City-Specific Economic Impact Reports 2023

Excessive lawsuits have lasting impacts in our communities’ economies, resulting in billions of dollars lost. Lawsuit abuse harms our local economies, costs hard-working people their jobs, and drains taxpayer resources. Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) released a series of reports analyzing excessive tort costs in California’s, Florida’s, Illinois’, Louisiana’s, Missouri’s and West Virginia’s major cities.

Which communities are we looking at? Here’s the full list:

California

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Florida

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Illinois

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Louisiana

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Missouri

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West Virginia

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