JEFFERSON CITY — Just under a quarter of all states now have laws requiring plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits to fully disclose claims they may have filed with asbestos trusts, a trend that tort reform advocates see as a step in the right direction.
St. Louis is the fourth-most popular court system for asbestos lawsuits, with several factors earning the city a designation as a maturing jurisdiction, according to a recent analysis of 2016 filings by KCIC, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm.
A bill aimed at rehabilitating Missouri’s reputation as a “judicial hellhole” and magnet for frivolous lawsuits passed the Missouri House of Representatives this month, but not before a GOP lawmaker and trial attorney tried to amend the measure they said was overkill.
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