Insurance costs among concerns aired during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, which is observed in Louisiana and other regions of the U.S. during the first week of October, this year...
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- Apr 13
New civil litigation reforms facing uphill battle as Louisiana's car insurance rates remain high
Rising auto insurance rates in Louisiana and frustrations over insurers’ responses to Hurricane Ida may be dampening some state...
- Apr 8
Mark Ballard: Some reform supporters have had enough of trying to lower auto insurance premiums
After a relentless campaign among Republican legislators to lower auto insurance rates by complicating the filing and winning of...
- Mar 30
Jeff Landry spent $420,000+ from campaign donors on his own staffing company
Over the last 15 years,Attorney General Jeff Landry has funneled more than $420,000 from his campaign war chest into a staffing company...
- Mar 27
Judge who jailed attorney for contempt of court did not abuse her powers, appeals court says
An appeals court denied the writ of a New Orleans attorney jailed for contempt of court, saying the Orleans Parish Criminal District...
- Mar 27
Louisiana made it harder to sue health care providers during COVID. A lawsuit challenges that.
Robert E. Stanton's three adult children claim that a Slidell hospital was grossly negligent in their father's COVID-related death in...
- Mar 25
Denham Springs judge suspended without pay over ethical gaffe
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday suspended a Denham Springs judge who got too close to the maternal grandmother in a child custody...
- Mar 21
Excessive litigation costs seen as job killer in Louisiana's 2 biggest metro areas
New Orleans area residents pay $2.2 billion annually in excessive civil court costs, resulting in a “tort tax” of $2,763 per person and...
- Mar 20
Senator tries again to curtail trial lawyer advertising after Gov. Bel Edwards veto
Sen. Barrow Peacock (R-37) has re-introduced a bill that would have reined in lawyer advertising last year had it not been for Democrat...
- Mar 19
In staged accident scheme, New Orleans woman becomes 31st defendant to plead guilty
Latrell Johnson has become the 31st defendant to plead guilty in a broad scheme to stage accidents with 18-wheelers in New Orleans and...
- Mar 13
Excessive litigation costs Louisiana $3.2B, thousands of jobs
Nonpartisan Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch is highlighting the economic costs of excessive tort litigation in Louisiana as lawmakers...
- Mar 13
Excessive litigation costs Louisiana $3.2 billion, thousands of jobs
The nonpartisan Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch highlights the economic costs of excessive damages litigation in Louisiana as lawmakers...
- Mar 13
Study: Excessive litigation costs Louisiana $3.2 billion, 46,000 lost jobs
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch is highlighting the economic costs of excessive tort litigation in Louisiana as...
- Mar 9
4th JDC is one messed-up court district as evidenced by Palowsky-Cork-Campbell-judges soap opera
Should a judge not involved in a civil case communicate with the presiding judge to make suggestions on how a ruling should be worded? ...
- Feb 23
Louisiana Supreme Court denies writs, allows judge's suit against The Advocate to proceed
Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes will be allowed to try a defamation lawsuit he filed in 2020 against The Times-Picayune and The...
- Feb 14
7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Seven more people have been charged in New Orleans for their participation in a scheme to stage collisions with commercial trucks,...
- Feb 11
GOP lawmaker proposes second majority-Black district for Louisiana's Supreme Court
A Republican lawmaker introduced a proposal Thursday to redraw Louisiana’s seven Supreme Court districts to include a second seat where...
- Feb 11
US judge strikes down Biden climate damage cost estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on potential damage from...
- Feb 1
Former judge to run for Odinet’s vacated seat following racist video
Ashley White Lafayette Daily Advertiser USA TODAY NETWORK Former District Court Judge Jules Edwards III announced Wednesday that he will...
- Feb 1
Jim Brown: Auto insurance rates skyrocketing
Now let’s see. It’s been almost two years since the Louisiana legislature passed legislation taking away certain legal rights of...