re: Why are Louisianan’s so sue happy?

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Because most of the people who do so are poor.

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This!! Full disclosure - I'm a workers' compensation defense attorney with a very active practice. It has probably ten years since I last had a claimant with a college degree, and most of the claimant's suing are making less than $10 an hour.

Hello plaintiffs attorney

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I’ve always heard it was because we have so many uninsured motorists

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I think it's a combination of our over litigious society in the state, the high percentage of uninsured, and people drive like nutjobs tailgating each other.

I-12, especially in St. Tammany, is a death trap but that doesn't stop the Xanax riddled soccer mom from Covington from riding my bumper the whole way and cutting off two lanes of traffic on 190. All because she needs to get Kaighleigh to school because she slept late after her box wine bender the night before.

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The absolute worst aspect of the state, and yes I said worst, is the fact everyone has the mindset of “I can’t make money myself, so I’ll take yours.” Its worse than roads, politicians, crime, culcha, taxes, etc. Its disgusting really.

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On the flip side, some of the most wealthy, successful people are also very sue happy. Us middle class working drones are all victims.

I do home inspections, I'm well aware of where lawsuits come from in this business, and it's almost always homes in the $750k+ range, is usually ungrounded, and just revolves around someone having buyers remorse.

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Thousands of people are leaving Louisiana because of the lawsuit-happy culture here.

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At one point it was so easy to sue for malpractice in MS that doctors were leaving by the dozens. It was a cottage industry for a certain demo.

I think that law was changed though.

Clients have put in plants in Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas for twice the money just not to have to deal with Louisiana b.s.

People dislike personal injury attorneys, not because they don't serve a purpose in society, but because the overwhelming BULK of their work is essentially fraudulent.

Nobody is giving insurance companies a pass or saying that there aren't situations where attorneys are needed to look out for the people. But give us a fricking break. It's not those cases that keep the lights on over at Brian Caubarraux' gigantic obnoxious building by the Alexandria traffic circle, an area known for basically a fender bender a day.

They are hyenas. There are too many of them. They do more harm to the state than they do good, and I anxiously await change that makes it more difficult for them to make a living taking advantage of poor people at the expense of the truly productive in society. They look out for each other. A disproportionate number of public officials are former attorneys. They all work together to pass laws that keep the money flowing. frick 'em.

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Yeah right, In addition, the rates are NOT because of a large number of uninsured. That is not that common.

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Look, I’m not necessarily defending lawyers (although they really are not the biggest component of the overall problem). I’m just saying that if stronger victim rights laws were to be passed, cracking down on the way insurance companies handle the victim of a car accident, we’d see a dramatic decrease in the number of attorney-represented claims. People get fed up and tired of dealing with the claims process and decide to turn it over to attorneys all the time. That’s when their minor injuries turn into big payouts.

Insurers would be smart to be a tad more open to making the victim happy rather than treat them like lying pieces of shite.

Change the way insurers handle victims from the start and we’d see lawsuits drop.

Gotta collect my pain and suffering, baw