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Forbes.com made a list of the worst places in America to get sued depending on the type of litigation you are facing, and our fair city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showed up on the list. However, despite the claims of defense lawyers and insurance companies, Philadelphia was not named the worst place to be defending against a medical malpractice or personal injury lawsuit (those are Miami/Dade County, Florida and Starr County, Texas, respectively). Instead, the city was cited as the worst place to be hit with a libel lawsuit. The city of Brotherly Love has no tolerance for the printing of false, defamatory stories, and in 1990 judges in the city dealt a then-record libel award of $32 million against the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The list, mostly compiled for entertainment purposes (like the website's previous list of the country’s most sinful cities), was generated by a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a New York think tank. Walter K. Olson, "America's leading authority on over-litigation," generated the list by looking both at benchmark cases and at the overall pattern of litigation.

What some call over-litigation, however, we consider to be merely protecting the rights of both those who have suffered and those who may suffer if dangerous practices are allowed to be continued. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, contact the personal injury attorneys at Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP today for a free initial consultation.