Tort reform prevents Chinese drywall victims in Louisiana from making a full recovery | New Orleans Business News - - NOLA.com
Back in 1996, the Louisiana Legislature passed one of the nations most aggressive tort reform acts to fulfill a campaign promise of then-newly elected Gov. Mike Foster to improve Louisianas business climate.
But today, as an estimated 4,000 to 7,000 Louisiana households face financial ruin because tainted drywall from China is corroding peoples homes and making them sick, critics say that the 1996 tort reform legislation will prevent local homeowners from making a full financial recovery