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With the recent rise in catastrophic hurricanes and storms that have decimated large swaths of Louisiana, property insurance rates have become a pressing issue for lawmakers in Baton Rouge. Following the damage done by hurricanes in the last two years, some changes...
When insurance providers and those who have had their claims denied are at odds, they usually spend a lot of time trying to reach an agreement before going to court. If they end up in trial, both sides have spent significant resources, time and money. There is another...
Louisiana’s many recent natural disasters are having a drastic effect on residential property insurance availability and rates. Here are the details. Citizens residential property insurance rates to increase 63% Louisiana’s Insurance Commissioner has approved...
Insurance companies provide a valuable service to consumers who drive. However, we often find that the customer doesn’t always understand the scope of their policy and how claims work, which can lead to disagreements over coverage and settlements. After a collision,...
The June 24, 2021, collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, FL, left many injured and 98 people dead. It was all the more tragic in that the circumstances could have been avoided if it wasn't for human error and oversight even as the 40-year-old...
Insurance carriers are often accused of not paying their customers the actual value to replace what was lost in a hurricane. Still, the $10.5 billion price tag for Hurricane Ida-related claims in damage here in Louisiana seems like a good start, even if the total...
Reducing one’s exposure to litigation is never completely possible. Despite every measure that a business entity takes, it seems as if there is no shortage of lawsuit-happy plaintiffs ready to seek compensation. However, businesses can take certain practical,...
If you own or run a growing business, congratulations! It’s a great feeling to be able to employ more and more people and expand your company’s reach in your chosen market. But it’s important to keep in mind that certain thresholds of numbers of employees bring on new...
Everyone knows that we have a constitutional right to a jury trial for criminal proceedings. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent right to a jury trial for civil cases. Louisiana has very specific laws in place that govern what a private business must do in order to...
Insurance companies, self-insured employers and other interested parties have been lobbying for tort reform in Louisiana and throughout the country for many years. In certain aspects of personal injury litigation, plaintiffs had significant advantages. For example,...