Surviving the Judicial Hell Hole
Here is a link to the “Judicial Hellholes” Report of 2005 published by the American Tort Reform Association. www.atra.org/reports/hellholes/
In Texas, the following counties made the list of judicial hellholes: Jefferson, Brazoria, Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces and Starr. With the exception of Brazoria County, the others do not come as much of a surprise. Our firm has handled cases in most of these counties and they have traditionally been considered as some of the most liberal venues in the State. Brazoria County apparently made the list on the strength of the Vioxx trial that went to verdict last year. Generally, speaking one verdict should not be sufficient for a particular venue to be dubbed a judicial hellhole.
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