{"id":2519288,"date":"2025-12-09T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asbestos-litigations-give-south-carolina-another-no-3-in-report\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:18:02","slug":"asbestos-litigations-give-south-carolina-another-no-3-in-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asbestos-litigations-give-south-carolina-another-no-3-in-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos litigations give South Carolina another No. 3 in report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fasbestos-litigations-give-south-carolina-another-no-3-in-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report by the American Tort Reform Foundation highlights a significant increase-300% this year-in asbestos-related lawsuits filed in South Carolina. This surge has contributed to South Carolina securing the No. 3 position nationally for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emails-and-texts-prove-biden-more-involved-in-hunters-business-dealings-than-previously-acknowledged\/\" title=\"Emails and Texts Prove Biden More Involved in Hunter\u2019s Business Dealings Than Previously Acknowledged\">asbestos litigation<\/a> issues. The nonprofit association criticizes the state&#8217;s judiciary, particularly noting a bias against corporate defendants, resulting in unfair trials, excessive verdicts, and frequent appointment of receivers to maximize insurance recoveries.Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal&#8217;s rulings are described as increasingly extreme, including sanctions against defendants deemed disproportionate and instructions leading juries to presume company liability based on lost evidence due to incidents like fires. The report emphasizes the economic impact on the state,suggesting reforms could boost gross product by $4.76 billion, reduce the &#8220;tort tax&#8221; burden on residents, and prevent the loss of over 40,000 jobs annually. Additionally,litigation advertising spending exceeded $115 million in just the first half of 2024 and 2025 combined. The &#8220;Judicial Hellhole&#8221; report, published annually since 2002, aims to expose imbalances and abuses within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-dershowitz-says-new-york-ag-should-be-removed-from-trump-family-investigation\/\" title=\"Alan Dershowitz Says New York AG Should Be Removed From Trump Family Investigation\">civil justice system<\/a> across various jurisdictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Asbestos litigations give South Carolina another No. 3 nationally in report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2439890\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Asbestos case filings in<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\"> South Carolina <\/a>have increased 300% this year over 2024, and the reputation of adjudications has led to a No. 3 ranking nationally from the American Tort Reform Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nonprofits\/\">nonprofit<\/a> organization says, &ldquo;South Carolina&rsquo;s asbestos judge has demonstrated a clear bias against corporate defendants, reflected in rulings that lead to unfair trials and excessive verdicts and the frequent appointment of receivers to maximize recoveries from insurers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912333\/report-says-los-angeles-is-nations-worst-judicial-hellhole\/\">Report says Los Angeles is nation&#8217;s worst &#8216;judicial hellhole&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912334\/georgias-top-cities-cant-or-wont-produce-basic-personnel-data\/\">One of Georgia&rsquo;s top cities can&rsquo;t (or won&rsquo;t) produce basic personnel data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912087\/gavin-newsom-announces-new-memoir-2026\/\">Newsom announces memoir he hopes readers will &#8216;connect&#8217; with next year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Attached to asbestos litigation each time, South Carolina was also No. 3 last year, No. 5 in 2023, No. 6 in 2022, No. 8 in 2021, No. 4 in 2020 and on the watch list in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>American Tort Reform says former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal&rsquo;s rulings &ldquo;have become increasingly extreme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By way of explanation, the report says, &ldquo;At the prompting of plaintiffs&rsquo; attorneys, the court has developed a reputation for sanctioning defendants, typically for purported discovery violations, and for imposing punishments that appear disproportionate to the alleged conduct at issue. For example, the court has stripped away defenses, such as by instructing a jury to presume that a company exposed the plaintiff to asbestos after decades-old records were destroyed in a fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In response, the nonprofit says an increase in gross product of $4.76 billion for the state would be generated with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >specific reforms targeting lawsuit abuse<\/a>. It said residents &ldquo;pay a &lsquo;tort tax&rsquo; of $886.46 and 40,779 jobs are lost each year according to a recent study by The Perryman Group.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3911825\/democrats-independents-want-hegseth-impeached-boat-strike-poll\/\">DOUBLE TAP: DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS WANT HEGSETH IMPEACHED AND REMOVED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Tort Reform says $115.7 million was spent on more than 3 million litigation advertising spots across broadcast, print and digital platforms from Jan. 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/judicialhellholes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ATRA_JH25_text_05.pdf\">Judicial Hellhole report<\/a>&nbsp;has been published annually since 2002 by the American Tort Reform Foundation. It seeks to cite &ldquo;various abuses within the civil justice system, focusing primarily on jurisdictions where courts have been radically out of balance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC asbestos cases surge 300%, ranks No. 3 nationally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2519289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/33360538c85f5ca6f0687da1dddfecbc-scaled.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68511,60783,4784,13666,41960],"class_list":["post-2519288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-asbestos","tag-legal-report","tag-litigation","tag-rankings","tag-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/33360538c85f5ca6f0687da1dddfecbc-scaled.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519288\/revisions\/2519292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}