2010 Tort Liability Index in Pictures
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U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2010 Report
The Best & the
Worst
By Lawrence J. McQuillan and Hovannes Abramyan
AlaskaThe Frontier State
Rank: 1
The Cry Over a Spilled Milkshake State
Rank: 50
A New Jersey man sued McDonalds after his spilled milkshake distracted him causing him to run into another man's car . – American Tort Reform Association
New Jersey
Hawaii
The Aloha State
Rank: 2
New YorkThe “Unreasonably Hot” State
Rank: 49
New York resident filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for serving hot tea “unreasonably hot.” – New York Daily News
North Carolina
Rank: 3
The Old North State
FloridaThe Slip-and-Fall State
Rank: 48
“Florida’s litigation climate can be attributed in large part to its notorious reputation for exorbitant jury awards and frivolous slip-and-fall lawsuits.” – Institute for Legal Reform
South Dakota The Mount Rushmore State
Rank: 4
IllinoisThe Bar-Dancing Suit State
Rank: 47
A woman from Joliet, IL sued a tavern after toppling off the bar she was dancing on, claiming the tavern should have provided a stool for her to get down from. –Travis Akin, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch
North Dakota The Peace Garden State
Rank: 5
Pennsylvania The Burglar’s “Mental Anguish” State
Rank: 46
Terrence Dickson of Bristol, PA, was given a $500,000 award after he was inadvertently trapped in the garage of a house that he was burglarizing. – USA Today
MaineThe Pine Tree State
Rank: 6
MissouriThe Neurosurgeons’ Nightmare State
In 2003 the eastern half of Jackson County, MO, lost its only neurosurgeons in
2003 due to such high malpractice insurance costs.– Wall Street Journal
Rank: 45
Idaho The Gem State
Rank: 7
MontanaThe Louisville Slugger Warning Label State
Rank: 44
A Montana jury awarded $850,000 when Louisville Slugger did not include a warning to users about the dangers of using aluminum bats. – CNN NewsRoom
VirginiaThe Old Dominion State
Rank: 8
Michigan The Never Leave a Passenger on the Plane State
Michigan woman seeking up to $75,000 in a suit after being left on an landed airline for emotional distress and false imprisonment. – CNN.com
Rank: 44
Wisconsin The Badger State
Rank: 9
ConnecticutThe “Cyclists Shouldn’t Have to Pay Attention” State
A non-profit municipal corporation looked at shutting access to its popular reservoir trails to cyclists following a $2.9 million jury award to a bicyclist who crashed into a gate. – Overlawyerd.com
Rank: 43
Iowa The Hawkeye State
Rank: 10
CaliforniaThe Asbestos Attorney’s Dream State
“Some of the biggest asbestos firms in the Lone Star state are now heading west to open offices in California where the future of asbestos litigation is looking
sunny.” – Marilyn Tennissen, Southeast Texas Record ,
Rank: 42
This report uses comprehensive, hard data on all 50 states to assess separately the outputs
and inputs of each state’s tort system and rank the
states accordingly. To download your own copy
visit www.pacificresearch.org
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