COLLINSVILLE -- State and local leaders urged community residents Tuesday night to stay steadfast in the fight for Illinois legal reform or prepare for further deterioration of Madison County, where rising malpractice insurance costs keep doctors and businesses on the run. Class action lawsuits in Madison County jumped to 106 in 2003 from 77 in 2002, and the county has seen an increase of more than 5,000 percent in the number of filings since 1998. The number of asbestos cases in Madison County went from 65 in 1996 to 809 in 2002.
Posted by Editor at June 9, 2004 12:20 PM