REPORT MAY BOLSTER PUSH TO RESTRICT STATE USE OF PRIVATE LAWYERS

A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report could bolster efforts to pass new state laws that would increase scrutiny of the relationship between state attorneys general and private lawyers in filing lawsuits, including environmental cases. The industry group argues that state's use of private lawyers creates an inappropriate incentive to pursue unnecessary lawsuits, and legal experts say the study could prompt a renewal of efforts to restrict such arrangements. The critique calls for the wider adoption of state laws to require...