Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR)

www.insurance-reform.org

Progressive coalition of public interest organizations that support insurance industry reforms to control insurance rates and industry abuses. Includes fact sheets on medical malpractice issues. A project of the Center for Justice & Democracy.

American Justice Partnership

http://www.legalreforminthenews.com

Organized by the National Association of Manufacturers and others, a coalition of industry groups and others promoting tort reform.

American Tort Reform Association (ATRA)

www.atra.org

Umbrella association of businesses, corporations, municipalities, associations, and professional firms that support tort reform. Includes news and opinion pieces, survey of tort reform laws in each state, and links to other groups, including state tort reform groups.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)

www.atlanet.org

Association of lawyers who represent plaintiffs in civil litigation. Membership and/or subscription are required to access the weekly "ATLA Law News Digest," the monthly "TRIAL" magazine, monthly reporters, and various litigation resources.

Professor John Banzhaf's Website

http://banzhaf.net/obesitylinks

George Washington University law professor's website that is devoted to using legal action against obesity.

Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D)

www.centerjd.org

Group opposed to tort reform. Publishes research reports, news releases, and opinion pieces. Purchase or subscription required for some items.

Common Good

http://cgood.org

Conservative initiative that supports reforms of the legal system to reduce "America's lawsuit culture." Includes news, commentary, and opinion pieces in the media.

FreedomWorks

http://freedomworks.org/

Conservative group for free-market policies, including lower taxes and less government. Formed by merger of Citizens for a Sound Economy and Empower America. Includes weekly commentary.

Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA)

www.hcla.org

Coalition of physicians, hospitals, health care insurers, businesses, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and health care consumers that advocates for federal tort reform. Includes descriptions of current federal reform efforts in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation (HSSHF)

http://www.hsshf.org

Conservative group of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, advertisers, and hunting and sporting associations that support the firearms industry. Includes press releases, a "Scorecard" of past and pending municipal firearms litigation, and a survey of state firearm laws.

Overlawyered.com

http://www.overlawyered.com

Point of Law. com

http://pointoflaw.com/

Two blogs by tort reform advocate Walter Olson (of the Manhattan Institute) and colleagues, containing "horror stories," news items, and comments.

RAND Institute for Civil Justice

http://www.rand.org/icj/

An independent research program within the RAND Corporation that analyzes the nation's civil justice system. Purchase required for some research reports and articles.

Products Liability Prof Blog

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/products_liability/

TortsProf Blog

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/

Blogs that are part of the Law Professor Blogs Network, good sources of recent developments in tort law.