Lawsuit Climate 2008 
Lawsuit Climate Rankings by Key Elements
Lawsuit Climate Rankings by Key ElementsRankings by Key Elements 2008
| Table 8 Summary of Top/Bottom 5 States by Key Elements |
| Overall Treatment of Tort and Contract Litigation | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Nebraska | Louisiana |
| Iowa | Mississippi |
| Utah | Alabama |
| Vermont | Illinois |
| Having and Enforcing Meaningful Venue Requirements | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Indiana | Mississippi |
| Virginia | Louisiana |
| South Dakota | Illinois |
| Nebraska | California |
| Treatment of Class Action Suits and Mass Consolidation Suits | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Utah | Louisiana |
| Nebraska | Mississippi |
| South Dakota | Illinois |
| Colorado | California |
| Punitive Damages | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Indiana | Alabama |
| Maine | Mississippi |
| Utah | California |
| Kansas | Hawaii |
| Timeliness of Summary Judgment or Dismissal | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | Louisiana |
| Virginia | West Virginia |
| Nebraska | Alabama |
| Vermont | Mississippi |
| Maine | Illinois |
| Discovery | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | Louisiana |
| Indiana | Alabama |
| Utah | West Virginia |
| Virginia | Mississippi |
| Oregon | Illinois |
| Scientific and Technical Evidence | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Massachusetts | Louisiana |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Maine | Mississippi |
| Oregon | Alabama |
| Virginia | Hawaii |
| Non-economic Damages | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Colorado | West Virginia |
| Nebraska | Mississippi |
| Delaware | Louisiana |
| Utah | Alabama |
| Maine | Illinois |
| Judges' Impartiality | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | West Virginia |
| Iowa | Louisiana |
| Virginia | Mississippi |
| Nebraska | California |
| Minnesota | Hawaii |
| Judge's Competence | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Delaware | Louisiana |
| Minnesota | Mississippi |
| Virginia | West Virginia |
| Nebraska | Alabama |
| Indiana | Hawaii |
| Juries' Predictability | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Nebraska | Mississippi |
| Indiana | Louisiana |
| Virginia | West Virginia |
| South Dakota | California |
| Utah | Alabama |
| Juries' Fairness | |
| BEST | WORST |
| Nebraska | Mississippi |
| Indiana | Louisiana |
| South Dakota | West Virginia |
| Iowa | Alabama |
| Maine | South Carolina |
Lawsuit Climate 2008 (PDF)
