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JBE bent the Republican legislators over and went in dry on tort reform.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:28 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:28 am
They didn't even see it coming. They allowed a new element of damages (premium refund) to be snuck into the bill that was passed. It's now on the governor's desk. Injury lawyers win again.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_4dff96d0-a528-11ea-9539-7fe425ee4f68.html
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_4dff96d0-a528-11ea-9539-7fe425ee4f68.html
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Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:29 am to Slippy
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“You could potentially collect $18,000 for a case with a $5,000 injury. Does that sound like tort reform to you?” said state Sen. Jay Luneau, calculating from sample numbers to illustrate how the complex language works.
I thought they were working on fixing that issue
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:30 am to Slippy
Im sure THIS will be named as the reason insurance rates won't move lower.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:31 am to fightin tigers
This is more of a reason for every insurer to pull out of the state.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:31 am to Slippy
At the end of the day, you can always rely upon LA Politicians to be total scum bags.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:31 am to Slippy
Republican means nothing in LA. It's all the GOOD Ol BOY party.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:31 am to tgrbaitn08
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I thought they were working on fixing that issue
I'm hearing they are saying they are going to fix it after it is signed during the special session.....I doubt that will ever happen though since I'm sure this "oversight" was agreed to and signed off on by JBE's lawyer buddies.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 10:32 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:32 am to Slippy
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They allowed a new element of damages (premium refund) to be snuck into the bill
The government is now actively working against citizens in almost all aspects. What will it take for people to wake the frick up and pay attention to who they vote for?
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:34 am to Slippy
we need Tort reform, otherwise you won't have auto insurance available in Louisiana soon.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:34 am to Slippy
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But they had differences over what is called collateral source.
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The legislation limits what injured parties can be awarded as medical damages to what they actually paid, rather than what the treatment is listed as costing. Because insurance companies contract with specific doctors at lower prices, under the collateral source rule someone with insurance coverage would receive less money than someone without adequate insurance.
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wording was added that allowed injured plaintiffs with insurance coverage to receive reimbursement for at least a year but up to 18 months of premiums at a rate of 1.5 times the monthly cost. Basically, if an injured party buys a family health insurance policy for $1,000 a month, that person could receive $18,000 in additional damages.
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The addition, aimed apparently at incentivizing the purchase of healthcare insurance, wasn’t in the version discussed at 1 p.m.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:35 am to Slippy
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JBE bent the Republican legislators over and went in dry on tort reform.
Did you miss when he called their bluff on the petition to revoke the disaster order?
Just more politicians being useless, loudmouth figureheads only interested in their own personal gain.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:35 am to LSU316
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they are going to fix it after it is signed
Ahh, the old we'll fix it after trick.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:35 am to tigerfootball10
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Republican means nothing in LA. It's all the GOOD Ol BOY party.
I have to laugh when people speak about how glad they are that they live in a "conservative state".
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:36 am to kengel2
The republican party in this state are a bunch of pussies
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:37 am to tgrbaitn08
Why doesn’t the article list who filed the problematic amendment?
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:39 am to Slippy
It doesn't matter if you're a democrat in LA as long as you're pro 2A and anti-abortion. Those are the only two republican things the dumb majority in our state care about.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:39 am to Slippy
He lies about his service record, why people expect anything but more lies from this guy is beyond me.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:40 am to Slippy
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It's now on the governor's desk. Injury lawyers win again.
Wait till the next republican governor is elected. They won the battle and will lose the war.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:41 am to ccomeaux
Numerous key republicans are trial lawyers in this process
JBE is their willing accomplice in this but he does not have to work hard to screw up tort reform. Jindal had eight years for everyone republican.
JBE is their willing accomplice in this but he does not have to work hard to screw up tort reform. Jindal had eight years for everyone republican.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:42 am to donRANDOMnumbers
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otherwise you won't have auto insurance available in Louisiana soon.
bullshite.
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