Florida Tops Tort Reform Group’s List Of ‘Judicial Hellholes,’ While California No. 2

Florida, thanks to a string of liability-expanding decisions, has earned itself the top spot in the newest Judicial Hellhole” rankings, according to an annual report issued by the American Tort Reform Association Tuesday. The state ranked as the “most unfair” in the nation in its handling of civil litigation, according to the tort reform group’s 2017-18 report.Perennial hellhole California is ranked No. 2, followed by the City of St. Louis Circuit Court, New York City’s asbestos court and Philadelphia.