A landmark Louisiana tort-reform bill aimed at reducing auto insurance costs took effect as the new year unfolded, but supporters say consumers may have to wait another year to see lower insurance bills. The passage of House Bill 57, the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020, authored by Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, was the top tort-reform priority of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry in 2020, according to Lauren Chauvin, LABI’s director of civil justice reform. 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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