Tort Costs Were Record $233 Billion in 2002
NU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2:04 p.m. EDT
The system cost $233 billion in 2002, a $27.4 billion increase over 2001, the study noted. Those costs translate into $809 per U.S. citizen--$87 more than in 2001 and $797 more than in 1950, Tillinghast said.
Tort costs increased by a total of 30 percent in the last two years?the largest two-year increase since 1986/1987.
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