“Judicial Hellholes 2008”

The American Tort Reform Association has released its annual “Judicial Hellholes” (pdf) ranking:

1. West Virginia
2. South Florida
3. Cook County, Illinois
4. Atlantic County, New Jersey
5. Montgomery and Macon Counties, Alabama
6. Los Angeles County, California
7. Clark County, Nevada

Rio Grande Valley and the Gulf Coast of Texas, Madison County, Illinois, Baltimore, Maryland, and the City and County of St. Louis make the “watch list.”    An executive summary is available on-line.

– SBS