Report: Lawsuit abuse costs Illinoisans more than $12 billion annually – Center Square

Lawsuit abuse qualifies as any improper legal action made with malicious or selfish intentions. These abuses in Illinois resulted in annual average direct costs of more than $12.03 billion, state gross product losses of $19.43 billion and more than 192,600 lost jobs, according to the report. Additionally, state government losses totaled more than $1 billion, with local governments losing $840 million on average, annually.