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This is not a surprise.

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I guess all the scumbag doctors (Ferachi, Scrantz and Mcarthy) will stay in business doing work for the scumbag lawyers like Gordon, Dudley, Spencer, Morris, etc.

It's more offensive that doctors use their medical degrees to make a a frick ton of money at the benefit of Louisiana citizens. Glad I chose another medical path

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This guy knows what's up

Yes, there are defense whores, but they pale in comparison. Plus, treating physician's opinions are entitled to greater weight than a defense doctor (assuming the judge will LET you have one [mandatory in federal but subject to showing of "good cause" in Louisiana (and placing one's physical condition at issue is apparently not enough for some judges)]).

Get rid of direct action in 3rd party cases and collateral source and you will get somewhere on premiums.

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For every “whore” on the plaintiffs’ side there is one on the defense’s. To ignore that is to be dishonest.

We all want lower car insurance rates, and there are some provisions in the tort reform bill which could push us in that direction (a 2-year window to file suit would significantly reduce the number of suits filed, IMO) Here is your Commissioner of Insurance admitting that he can’t prove that rates will go down.

I’m all for a smart, measured approach to fixing this problem. But to substantially roll back your rights in favor of insurance companies on a wink and a nod from the insurance lobby is not a good way forward.

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LOL are you comparing conservative physicians who perform IME's to the scumbag doctors that work cases up to their financial advantage to the detriment of the citizens of Louisiana and their profession? Seriously?

The two are simply incomparable and shows how little knowledge you have of the medical field.

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Yes, there are defense whores, but they pale in comparison. Plus, treating physician's opinions are entitled to greater weight than a defense doctor (assuming the judge will LET you have one [mandatory in federal but subject to showing of "good cause" in Louisiana (and placing one's physical condition at issue is apparently not enough for some judges)]).

Get rid of direct action in 3rd party cases and collateral source and you will get somewhere on premiums.

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This guy knows what's up.

I just don't understand how the personal injury lawyers compare working claims up to a conservative IME opinion. I guess after everyone found out about one of our favorite ortho's sourcing medical devices and marking them up astronomically in an effort to bilk insurance companies and tortfeasors is standard practice now and I just simply accepted as normal practice by the ambulance guys.

Luckily, we are getting sick of our profession being tarnished by a few bad actors.

I’m sure you’re a good dude IRL.

This place is so partisan and Ill informed.

Everyone wanted this bill dead because LABI screwed up the tweeks at the last minute and it allows for five times the damages in some cases. Exactly what Rs didn’t want. But let’s not miss an opportunity to bash the Governor because he has a D next to his name.

The current bill is what the legislature wants. This is really a non-story.

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JBE vetoes SB 418 (tort reform), which could have helped lower car insurance in Louisiana

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Sorry OP. This bill won’t lower car insurance premiums. I’m all for tort reform, but this bill ain’t doing squat about insurance. If you want some real tort reform, fix the roads, cap soft tissue injury awards, change the evidentiary standard for soft tissue injuries, include attorney fees in offers of judgement, repeal the seat belt gag rule, let a commission vet judges to limit the field before an election. That would lower insurance rates. This bill is just false advertising.

They're going to send him another revised bill in the special session.

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They're going to send him another revised bill in the special session.

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They let non-attorneys modify the bill at the last minute that screwed up the language on recovery and health insurance. They will try to fix it with the bill currently in the special session.