The road to tort reform in Louisiana appears to be coming to an end.
The betting around the capitol of Baton Rouge is that the state’s governor, John Bel Edwards, will sign tort reform legislation passed by the legislature last week. The state’s trucking association is expressing satisfaction – but not outright joy – at its contents.
Legislation passed in early June was vetoed by Edwards. Legislators went back to work and crafted the latest bill, which incorporates some but not all of the...