Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch Executive Director Travis Akin's thoughts on lawsuit abuse for the month of January.


  • New Report Ranks Three Illinois Counties Among The Eight Worst "Judicial Hellholes" In The Country. Read report. Read ILAW's press release.

  • New study shows how legal reforms could dramatically improve the jobs climate in Illinois. Read report.

  • New study shows how legal reforms could dramatically improve the jobs climate in Illinois. Read study.

  • Watch I-LAW Executive Director Travis Akin discuss "Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week."

Send us your lawsuit story to let others know how badly our judicial system is being abused.


  • Illinois is ranked 45th out of all 50 states in the country for legal fairness.

  • Cook County is the nation's third-worst judicial hellhole.

  • Every man, woman and child in Illinois pays a "lawsuit tax" of about $838 per year.



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