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(Courtesy ATRA)
The fourth annual "Judicial Hellholes®" report, a ranking
of the worst courts in the United States, was released earlier
this week by the
American
Tort Reform Association.
 The overwhelming
majority of state courts dispense justice in a fair and
impartial manner. By way of contrast, Judicial Hellholes are a
few, but powerful, courts that have a disproportionately harmful
impact on civil litigation. Litigation tourists, who neither
lived nor were injured in these jurisdictions, are guided by
their personal injury lawyers who seek out these places because
they know they will produce a positive outcome, an excessive
verdict or settlement, a favorable precedent, or both. This is
venue shopping run wild.
"It is possible to
quench the fires in Judicial Hellholes with the help of judges,
legislators, the electorate and the media," said Sherman Joyce,
President of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). "By
shining the spotlight on the abuses in these jurisdictions,
Judicial Hellholes can become fair courts.”
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Sept. 7, 2005
Tallahassee, FL.
– The
Florida Justice Reform Institute
(FJRI) will continue its aggressive pursuit of
judicial fairness and balance under the leadership of its newly
selected president, William Large, former deputy chief of
staff to Gov. Jeb Bush.
FJRI is Florida’s
leading organization committed to meaningful and long-term legal
reforms that will benefit all Floridians. The organization will
benefit from Large’s extensive experience in legal reform
issues.
Large assumed his new
position at FJRI on Monday, Sept. 12. Before becoming a deputy chief of
staff, Large served as one of Bush’s chief counselors as
lawmakers negotiated reforms of the state’s medical malpractice
laws. As the Department of Health’s general counsel from March
2000 until June 2004 and director of the Governor’s Task Force
on Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance, Large played a
vital role in ensuring the Governor’s medical malpractice reform
initiatives were approved by the Florida Legislature.
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