Asbestos Filings in MadCo Hit Record High

January 4, 2013 - 12:55pm

The number of asbestos lawsuits filed in 2012 in Madison County, Illinois reached an all-time high of 1,563, an increase of more than 600 from the previous year.  Asbestos filings have steadily increased in Madison County since 2006, reports the Madison County Record.  Madison Country was named the sixth most unfair and unreasonable jurisdiction in the nation in ILR’s most recent lawsuit climate survey.