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Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:35 am to Slippy
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US District Court
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Basically concerns an organized scheme to stage accidents and profit.
I thought pretty much all of these types of cases were in state court. What's fed court have to do with this?
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:35 am to NIH
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Does anyone think the defense bar is lining up to go to trial after decades of not doing so? Nope
I have to agree that this is a good point. But, I still think lowering the jury trial threshold would be helpful in creating a more balanced environment.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:35 am to NIH
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Loser pays is meaningless. Gordon and Morris Bart aren’t taking cases where liability is in question.
This is 100% false. I was the subject of a completely frivolous suit that was likely a staged accident. Involved one of my companies vehicles and the plaintiff was repped by Gordon’s firm. My insurance tried to make a go away offer and they pressed for more and I leaned on the insurance company to fight it. I ended up providing some video and evidence of prior suits from the individuals involved that backed my insurer into a corner so we went to trial. We destroyed them and got a judgement in our favor from the bench along with the Judge admonishing opposing counsel and one of their medical “experts” in open court. Judge also assigned all of our costs to the plaintiff. So it absolutely worked in my case.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:37 am to Slippy
Do you have a link or a case number?
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:47 am to SlackMaster
I clerked on both sides in law school, ideally reform would look like this:
$20,000 jury threshold, with a few years built in so courts can get acclimated
Two year prescription
Do away with direct action statute
$20,000 jury threshold, with a few years built in so courts can get acclimated
Two year prescription
Do away with direct action statute
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:51 am to Y.A. Tittle
If you’re arguing demographics then make the limitation to public sources like Medicaid or Medicare
Posted on 8/16/19 at 9:58 am to NIH
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$20,000 jury threshold, with a few years built in so courts can get acclimated
Two year prescription
Do away with direct action statute
If this were passed, it would be a step in the right direction for our state, although it would be better if removing the collateral source rule was included.
This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:03 pm to LSUFanHouston
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I thought pretty much all of these types of cases were in state court. What's fed court have to do with this?
18 Wheeler cases
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:17 pm to Slippy
Billboard lawyers and chiropractors lack ethics? Shocked.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:26 pm to Jcorye1
Isn’t there an investigation into some scheme in Lafayette regarding medical bills? Seems like someone posted something here a year ago. Lawyers referring clients to a “medical management company” who then referred to the doctor. The med mangt company then jacked up the actual invoice charged by the physician. Something like that.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:41 pm to NIH
The Louisiana Supreme Court, just a couple of months ago, held that written off medical expenses are NOT a collateral source. (This was in a case where worker's comp paid discounted totals according to a schedule.)
The court also said that to assess damages for medical expenses that will never be paid by anybody constitutes punitive damages and are prohibited by the La constitution. Praise Jesus they did that. You will begin to see that reasoning applied all over the place, including in several motions that I am preparing to file.
The court also said that to assess damages for medical expenses that will never be paid by anybody constitutes punitive damages and are prohibited by the La constitution. Praise Jesus they did that. You will begin to see that reasoning applied all over the place, including in several motions that I am preparing to file.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:46 pm to Dizz
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Where was did you catch this?
Video from our company's vehicle. Either on Poydras or Canal.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 3:16 pm to TigerGman
quote:bc they aren't to blame. The number of lawyers would drop instantly if you remove direct action and reducing number of lawyers improves everything.
remove direct action against an insurer.
Why?
Posted on 8/16/19 at 3:20 pm to SlackMaster
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Hopefully the PR on this, plus a new governor, will finally get tort reform passed in Louisiana. Our tort laws are ridiculous.
Which tort laws are ridiculous and what reforms do you believe would make them less ridiculous? Be specific.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 3:11 pm to Slippy
Do you have the case number for one of them?
Posted on 8/21/19 at 3:12 pm to Slippy
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Basically concerns an organized scheme to stage accidents and profit. Plaintiffs, lawyers and doctors all implicated.
Shocked I tell you. Where are our resident ambulance chasers to tell us insurance rates are so high because of the insurance companies and not because of the lawsuits?
Posted on 8/21/19 at 3:13 pm to SeeeeK
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doctors implicated. Shocking that Legalized drug dealers would also be behind more scams. SHOCKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$5 says is a doctor of chiropractic medicine.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 3:14 pm to LSUFanHouston
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quote: US District Court quote: Basically concerns an organized scheme to stage accidents and profit.
RICO?
Posted on 8/21/19 at 3:18 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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$5 says is a doctor of chiropractic medicine
That...and apparently others (neurosurgery and radiology)
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