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Guest Column: Our state badly needs tort reform

02.25.19

As Raymond Johnson writes in this piece, not all lawyers are bad, but there are too many bad ones running amok in Florida. By taking advantage of Assignment of Benefits Agreements, they have managed to inflate insurance claims, squeezing insurance companies for millions and forcing them to raise rates, which means small businesses and everyday Americans are left to foot the bill…

Experts say Louisiana’s high insurance rates reflect a culture of litigation

02.18.19

It’s well-documented that insurance rates in Louisiana are among America’s highest. As Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch and other experts have mentioned, this points to a dangerously prominent “culture of litigation” against insurance providers, forcing them to raise rates while they fend off a bombardment of court challenges…