Louisiana has the second worst legal climate in the nation, according to a report released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform. The ILR based the report on a survey of executives and attorneys from large businesses, who ranked states on factors such as competence of judges, impartiality and fairness of juries. This is the second year in a row Louisiana has ranked 49th in the report; since the ILR launched the review in 2002, Louisiana has never ranked higher than 47th. West Virginia was ranked as having the worst legal climate, while Delaware finished first. The U.S. Chamber is set to launch a campaign, “Jobs, not lawsuits,” highlighting small businesses that have been adversely affected by lawsuits. The campaign will include ads before movies, and one of the ads will feature a Monroe business, which has been the subject of more than 100 asbestos-related lawsuits.
La. legal climate ranked as second worst in nation
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