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Study: Despite reform, Fla. had 20 'nuclear' verdicts in ‘25
Florida Record
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Study: Despite reform, Fla. had 20 'nuclear' verdicts in ‘25

  • Michael Carroll
  • Updated Sep 9, 2026

Florida ranked fifth in the nation last year in “nuclear” verdicts – damages awards exceeding $10 million – despite the recent passage of tort…

Study: La. in top 10 states with 'nuclear' verdicts in 2025
Louisiana Record
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Study: La. in top 10 states with 'nuclear' verdicts in 2025

  • Michael Carroll
  • Updated Sep 8, 2026

Louisiana in 2025 had the seventh largest payout of “nuclear verdicts” – jury awards of at least $10 million – among the 50 states, reflecting…

Legal reform group fights ‘anchoring’ damages in Pa. courts
Pennsylvania Record
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Legal reform group fights ‘anchoring’ damages in Pa. courts

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Jun 19, 2026

A Pennsylvania legal reform group is urging voters to oppose a bill that would for the first time allow plaintiff lawyers to suggest dollar am…

OPINION: How well do you know your candidates for office?
Southeast Texas Record
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OPINION: How well do you know your candidates for office?

  • Robert Wood
  • Updated May 4, 2026

AUSTIN — In our state, primary elections decide who appears on the November ballot for Congress, the Legislature, the judiciary and statewide …

Analysis: Fla. legal reforms deliver relief to housing costs
Florida Record
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Analysis: Fla. legal reforms deliver relief to housing costs

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Apr 17, 2026

WASHINGTON – While legal system abuse is making housing less affordable, a new report shows Florida’s judicial reforms have helped deliver relief.

Group: Billboard lawyers, nuclear verdicts drive up premiums
Southeast Texas Record
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Group: Billboard lawyers, nuclear verdicts drive up premiums

  • Phil Davidson
  • Updated Apr 14, 2026

HOUSTON — From freezes to hurricanes, Texas has no shortage of natural disasters. And depending on which group you ask, it’s either inflation,…

TALA: Flawed civil justice system taking toll on Texas
Southeast Texas Record
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TALA: Flawed civil justice system taking toll on Texas

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Feb 9, 2026

AUSTIN – A legal reform group says Texans pay an average of $1,943 more for consumer goods and services every year because of excessive litiga…

Third party lawsuit investing costs consumers; CA reforms urged
Southern California Record
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Third party lawsuit investing costs consumers; CA reforms urged

  • Michael Carroll
  • Feb 5, 2026

SACRAMENTO - A California tort reform group is urging the governor and lawmakers to protect consumers from the economic fallout of third-party…

Cook, Madison, St. Clair counties again among worst ‘Judicial Hellholes’
Cook County Record
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Cook, Madison, St. Clair counties again among worst ‘Judicial Hellholes’

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Dec 9, 2025

CHICAGO AND MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS - Thanks to disproportionate so-called "nuclear verdicts," rampant lawsuits based on "junk science," and …

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Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List 
Southeast Texas Record
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Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List 

  • Phil Davidson
  • Updated Dec 9, 2025

AUSTIN – The American Tort Reform Foundation has placed Texas on the Judicial Hellholes Watch List, warning that the state’s civil justice sys…

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