Justice System

Would Increased Transparency Improve the Civil Justice System?

Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing Electronic Discovery

Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States: Issues, Knowns, and Unknowns

Third-Party Litigation Funding and Claim Transfer: Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain, Executive Summary

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Conference on Access to Justice in California: Challenges and Policy Innovations

The Impact of Informal Discovery Conferences: Evidence from the Los Angeles Superior Courts

Caseload Standards for Indigent Defenders in Michigan: Final Project Report for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission

Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System

New Book Explores Transparency in the American Civil Justice System

Would Increased Transparency Improve the Civil Justice System?

Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing Electronic Discovery

Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States: Issues, Knowns, and Unknowns

Third-Party Litigation Funding and Claim Transfer: Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain, Executive Summary

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