Numerous states have produced studies on the merits of establishing business courts, or reports evaluating existing business courts. This post provides links to studies and reports on business courts and complex litigation courts produced between 2000 – 2009.
Arizona
Complex Civil Litigation Pilot Program in Maricopa County Report (2006)
Report of the Complex Civil Litigation Evaluation Committee (2009)
California
Paula L. Hannaford-Agar, Nicole L. Mott & Timothy F. Fautsko, Evaluation of the Centers for Complex Civil Litigation Pilot Program, National Center for State Courts and California Administrative Office of the Courts (June 30, 2003)
Colorado
Report of the Committee on Business Courts (2000)
Delaware
Special Committee on Superior Court Business/Complex Litigation Report and Recommendation (2009)
Maryland
Maryland Business and Technology Task Force Report (2000)
Maryland Business and Technology Case Management Program Implementation Committee’s Final Report (2001)
Massachusetts
The Business Litigation Session in Massachusetts Superior Court: A Status Report (2003)
The Massachusetts Business Litigation Session: Docket and Caseload Analysis (2004)
Mississippi
A Survey of the Structure of Business Courts by State or Local Jurisdiction (2008)
New York
Commercial Division Focus Groups Report (2006)
North Carolina
Report on the Activities of the North Carolina Business Court 2006-2008
Oklahoma
E.D.G.E. Final Report (2003)
Philadelphia
Study and Analysis of the Philadelphia Commerce [Court] Program (2005)
Links to Reports on Philadelphia’s Commerce Court can be found here
South Carolina
Report on South Carolina’s Business Court Pilot Program (2009)
Texas
Texans for Lawsuit Reform Foundation, Recommendations for Reform, The Texas Judicial System (2007)
