Recent News About Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
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As an attempted bribery scandal raises a dark cloud over this weekend's runoff for a vacant seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court, tort reform and policy advocates say the state needs to investigate the matter.
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Louisianans who are concerned about too many civil lawsuits and frivolous lawsuits that hamstring businesses, have a lot to celebrate following the October primary election.
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Louisiana has the second worst lawsuit climate in the nation, a new Harris poll conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has found.
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Louisiana has long been known for its litigious culture, and high auto insurance rates are one result, the Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch said in a recent interview.
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Every year, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry releases its scorecard, a comprehensive review of legislation that has faced the state in the last year.
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NEW ORLEANS — Coastal erosion lawsuits that oil and gas producers have fought for more than half a decade are designed to enrich plaintiff attorneys, rather than fix any environmental problems – and Louisianans know it – legal and fuel industry influencers said during recent interviews.
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It's economical – cheap, even – to do business in Louisiana, according to CNBC's annual rankings – and yet, the state again languishes among the worst in the nation.
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With the race for Louisiana insurance commissioner underway, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch listed the challenges they wish to see each commissioner candidate aspire to overcome.
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The way to solve Louisiana's high auto insurance rates may be at the ballot box, according to a legal reform expert.
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A nonprofit organization devoted to stopping lawsuit abuse praised the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry's legal advosry council initiative as an effort toward transparency.
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Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW), a non-partisan watchdog group, says that voters should pay attention to the voting records of lawmakers and see which ones are truly looking out for their best interests.
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The backlash against Gov. John Bel Edwards for putting the state economy in a bad position thanks to his push toward parishes filing lawsuits against gas and oil companies continues to mount, including ciriticism from Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
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Amid what one analyst called a Louisiana legal climate that's “near the bottom,” this year’s legislative session represented a disappointment with missed opportunities.
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Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch sees the upcoming elections in October as an opportunity for meaningful reform.
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A list of 17 law firms hired to help Louisiana's litigation against opioid manufacturers leads to a question about if it is right for politically connected attorneys to handle lawsuits on the state's behalf.
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A large number of lawsuits have been filed throughout the U.S. and Louisiana regarding the swelling opioid epidemic.
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BENTON – In an article posted on shreveporttimes.com, Robert Mills, who is running for the state Senate in District 36, said lawsuit abuse cost the nation $429 billion, with Louisiana’s portion, $7 billion, making up one of the largest percentages of any state.
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According to a report featured by the Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Louisianans have been exposed to more than 250,000 ads for litigation-related services in the last half of 2018, a number that the organization believes is too high.
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Reform groups have long been cautioning against the woes that are high insurance rates in the state of Louisiana, which is one of the top ten judicial hellholes in the nation.
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Rising auto insurance premiums have long been a concern in Louisiana, but fortunately there is some relief coming — slight though it may be — to drivers in the state.
