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Investigative coverage, campaign updates, and analysis on lawsuit abuse and predatory legal advertising.
Investigative coverage, campaign updates, and analysis on lawsuit abuse and predatory legal advertising.
August 10, 2026californiaglobe.comLawsuit Abuse Is Raising California’s Cost of Living
Tort costs in the United States reached $529 billion in 2022 — 2.1 percent of GDP — and California remains what the American Tort Reform Foundation calls “the trial bar’s laboratory,” producing 199 nuclear verdicts worth more than $9 billion from 2013 through 2022. PAGA claims and Proposition 65 “bounty hunter” settlements push those costs into everyday prices.
August 9, 2026seattletimes.comWA Paid Out $614M in Settlements in a Year. That Can’t Go On
Washington state closed its fiscal year on the hook for a record $614 million in legal fees, jury awards and settlements. Because the state is self-insured, every dollar of that comes straight out of the budget for public services — a trajectory the Seattle Times editorial board calls unsustainable without tort reform.
August 7, 2026insurancebusinessmag.comFlorida Tort Reform Delivers as Carriers Slash Auto Rates Across the Board
Three years after House Bill 837, Florida’s auto market is posting its best loss ratios in over a decade. GEICO, the state’s second-largest auto insurer, filed two more rate decreases covering 1.3 million policyholders — its third cut in 12 months, part of $500 million in annual premium reductions over two years.
July 17, 2026protectingamericanconsumers.orgUSAA Is Sending Up to $1,000 Payments to Florida Residents - Is Your State Next?
If you’re a USAA customer living in Florida, an upcoming customer refund might put extra cash in your pocket. USAA, which offers insurance, banking, advice, and retirement solutions to military families, announced that it plans to…
July 13, 2026protectingamericanconsumers.orgFlorida took on the billboard lawyers. Now, policyholders are getting $760 checks
Imagine you’re a single mother in Tampa who hasn’t been able to replace the broken water heater for months. And while the bills and expenses keep piling up, you open an envelope and find a check for $760. You’re now able to fix the water…
July 8, 2026legalnewsline.comBillboard lawyer’s book says the quiet part out loud
A Cleveland lawyer whose face is plastered on billboards throughout northern Ohio has released a book that critics say inadvertently shines a light on a practice driving up insurance premiums nationwide – attorney referrals to cooperative…
- July 7, 2026times-herald.com
As insurance rates fall, tort reform takes much-deserved victory lap
Few of Gov. Brian Kemp’s policy initiatives have sparked as much controversy as his efforts to rein in rampant lawsuit abuse. He began championing this in 2023, and at the time, Georgia had one of the country’s most problematic civil…
July 6, 2026washingtontimes.comStaged truck accidents expose America’s lawsuit abuse crisis
Fraud, litigation financing and runaway verdicts drive hidden costs higher.
July 6, 2026carolinajournal.comStates should follow NC’s lead on litigation funding
For years, lawmakers debated whether investors financing lawsuits should be required to disclose their involvement. North Carolina asked a more fundamental question: Why are investors in the courtroom at all? With Gov. Josh Stein’s…
June 29, 2026protectingamericanconsumers.orgLegal reform can help bring costs under control [opinion]
Something must be done to put a lid on lawsuits that are crippling Pennsylvania businesses.
June 25, 2026floridapolitics.comJMI joins Texas think tank warning against rollback of tort reforms
‘Florida’s rise as one of the nation’s premier destinations for business and capital was not an accident.’
- June 25, 2026iamagazine.com
North Carolina’s Landmark Law Prohibits Third-Party Litigation Financing
North Carolina became the first state in the nation to prohibit third-party litigation financing, cutting off the outside investors who bankroll lawsuits in exchange for a share of the recovery.