California

California is ranked #48 in the 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey

This was the Golden State’s lowest ranking, and its fifth-consecutive bottom-five showing. Los Angeles and San Francisco both made the list of “Cities or Counties with the Least Fair and Reasonable Litigation Environment” in 2019.

State

Challenge To Coffee-Causes-Cancer Label To Continue

A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s coffee-causes-cancer label, according to a report in Legal Newsline. On Aug. 27, Judge Kimberly Mueller…

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Research

101 Ways to Improve State Legal Systems: A User's Guide to Promoting Fair and Effective Civil Justice - Sixth Edition 2019

2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States

Ill-Suited: Private Rights of Action and Privacy Claims

Mitigating Municipality Litigation: Scope and Solutions

Costs and Compensation of the U.S. Tort System

State Lawsuit Climate Report

#48

2019

#47

2017

#47

2015

Costs and Compensation of the U.S. Tort System State Details

2.1

%

Tort Costs as % of State GDP

(28/50 States)

$

4300

Tort Costs as % of State GDP

(7/50 States)

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