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Annual Cost of Lawsuit Abuse in Key States


Key States

State

Estimated Annual Cost of Lawsuit Abuse

California

$32,013,082,242

Alabama

$4,038,217,888

Florida

$15,761,819,504

Georgia

$8,038,302,336

Illinois

$11,308,346,706

Iowa

$2,628,171,924

Louisiana

$4,007,934,408

Maryland

$4,961,943,768

Massachusetts

$5,669,286,298

Mississippi

$2,588,083,968

Nevada

$2,139,519,002

New Hampshire

$1,160,606,840

New Jersey

$7,724,081,550

New York

$17,059,602,180

Ohio

$10,157,141,212

Oregon

$3,225,975,616

Pennsylvania

$11,012,639,776

South Carolina

$3,770,003,538

Texas

$20,253,931,648

Washington

$5,570,954,474

West Virginia

$1,609,734,416

The American tort liability system is the most expensive in the world, with costs equaling more than double the average of other industrialized nations. A study conducted by the Tillinghast-Tower Perrin found that the U.S. tort system cost $261 billion in 2005, which translates into $882 per U.S. citizen - $4 less per person than in 2004.

The chart below illustrates how much this can cost each state. For example, with an estimated 36,132,147 citizens, lawsuit abuse costs the State of California an estimated $32,013,082,242 per year! (source: U.S. Tort Costs: 2005 Update, Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, March 2006)