As of Jan. 1, Louisiana has officially moved away from a pure comparative fault system and adopted a modified comparative fault standard for personal injury cases, a change proponents say brings the state more in line with the rest of the country. The change comes via House Bill 431, sponsored by state Rep. Emily Chenevert,
Louisiana’s new modified comparative fault system, explained
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