Texas Now on Judicial Hellholes® “Watch List” as Political Lawsuits, Junk Science Spread
December 9, 2025
The American Tort Reform Foundation today placed Texas on the Judicial Hellholes® Watch List, warning that the state’s ...
Georgia Moves Off “Judicial Hellholes®” Rankings but Atlanta-Area Courts Land on “Watch List”
December 9, 2025
The American Tort Reform Foundation announced today that Georgia moved off of the Judicial Hellholes® list after Gov. B...
Lawsuit Inferno Sparks Judicial Hellhole® Expansion in Illinois: Cook, Madison & St. Clair Counties Rank Among Top 8 Worst Courts Nationally
December 9, 2025
Illinois’s Judicial Hellhole® status expanded this year to a troubling trio: Cook County is joined by Madison and...
Judicial Hellholes® Report: St. Louis Rises to No. 6 as Lawsuit Abuse Threatens Jobs and Economic Growth
December 9, 2025
St. Louis earned national attention for all the wrong reasons, ranked No. 6 in the American Tort Reform Foundation’s Ju...
Philly’s Court of Common Pleas Ranked 5th-Worst Judicial Hellhole® Amid Fraud Allegations and New Mass Torts
December 9, 2025
New mass tort designations invite litigation tourism amid a brewing healthcare crisis in Philadelphia’s Court of Common...
American Tort Reform Foundation Names Louisiana’s Coastal Litigation No. 4 Judicial Hellhole®
December 9, 2025
Louisiana’s coastal litigation earned the No. 4 spot on this year’s Judicial Hellholes® list after the first case to go...
NOW EXPORTING JUDICIAL HELLHOLES®: South Carolina Asbestos Court Creates Cross-Continent Legal Crisis
December 9, 2025
A controversial receivership scheme in South Carolina’s asbestos court sparked international legal backlash this year a...
COURTS IN CRISIS: NYC Ranked Nation’s 2nd-Worst Judicial Hellhole®, Tort Tax Tops $10k per Family
December 9, 2025
New York City courts are No. 2 in the latest Judicial Hellholes® rankings of the nation’s worst courts, released today ...
