“Too Anti-Business for New York”: ATRA Calls on Illinois Gov. Pritzker to Veto SB 328
Experts say bill would allow out-of-state lawsuits in Illinois courts, threaten 208,000 jobs, and spark constitutional challenge
From 2016 to 2020, spending on local legal services television
From 2016 to 2020, spending on local legal services television advertisements across the United States has increased 19.31%. Estimated total spending in 2016 was $732,845,167. In 2020, that number jumped to $874,394,062. The quantity of local legal services television advertisements aired across the U.S. also has increased 37.24% In 2016, an estimated 10,093,175 ads aired. In 2020, an estimated 13,851,936 ads aired. In the first five months of 2021 alone, it is estimated that more than $368.6 million were spent on more than 6.3 million television ads for local legal services or soliciting legal claims across the United States.
An analysis and discussion of the legal services advertising volume and spending in California, Florida, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania follows.
Experts say bill would allow out-of-state lawsuits in Illinois courts, threaten 208,000 jobs, and spark constitutional challenge
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