The 2021- 2022 Judicial Hellholes® report shines its brightest spotlight on eight jurisdictions that have earned reputations as Judicial Hellholes®. Some are known for allowing innovative lawsuits to proceed or for welcoming litigation tourism, and in all of them state leadership seems eager to expand civil liability at every given opportunity.
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View Everlasting Judicial ReportThe 2020-2021 Judicial Hellholes report shines its brightest spotlight on nine jurisdictions that have earned reputations as Judicial Hellholes. Some are known for allowing innovative lawsuits to proceed or for welcoming litigation tourism, and in all of them state leadership seems eager to expand civil liability at every given opportunity.
Hellholes: 1. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas & the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 2. New York City 3. California 4. South Carolina Asbestos Litigation 5. Louisiana 6. Georgia 7. The City of St. Louis, Missouri 8. Cook, Madison & St. Clair Counties, Illinois 9. Minnesota
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