Letters to Editor Category Archives: Letters to Editor

Put jobs over trial lawyer profits

Dear Senate President John Alario, Jr. and Senate Judiciary A Chairman Ben Nevers: On behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, I write to express our strong support of Senate Bill 443 and its companion House Bill 618 … Read More »

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Legislative Battle Brewing Over Legacy Lawsuits

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Melissa Landry

As the Louisiana Legislature kicked off with a bang this week, the political stage has been set for a series of historic battles that could drastically impact the direction of the state. Read More »

Arguments, Letters to Editor

Legacy Lawsuits: The Fight Continues

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Don Briggs

Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, shares his views on an LSU study revealing Louisiana has lost an estimated $6.8 billion due to “legacy lawsuits”. Read More »

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Veron omits facts

To the Editor: Personal injury lawyer J. Michael Veron’s December 19th tirade on lawsuits and the environment not only is misguided but also thinly veils the self-serving agenda through which he and a handful of other plaintiff lawyers have pocketed … Read More »

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Oil companies are ignoring environmental laws

To the Editor: I read with interest the published letter from Melissa Landry dated December 15, which made the ludicrous claim that landowners rather than oil companies are causing the delays in the clean-up of oilfield contamination. Your readers may … Read More »

Arguments, Letters to Editor