Delaware attorneys this week took aim at a new report from a study group backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that showed Delaware losing its long-held status as the best climate for handling corporate lawsuits, rejecting assertions that the state was losing favor with businesses.

In interviews, attorneys and a top state official scoffed at the notion that Delaware’s adoption of 2015 legislation banning fee-shifting provisions in corporate bylaws had damaged its reputation in the legal community.