The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced today that it found West Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois, California and Texas were among the worst states for legal fairness, while Mississippi is improving after enacting legal reforms.

Reacting to the chamber's announcement, an insurance trade group said that Mississippi might not be doing that well because of lawsuits filed by the state's attorney general and others against property insurers over their denial of Hurricane Katrina water damage claims.

There is a "threat to the state from unrestrained litigation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina," according to the American Insurance Association.

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