WE’RE NO. 1! Orange County has become...

WE’RE NO. 1! Orange County has become the most lawsuit-happy county in California when it comes to traffic accidents. . . . Last fiscal year 517 suits were filed per 100,000 population in this county, up 7% in just 12 months, according to a nonprofit insurance trade organization. Also-ran counties: L.A. with 473, Riverside with 246 and San Diego with a mere 165. . . . An industry spokeswoman couldn’t explain the reasons but warned, “there’s a correlation between litigation and insurance rates.”