Lawmakers love simplistic buzzwords and catchy slogans that conveniently hide politicians’ — and many citizens’ — aversion to the truth. A good example of that is “tort reform,” the weary bromide that insurance industry apologists breathlessly prescribe for Louisiana’s perennially high auto insurance rates. What is tort reform? It’s a slate of anti-consumer laws that make it significantly more difficult for people injured in auto accidents to sue insurance companies and be made whole. Read more...
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See AllA Louisiana appeals court has cleared the way for the transfer of private land for a hurricane levee project designed to protect tens of thousands of people in St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and St
JudgeMichelle Odinetresigned Friday from her seat for Division A of Lafayette City Court, her lawyer Dane Ciolino confirmed to The Advocate. Read more...
The American Tort Reform Foundation recently released its annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, ranking Louisiana’s legal climate the sixth worst in the U.S. Read more...
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