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December 5, 2023 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
‘Absent substantial reform, the next 10 years won’t look any different, with small business owners and hardworking families continuing to shoulder the burden of lawsuit abuse.’
REPORT: St. Louis Ranks as a Top 10 Judicial Hellhole
- Missouri residents pay an annual “tort tax” of nearly $1,000 while nearly 58,000 jobs are lost each year.
- In St. Louis specifically, that number jumps to $1,608 paid by each resident in an annual “tort tax.”
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