NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana personal injury attorney Morris Bart took to social media this week to comment on the state’s skyrocketing auto insurance premiums — all while reportedly standing atop a precarious tower made entirely of settlement checks.
“I’m still waiting for @JeffLandry, @TimTtemple, and @BlakeMiguezLA to give me the name of one, just one, large automobile insurance company in Louisiana that agrees to reduce their rates if any of your laws pass,” Bart wrote. “Good luck!!!”
The tweet sparked immediate backlash from residents and policy analysts, many of whom noted that if insurance companies are “fleecing consumers,” it might be because they’ve spent the past 30 years also getting fleeced by personal injury attorneys.
“It’s fascinating,” said one analyst. “He spent decades turning every fender-bender into a payday, and now he’s shocked the insurance companies started budgeting for it. It’s like the inventor of the deep fryer blaming America for high cholesterol.”
Meanwhile, Louisiana officials continue to debate whether the state’s nonstop conveyor belt of wreck-related litigation is a root cause of high insurance rates — or just another beloved local pastime, like gumbo, potholes, or government projects that somehow take longer than the Roman Empire.
