WBGZ Radio 12/10/2020 |
By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network
Three Illinois counties remain on a list of “judicial hellholes,” or places a reform organization says are known for business-hostile rulings. A group representing the state’s trial lawyers says the report is “trying to capitalize” on the COVID-19 crisis.
The American Tort Reform Foundation released its annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, highlighting local and state jurisdictions they say abuse the court system to unfairly benefit the plaintiff’s bar. Three Illinois counties, Cook, Madison, and St.Clair, are listed as their seventh-worst set of jurisdictions.
“This trio of Illinois counties continues to be a preferred jurisdiction for plaintiffs’ lawyers thanks to no-injury lawsuits, plaintiff-friendly rulings in asbestos litigation, and the promise of a liability-expanding legislative agenda each and every year,” according to the report.