Florida has become a magnet for lawsuit abuse and a playground for greedy personal injury lawyers who know they can file their questionable claims in our courts and win the jackpot.

Learn how Floridians are paying the price for abusive litigation.

Hurting Jobs and Consumers

Florida's legal system was ranked by employers as the 8th worst in the nation due to the state's reputation as having an out of control court system. (2005 State Liability Systems Ranking Study, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, March 8, 2005)
59% of Floridians believe that without legal reform the state will have a harder time attracting new jobs and keeping existing businesses from leaving. (Florida Tort Reform Study, Associated Industries of Florida, January 2005)
The U.S. tort system cost Americans $260 billion in 2004, which translates to $886 per person, or $41 per person more than in 2003. Total U.S. tort costs grew by 5.9% in 2004. ("U.S. Tort Cost: Update 2005," Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, March 2006)
66% Floridians say that personal injury lawyers are filing too many lawsuits against Florida businesses, and 79% believe these lawsuits are increasing the prices of goods and services for families. (Florida Tort Reform Study, Associated Industries of Florida, January 2005)

Blocking Access to Healthcare

Nearly 80% of Americans say they are concerned that frivolous lawsuits have made it harder for their family to get affordable healthcare. (SickofLawsuits.org, Public Opinion Strategies Survey, August 16-18, 2005)
Close to 35% of doctors have left Florida in the past six years due to the state's medical liability climate. (Panama City News Herald, December 29, 2005)
Lawsuit fears have discouraged Florida radiologists from offering mammograms, which may reduce the availability of the test and cause cancer to go undetected in Florida women. 63% of Florida radiology residents said they would not accept a fellowship in breast imaging due to the litigation climate. (St. Petersburg Times, December 18, 2004)
79% of doctors have said that litigation fears have caused them to order more medical tests than they would have based only on their professional judgment. ("Fear of Litigation Study: Impact on Medicine," Harris Interactive, April 11, 2002)