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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 15, 2006

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tort Reformers Complain of "Hellhole" Courts in California

A national tort reform group put San Francisco and Los Angeles courts on a "watchlist" of the country's "Judicial Hellholes" and gave the California Legislature a "dishonorable mention," but lauded the state's appellate courts as a "point of light."

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A national tort reform group put San Francisco and Los Angeles courts on a "watchlist" of the country's "Judicial Hellholes" and gave the California Legislature a "dishonorable mention," but lauded the state's appellate courts as a "point of light."
      The American Tort Reform Foundation's annual report listed West Virginia, South Florida, the Gulf...

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