Louisiana Attorney General files lawsuit against insurers

I thought this might be a joke headline in my feedreader when I saw it: "Louisiana sues insurers, alleges price-fixing, conspiracy, in hurricane claims payments." (Here's a link to a longer, better version of the story). You know why? 1. The Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles Foti, lost in the primary election in October, finishing third out of three candidates. Didn't make it to the run-off election held this month. Why would he bother filing a lawsuit when he is, to borrow a phrase from Dickie Scruggs, "political toast"?2. In April, Foti contrasted himself with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and said he wouldn't sue insurers because he didn't think it would be productive.3. Foti took on a couple high-profile Katrina criminal cas