Rankings by Key Elements
Table 8
Summary of Top/Bottom 5 States by Key Elements
|
| Overall Treatment of Tort and Contract Litigation |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Nebraska |
Louisiana |
| Iowa |
Mississippi |
| Utah |
Alabama |
| Vermont |
Illinois |
| Having and Enforcing Meaningful Venue Requirements
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Indiana |
Mississippi |
| Virginia |
Louisiana |
| South Dakota |
Illinois |
| Nebraska |
California |
| Treatment of Class Action Suits and Mass Consolidation Suits
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Utah |
Louisiana |
| Nebraska |
Mississippi |
| South Dakota |
Illinois |
| Colorado |
California |
| Punitive Damages
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Indiana |
Alabama |
| Maine |
Mississippi |
| Utah |
California |
| Kansas |
Hawaii |
| Timeliness of Summary Judgment or Dismissal
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
Louisiana |
| Virginia |
West Virginia |
| Nebraska |
Alabama |
| Vermont |
Mississippi |
| Maine |
Illinois |
| Discovery |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
Louisiana |
| Indiana |
Alabama |
| Utah |
West Virginia |
| Virginia |
Mississippi |
| Oregon |
Illinois |
| Scientific and Technical Evidence
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Massachusetts |
Louisiana |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Maine |
Mississippi |
| Oregon |
Alabama |
| Virginia |
Hawaii |
| Non-economic Damages |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Colorado |
West Virginia |
| Nebraska |
Mississippi |
| Delaware |
Louisiana |
| Utah |
Alabama |
| Maine |
Illinois |
| Judges' Impartiality |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
West Virginia |
| Iowa |
Louisiana |
| Virginia |
Mississippi |
| Nebraska |
California |
| Minnesota |
Hawaii |
| Judge's Competence |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Delaware |
Louisiana |
| Minnesota |
Mississippi |
| Virginia |
West Virginia |
| Nebraska |
Alabama |
| Indiana |
Hawaii |
| Juries' Predictability
|
| BEST |
WORST |
| Nebraska |
Mississippi |
| Indiana |
Louisiana |
| Virginia |
West Virginia |
| South Dakota |
California |
| Utah |
Alabama |
| Juries' Fairness |
| BEST |
WORST |
| Nebraska |
Mississippi |
| Indiana |
Louisiana |
| South Dakota |
West Virginia |
| Iowa |
Alabama |
| Maine |
South Carolina |
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