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08/15/2026

Texas still leads the nation in nuclear verdicts.

Florida and Georgia acted on lawsuit abuse and are already seeing lower insurance costs.

Texas will have another chance in 2027.

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In February, a Texas woman named Emily Sutton picked up her phone and found herself talking to an AI-generated voice. It ...

08/14/2026

Pennsylvania's hidden inflation problem has a name: lawsuit abuse.

Rising jury awards and growing litigation costs are driving a form of inflation that raises costs for families, employers, and communities across the Commonwealth.

08/13/2026

Affordability is about more than the price of groceries or gas.

As lawsuit costs continue to climb, they drive up insurance costs and put more pressure on Pennsylvania businesses.

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Growing jury awards in lawsuits are taking a serious toll.

08/13/2026

AI didn't create lawsuit abuse. It gave bad actors a faster way to scale it.

From AI-generated robocalls to fabricated court citations, new technology is making it easier to manufacture claims.

08/13/2026

California families are paying for lawsuit abuse, whether they realize it or not.

The cost of excessive litigation raises the cost of doing business, and those costs are ultimately passed on to consumers.

Legal System. (Photo: BillionPhotos/Shutterstock) Lawsuit Abuse Is Raising California’s Cost of Living California hands the attorneys pursuing these lawsuits too many tools By John Allard, August 10, 2026 6:00 am 10 Aug 2026 6:00 am Ask anyone who runs a business in California what keeps them up a...

08/13/2026

Washington State spent a record $614 million on lawsuit payouts and legal costs last year.

A new The Seattle Times editorial argues lawmakers should act on lawsuit reform before those costs climb even higher.

Lawmakers must quell surging state tort payouts while preserving the ability of Washingtonians to seek redress for government wrongdoing.

08/12/2026

A new lawsuit alleges staged accidents and medically unnecessary procedures were used to inflate personal injury claims.

Lawsuit abuse hurts more than the parties involved. Consumers, businesses, and taxpayers all pay the price.

Via Newsday:

The suit names Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, which has run NUMC's orthopedics department since 2007; two of the company's Brooklyn-based surgeons; along with physicians from Dix Hills and Staten Island.

08/12/2026

Foreign adversaries shouldn't be able to exploit America's legal system from the shadows.

Stephen Waguespack makes the case for greater transparency around third-party litigation funding to help protect American businesses and national security.

Some foreign governments have found a new weapon to use against American companies: the American courtroom.

08/12/2026

Lawsuit abuse can make everyday life more expensive.

California's condo market offers another example, with lawsuit incentives discouraging new construction and making homeownership less affordable.

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The government must notice that and treat their lobbying with the same skepticism.

08/11/2026

Lawsuit abuse raises costs. Reform can help bring them down.

States implementing lawsuit abuse reforms are beginning to see lower insurance costs, greater market stability, and measurable savings for consumers.

After years of rising insurance costs driven in part by legal system abuse, litigation financing and nuclear verdicts, tort reform is beginning to translate into lower premiums, rate reductions and direct savings for consumers.