Overview
The ATA advocates for lawsuit abuse reform in collaboration and partnership with state trucking associations and through partnerships with national reform coalitions and groups.
Legal Reform Advisory Committee (LRAC)
LRAC is the ATA venue for addressing the highway accident litigation crisis. The Committee brings together all the relevant stakeholders—motor carrier in-house counsel, members of the insurance industry, private-practice lawyers who defend motor carriers, state trucking association executives, and any others concerned with the problem of lawsuit abuse against the trucking industry—to make recommendations to the appropriate bodies within ATA on the development and implementation of strategies and solutions to combat lawsuit abuse, and to introduce and advocate for civil justice reforms, also known as tort reform.
Lawsuit Abuse Resource Hub
ATA is committed to restoring fairness and balance to the system to ensure justice drives accident litigation outcomes, not profits. Significant successes have been achieved in many states through this advocacy effort. Learn more about the ATA Federation's progress on this issue by visiting our Lawsuit Abuse Resource Hub.
Stop Lawsuit Abuse
Every day, America’s trucking professionals work hard to keep our economy moving — yet many find themselves targeted by a legal system that too often rewards exploitation over fairness. Lawsuit abuse isn’t an abstract policy issue; it’s a personal one. Behind every inflated claim or staged-accident scheme is a real trucking company, a real family, and a real livelihood placed at risk.
ATA is documenting the stories of the men and women who are directly harmed by lawsuit abuse. Listen to the professional drivers, safety leaders, and small‑business owners who have experienced the consequences of lawsuit abuse firsthand at StopLawsuitAbuse.info.