Massive ‘judicial hellholes’ cost people $1,300 each

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“Trial lawyers make big promises that lawsuits are the solution to various societal ills, but unfortunately there are many who take advantage of people and communities in need,” American Tort Reform Association President Tiger Joyce said.

The report shared with Secrets claimed that “lawsuit abuse” last year resulted in nearly $285 billion in excessive tort costs. Those costs were likely passed on to consumers, said the group, meaning every person had to eat a “tort tax” of $1,303.

In seeking tort reform, ATRA has drawn attention to the high charges civil suit lawyers get when they go all-in against companies.

“When it’s all said and done, the people who needed help are no better off than they started, while the lawyers walk away with millions,” said Joyce.

The report focuses on so-called “nuclear verdicts,” the high-dollar cases in the headlines. The group said there were more nuclear cases this year of $10 million. And many didn’t even include injuries.

“These nuclear verdicts result in higher costs on consumer goods and fewer jobs, all while American families are already feeling the pinch of inflation,” Joyce said. “Trial lawyers tend to target these ‘judicial hellholes’ because of their plaintiff-friendly courts with growing reputations for handing down nuclear verdicts,” Joyce added.

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The top eight “hellholes” in the report were:

1. Georgia
2. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
3. California
4. New York
5. Cook County, Illinois
6. South Carolina Asbestos Litigation
7. Louisiana
8. St. Louis

It also put three others on a watch list: the Florida legislature, New Jersey, and the Dallas area of Texas’s Court of Appeals.