45% of 400 West Virginia licensed drivers and voters recently surveyed about economic conditions believe that lawsuits negatively impact the state's economy and employment market, according to the West Virginia Record. The poll was designed to be representative of the West Virginia population in age, gender, race and family income. It was undertaken to help lawyers understand the mindset of potential jurors so that they can better craft their litigation strategies. The West Virginia Record reports that the state has been named as a "judicial hellhole" by the American Tort Reform Association for the past 6 years.