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West Virginia

Lawsuit Climate

Ranking

2010   50
2008   50
2007   50

Lawsuit Climate

West Virginia ranks 50th among all fifty states in the fairness of its litigation environment.

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Justice System

Justice System

In 1976, the Judicial Reorganization Amendment established a unified court system, uniting all state courts, except municipal courts, into a single system supervised and administered by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

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State Organizations

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ILR Research


Tort Liability Costs for Small Business

Tort Liability Costs for Small BusinessILR's new study shows that small businesses shoulder a tremendous burden of the nation’s tort liability costs, having paid $105.4 billion in 2008.

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