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CHARLESTON Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse recently released an annual economic study, finding that the country continues to be plagued with lawsuit abuse.
The report found that there are numerous problems incurred through excessive litigation and civil court costs throughout the nation. It noted that the excessive costs were extremely destructive to American businesses and are harmful to consumers totaling $160.1 billion in excessive tort costs, or $488 per American in a tort tax. The report says that the costs have wiped out an estimated $435.6 billion in economic activity, which is 1.2 percent of the overall U.S. economy.
“Lawsuit abuse remains a significant problem in the United States, costing taxpayers billions of dollars to finance unnecessary court costs resulting from litigation, Greg Thomas with West Virginia CALA said. This new report details the severe effects of lawsuit abuse, and why tort reform is crucia
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WORKS to restore an 111-year-old pub in the Ipswich CBD have been completed but the focus has now turned to what will fill the historic building.
An extension to the Commonwealth Hotel could be on the cards to accommodate a hotelier once again with the current footprint deemed too small to make a modern operation viable.
The building, also known as Murphy’s Town Pub, was bought by council-controlled entity Ipswich City Properties in 2014 and was identified as unsafe for occupancy in 2015. The Commonwealth Hotel in the Ipswich CBD.
Division 3 councillor and Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee chair Marnie Doyle said so far about $6.2 million had been spent by the council on the restoration.