Louisiana’s Corrupting ‘Buddy System’ Seemingly Back in Business, Despite Recent Reform

ATRA's allies at Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch report that, "Despite fierce criticism from lawmakers and legal reform groups in recent years," state Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell has revived his infamous "Buddy System," continuing "his questionable practice of hiring outside attorneys to pursue litigation on behalf of the state" and giving much of this potentially lucrative business to "law firms and lawyers that have donated tens of thousands of dollars to his political campaign[s]" . . . → Read More: Louisiana’s Corrupting ‘Buddy System’ Seemingly Back in Business, Despite Recent Reform