W.Va. No Longer Worst 'Judicial Hellhole' - but Still Second in Annual Report

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West Virginia is no longer the worst "judicial hellhole" in the country, but it still ranks second, according to the annual report released Tuesday.

Almost every year since 2002, the American Tort Reform Foundation, an offshoot of the American Tort Reform Association, has ranked West Virginia as having among the nation's worst legal climates for civil cases. South Florida ranked as the nation's top "judicial hellhole" this year.

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W.Va. No Longer Worst 'Judicial Hellhole' - but Still Second in Annual Report

"[U]ntil West Virginia adopts systemic reforms or shows consistent evidence of fair rulings, it is unlikely to shed its reputation as a Judicial Hellhole," the report states.

But critics were ...

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