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Jun 4, 2024
Can We Put A Stop to “Jackpot Justice”?
State Representative Michael Melerene discusses House Bill 423, which addresses the calculation of damages in civil cases. The bill...
Jun 3, 2024
Landry Is Flirting With Disaster On A Key Tort Reform Bill
If you happened to listen to Moon Griffon’s show this morning you probably had your eyes pop wide open when Sen. Alan Seabaugh went on...
May 30, 2024
What happened to Louisiana’s proposed tort reform?
A package of tort reform bills designed to help lower property and auto insurance rates in Louisiana remains in a holding pattern as the...
May 30, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Gets Bill Regulating Lawsuit Funding Business (2)
A Louisiana bill to regulate the litigation finance industry is headed to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk for signature after clearing the...
May 29, 2024
Prospects for tort reform dim as Louisiana session enters home stretch
(The Center Square) – With the Louisiana legislative session in its final days, a package of tort reform measures designed to help lower...
May 27, 2024
Business groups urge Louisiana Senate leaders to jumpstart stalled tort-reform bills
A coalition of Louisiana business groups is urging state Senate leaders to break a legislative logjam that has kept a pair of tort-reform...
May 22, 2024
Letters: State will benefit from civil litigation reforms
For the past 14 years, Louisiana has landed on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s "judicial hellholes" list, named one of the worst...
May 22, 2024
Mornings with Brian Haldane: Michael Melerine
State Representative Michael Melerine joins the show to share his thoughts on the status of the Constitutional Convention as it is...
May 21, 2024
Emily Chenevert Comments On The Homestretch Of Her First Regular Session
State Representative Emily Chenevert introduced House Bill 336 (HB336), which aims to address litigation financing disclosure. This bill,...
May 20, 2024
Senate panel puts the brakes on 2 key tort reforms that sailed through Louisiana House
Two key Louisiana tort-reform bills remained stalled in Senate Judiciary Committee A this week even after they overwhelmingly passed the...
May 17, 2024
Quin Hillyer: Jeff Landry's power plays are the opposite of conservative
Whatever Gov. Jeff Landry is up to, it’s not conservatism as I’ve known it for 60 years now. It’s just a vaguely attitudinally right-wing...
May 12, 2024
Report: Louisiana had $436M in 'nuclear verdicts' in 2023
(The Center Square) – A recently-released report says Louisiana courts awarded $436 million in "nuclear verdicts" that exceed $10...
May 11, 2024
Under Jeff Landry, conservatives win big in Louisiana. There's one key exception.
After a Democratic governor stymied them repeatedly for eight years, conservatives are winning victory after victory in Louisiana this...
May 9, 2024
Mornings with Brian Haldane: Jack McFarland
State Representative Jack McFarland joins the show to discuss insurance packages, Bill HB337, and talks of additional revenue that could...
May 7, 2024
See which tort reform measures remain stalled in the Senate
A pair of bills intended to cool Louisiana's litigation climate may have stalled in the Senate after passing with majorities in the...
May 6, 2024
Several Louisiana tort reform measures remain stalled in the Senate
(The Center Square) – Two bills that would help cool Louisiana's red-hot litigation climate passed with big majorities in the House of...
Apr 30, 2024
Letter: La. timber industry has $11B economic impact
As a second-generation logger, I am proud to be part of the nearly 300 logging professionals who are members of the Louisiana Loggers...
Apr 29, 2024
Legal reform measures set for Louisiana Senate panel vote this week
In the wake of intense debate last week, a key Louisiana Senate panel plans to vote on two legal reform measures on Tuesday, including...
Apr 29, 2024
Litigation Finance Limits Advance in Louisiana With New Governor
Two Louisiana bills that put the brakes on the burgeoning litigation finance industry have advanced through initial hurdles, as lawmakers...
Apr 23, 2024
It Might Be Up To This Guy Whether Your Insurance Rates Go Lower
It’s no secret that the cost of insurance, and particularly car and home insurance, two areas where rates in Louisiana are the worst (or...
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