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1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; NewYork City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. You can access the American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2023/2024 Judicial Hellholes Report at this link.
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