For the 9th straight year, Louisiana has made a national list of the nation’s Top Ten “Judicial Hellholes”. The American Tort Reform Foundation’s list is for the most litigious states or court systems, where trials can go on indefinitely, fair trials may be hard to get and arbitration is discouraged. Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch Executive Director Lana Venable says we went from 5th Worst last year to 6th Worst for 2020,
“There’ve been some reforms made, especially back in 2020, that will take a little bit more time for us to be able to see the impact of. But, we know that’s one small piece in a much larger puzzle when it comes to addressing Louisiana’s civil justice system”
California, New York State, the Pennsylvania and Georgia Supreme Courts, and the Chicago court systems all ranked worse than Louisiana, as places where it can be hard to get a fair trial in civil court. Venable says Louisiana has made the ATRF’s hellholes list 12 of the past 20 years and 2020 marks the 9th straight year in the Top Ten.
Louisiana’s coastal lawsuits have seemingly gone on forever, with no end in easy sight. Authorities are investigating an alleged scheme to use state courts to defraud commercial truckers and insurers. Venable says lawmakers have taken steps to correct some of these problems, but there is still much work to be done.
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