Bill Would Slow Lawyers’ Direct Mail

[Kinston (NC) Republican Rep. Stephen] LaRoque is pushing a measure that would require lawyers to wait 30 days before they begin filling victims’ mailboxes with solicitations. The bill is modeled on a Florida rule and is partly inspired by his family’s experience after a stepdaughter and her three children were in an accident.

“The children all got these solicitations. She got them,” LaRoque said. “We didn’t need all this stuff. It was stacked up 2 feet tall.”

LaRoque’s bill has drawn instant skepticism from lawyers and insurers.

“The reason lawyers send letters in the mail is that people want information and they respond