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The monetary award received by the injured party in a New Orleans personal injury lawsuit is referred to as compensatory damages. These damages are often divided into two broad categories: special damages and general damages. Special damages are those damages for which – at least to some degree – an objective value can be determined. […]
The laws of Louisiana specifically consider when an employer may be held responsible for the acts of an employee driver in a personal injury lawsuit. This is referred to as having “vicarious liability” for the employee. Three elements must be shown to impose vicarious liability on the employer. First, there must be an “employment relationship.” […]
A New Orleans wrongful death claim allows certain surviving family members to seek compensation when a loved one dies because of another person’s negligence, misconduct, or unsafe conduct. These cases may arise after a fatal car crash on I-10, a deadly truck accident near the Port of New Orleans, a fall at a business, medical […]
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