A coalition of Louisiana business groups is urging state Senate leaders to break a legislative logjam that has kept a pair of tort-reform bills stalled in the Senate Judiciary A committee.
In the wake of intense debate last week, a key Louisiana Senate panel plans to vote on two legal reform measures on Tuesday, including one to mandate the disclosure of third-party litigation-funding contracts.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry has reportedly received more than $700,000 from trial attorneys, a constituency that usually backs Democrats, prompting concerns that Landry might be less committed to civil litigation reforms than other hopefuls.
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