In response, a coalition of lawmakers has introduced insurance and legal reform ... jury verdicts that have driven insurers out of the market. “To put it in perspective: In 2021, in Louisiana ...

and that allowing convictions with less than unanimous verdicts would be a less violent option than lynching. And so, for over a century Louisiana’s non-unanimous jury scheme was enshrined in ...

A recently-released report says Louisiana courts awarded $436 million in ... of such reforms is the reduction in the number of “nuclear” verdicts in states that enact reform. Florida dropped from ...

Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury ... Crow verdicts. Jason Williams established a civil rights division when he took over New Orleans’ district attorney’s office in 2021 on a reform platform.

Report highlights include: • Increase in “nuclear verdicts,” exorbitant jury awards typically ... (Source: 2024 Economic Benefits of Tort Reform) Louisiana’s Judicial Hellhole® status ...

Reform advocates say failure to ... Miller watched as the Supreme Court ruled split-jury verdicts unconstitutional, only to see Louisiana's top court say the decision would not apply retroactively ...

A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries to ask for a ...

(The Center Square) − A Louisiana jury's decision last ... from industry allies, legal reform advocates, and watchdog groups warning of broader implications. The verdict, issued by the 25th ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana is the most unaffordable state in the nation for auto insurance, according to state lawmakers, prompting a slate of reform bills aimed at lowering ...