Recently, California received the dubious distinction of being named the No. 1 “judicial hellhole” in America, just the latest of many reports released in recent years showing the state’s legal system ranked at or near the bottom of the nation. California has been included in the annual “Judicial Hellholes” report every year since it began in 2002, but this is the first year the state was ranked No. 1.

Why do we deserve this award? Because in so many ways, our legal rules are tilted in favor of plaintiffs and their lawyers, and tilted against business, government and individuals. Let me describe a few.

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