Poll Suggests Washington Trusts the U.S. Chamber

Legalnewsline reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a champion of tort reform, "is among the most trusted and powerful interest groups in Washington," according to a poll by Harris Interactive. The Chamber, led by President and CEO Thomas Donohue, was ranked as the fifth most powerful group. "Under Donohue's leadership, the Chamber opened its Institute for Legal Reform in 1998 to help curb frivolous lawsuits and counterbalance the influence of trial lawyers."