With a name like "Judicial Hellholes," there's no doubting where this latest report from the American Tort Reform Association is coming from. And just in case that's too subtle, the authors embellish the text with a cover showing a judge ruling from a fiery pit.

In the words of the tort reform association: "Judicial Hellholes are places where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an inequitable manner, generally against defendants in civil lawsuits."

Coming next: Judicial ****heads," "Judicial Mother*******" and "******* Judicial ****faces":

So this report has a point of view, which may not be for everyone. Still, the 64-page review focusing in particular on six jurisdictions -- from Cook County to West Viriginia -- has some interesting data to accompany the parade of horribles.

The report starts off with cases of the can-you-believe-this variety: a Cook County lawsuit that a dolphin splashed water on spectators, a New Jersey lawsuit that restaurants fraudulently fail to notify customers about sodium content, the proliferation of slip-and-fall lawsuits in Florida.

Oh, those wacky trial lawyers!

But to its credit, the report digs deeper into each of these jurisdictions and provides some meaty, albeit slanted, material. It has effective explanations, for instance, about the doctrines and rulings that have made particular jurisdictions attractive to plaintiff's attorneys. So it's worth a look, and not just by those looking to buttress positions they already hold.