Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse

05/06/2026

During Small Business Week, we celebrate the entrepreneurs who power Illinois’ economy. They are the restaurant owners, contractors, retailers, and service providers who take risks, create jobs, and invest in their communities.

But recognition alone isn’t enough.

Small businesses across Illinois and in Algonquin are operating in an increasingly difficult legal environment, where lawsuit abuse drives up costs and creates uncertainty.

https://patch.com/illinois/algonquin/small-business-week-should-also-mean-protecting-small-businesses-nodx

02/26/2026

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02/06/2026

Thank you Crain's Chicago Business for publishing my op-ed with NFIB Illinois Executive Director Noah Finley calling attention to the troubling trend in Illinois of allowing so-called "interested parties" to bring lawsuits against Illinois employers. "When private actors are empowered to sue employers absent injury and without delegation, the result is uneven, selective, and often punitive in ways that help predatory attorneys more than workers."

Illinois lawmakers have been experimenting with a troubling idea. They are quietly turning law enforcement over to private actors.Recently adopted laws empower private actors, defined as “interested part[ies],” to sue employers for alleged statutory “violations.” Under these new provisions, ...

02/05/2026

It's important to stop and celebrate successes in out fights against lawsuit abuse. A couple years ago, IL CALA worked with a coalition of partners including the Technology & Manufacturing Association to fight the rampant abuses of the infamous BIPA law. Today, we are seeing dramatic reductions in spurious BIPA actions. Lot's of work left to do, but it's nice to see some progress.

SCHAUMBURG - Small and midsize manufacturers in Illinois have paid hefty lawsuit settlements in the past few years, concerning how they gather employee information, particularly with biometric systems, such as fingerprinting and retina scanning.

01/12/2026

BIPA lawsuits down 185% in 2025 after Lawsuit Abuse reforms enacted in 2024, according to a 2026 Class Action Report published by Duane Morris LLP.

Good faith advocacy, common sense and the need to reform a horrifically bad piece of legislation actually worked in Illinois! The long fight continues! Read the full Report:https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6392041b1e5410ee3fb63644/695cab1b3500c3555e554c75_Duane%20Morris%20Class%20Action%20Review%20–%202026%20-%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

12/10/2025

American Tort Reform Association President Tiger Joyce explains why Illinois lands 7th on this year's Judicial Hellholes list.

(The Center Square) – The St. Louis metro area and Cook County are again among the worst Judicial Hellhole jurisdictions, according to the American Tort Reform Foundation.

12/09/2025

Cook, Madison and St Clair Counties in Illinois make the inglorious list being Judicial Hellholes according to the American Tort Foundation. Illinois has so much promise, but our legislature has to do better it we are to compete with our neighboring states for jobs and prosperity.

This year, St. Clair and Madison Counties rejoin Cook County on the Judicial Hellholes® list. This trio of Illinois counties’

11/27/2025

At CALA, we are thankful we were able to reform of BIPA in Illinois. What a horrific reign of terror greedy trail lawyers perpetrated on good-faith small businesses across Illinois.

11/21/2025

Georgia's legislature passed historic tort reform measures last April ---- and now, unsurprisingly, State Farm is lowering it's auto insurance rates for drivers in the Peach State.

When we say that lawsuit abuse makes life more expensive for everybody, and that tort reform can help fight higher consumer costs, this is what we mean.

10/27/2025

Thank you Steve Cortes from raising awareness about the scourge of lawsuit abuse! Thought you might like the video we published titled Jackpot Justice. https://youtu.be/USOQFLLgAFA. This article is a great read. https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2025/10/26/all_americans_pay_for_jackpot_justice_vs_truckers_1143346.html

On highways all over the United States, it’s hard to miss the giant trial lawyer billboards that now abound, many of them specifically targeting truckers. If a driver or a transportation firm ac

10/07/2025

Published a letter to the Editor in the Algonquin Patch highlighting the epidemic of Jackpot Justice facing Illinois and McHenry County. It’s time to restore fairness to our civil justice system. https://patch.com/illinois/algonquin/algonquin-families-can-t-afford-jackpot-justice-nodx