By Sullivan Beach

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WHEELING, W.Va. — A legal reform roundtable took place at Generations Restaurant in Wheeling on Tuesday, organized by the West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.

The event brought together local legislators, community leaders, healthcare providers, and others to discuss the impact of lawsuit abuse on the state. Participants expressed concerns that such abuse discourages businesses from relocating to West Virginia, leads to the loss of well-paying jobs, and results in higher prices and taxes.

“In West Virginia, we operated for a number of years,” State Senator Ryan Weld said. “Well, we were listed on something called the judicial hellhole last year, so we want to ensure that we never go back to being on that list because that causes an increase in costs for consumers. It increases costs for insurance for professionals such as doctors, and so really just trying to be vigilant on those kinds of things,” one participant said.