Didn't expect to see Skeeter Salim on Hacker News. Like, ever, much less in this context. Trial attorneys have a very peculiar reputation in Louisiana. They ge

Didn't expect to see Skeeter Salim on Hacker News. Like, ever, much less in this context. Trial attorneys have a very peculiar reputation in Louisiana. They get incredibly wealthy on the backs of lawsuits against the state's oil and gas businesses and their insurers, then turn that money into political lobbying power. This creates a populist dynamic where trial attorneys try to rally voters to oppose tort reform laws in the legislature that are often backed by insurance companies. For instance, in the Louisiana gubernatorial election, where Salim shows up in this article: https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-is-collecting-big-donations-from-trial-lawyers/article_ae9755b0-4394-11ee-b5b5-0b41f4b6fc3f.html https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-is-collecting...