<blockquote>"As our economic recovery has stalled, a growing percentage of business leaders have identified a state’s <a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/55-lawsuits-cost-small-businesses-105-billion.%20html">lawsuit climate</a> as a significant factor in determining their growth and expansion plans, and the jobs that come along with them," said Lisa A. Rickard, president of the Chamber of Commerce-founded institute. "That makes the consequences of this survey even more significant to the economic growth of individual states."

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via <a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3115-states-with-the-best-and-worst-legal-climates-for-starting-a-business.html">States with the Best and Worst Legal Climates for Starting a Business | BusinessNewsDaily.com</a>.