You Shouldn’t Need a License to Speak

02/17/2020

The very idea of needing a license to speak is shocking to most Americans. After all, most Americans know the First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees us the right to speak our minds. Yet despite this constitutional guarantee, there are state officials around the country claiming that in order to speak in some contexts, you...

TAGS: Litigation, Litigation Reform, occupational licensing

Levee Breach Lawsuit Illustrates Class Action Racket

By Robert Ross

12/01/2014

This case is a stunning example of class action lawyers doing what they do best: using lawsuits to create the illusion of relief that will ultimately do nothing more than increase their own bottom lines.

TAGS: Litigation Reform, Tort Reform

Guest Commentary: Support Small Business, Stop Lawsuit Abuse

By Robert Ross

08/29/2013

In a recent survey of Louisiana businesses conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 89 percent of business owners said the number of frivolous lawsuits in the state is a serious problem.

TAGS: Litigation Reform, LLAW, NFIB, Tort Reform

Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Loan Sharks Dangerous to Louisiana Consumers and Courts

By Robert Ross

04/23/2013

Lawsuit lenders often offer loans to consumers with hidden fees and sky-high interest rates that can range between 60-150 percent annually. To put that in perspective, the average annual percentage rate on a credit card is 13.3 percent.

TAGS: Dan Claitor, lawsuit abuse, lawsuit lenders, Litigation Reform, LLAW, Louisiana Legislature, Melissa Landry

Louisiana Lands on “Judicial Hellholes” Watch List Again

By Robert Ross

12/18/2012

With astonishing multi-million dollar verdicts being rendered nearly every other week, and laws and judges that seem to give plaintiffs the upper hand in legal proceedings regardless of the facts of the case—it is no wonder that we’ve become a regular on the Hellholes watch list.

TAGS: American Tort Reform Association, Buddy Caldwell, Litigation Reform, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Melissa Landry, Tort Reform

Judicial Elections Important: Don’t Let Someone Else Speak for You on Election Day

By Editor

10/29/2012

Elections have consequences, for better or for worse. And while most voters are focusing on the Presidential election this November, there is another political battle brewing that has the potential to dramatically impact the state of Louisiana’s legal climate.

TAGS: judicial elections, Kitty Kimball, Litigation Reform, Louisiana, Louisiana Supreme Court, voter turnout

Louisiana Can Learn a Lot from Texas About Creating Jobs, Cutting Lawsuits

By Editor

10/02/2012

When it comes to the very important issue of legal reform, we are worlds apart. Despite the fact that residents in both Louisiana and Texas share the common goals of creating jobs and cutting down on lawsuit abuse, we have chosen remarkably different paths to address these issues.

TAGS: Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, lawsuits, Litigation Reform, Louisiana, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Melissa Landry, Texas, Tort Reform

Guest Commentary: Louisiana Attorney General’s Use of Contingency Fee Lawyers Legal?

By Editor

07/12/2012

Is Louisiana’s top law-enforcement officer violating the law by hiring private plaintiffs attorneys to pursue litigation on behalf of the state? That’s the fundamental question raised by the recent actions of Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell.

TAGS: Attorney General, Buddy Caldwell, Contingency Fees, Litigation Reform, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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