$10.1 billion "judicial hellhole" ruling voided again

In a rare visit to Illinois two years ago, President Bush visited Madison County in the Metro East region near St. Louis. In a speech there in front of many area doctors, the president brought attention to the problem of irresponsible verdicts generating from a county that has been called a "judicial hellhole" by The American Tort Reform Association.

One of the most egregious verdicts to emerge from Madison County was a $10.1 billion judgement against Philip Morris, on the dubious claim the conglomerate falsely claimed that its Marlboro Light cigarettes were safer than other types of smokes.

Yesterday, in the latest setback for the plaintiffs, the Illinois Supreme Court, once again, tossed the judgement into an ashtray.

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