Louis Gertler

Injuries to children are among the most emotionally difficult cases for New Orleans personal injury attorneys. No doctor sets out with the goal of injuring a patient’s baby, but they do occasionally make mistakes that lead to a birth injury. Erb’s Palsy is among the more common birth injuries that can arise from a mistake […]

If you have suffered a serious personal injury in New Orleans and need a personal injury attorney, you do not pay your lawyer in the same manner as you would when hiring a lawyer for other purposes. Most people are used to hiring a lawyer to help in a real estate transaction or prepare a […]

If you suffer a personal injury in New Orleans, the time limit within which you may file a personal injury lawsuit is governed by Louisiana law. Often, when a person is injured as a result of someone else’s negligent conduct — such as a car accident or tripping over a hazard on someone’s property — […]

Nearly all medical malpractice claims in New Orleans must be screened by a Medical Review Panel prior to proceeding to court. The purpose of the Medical Review Panel – which consists of three medical providers – is to render an expert opinion regarding whether the medical provider against whom a claim is being made violated […]

Occasionally, the defense in a New Orleans personal injury lawsuit will conduct surveillance of the plaintiff. The purpose of this surveillance is to gather information to demonstrate that the plaintiff is not as injured as he or she claims. Although the defense may have a videotape of your activities that they wish to show a […]

Traumatic Brain Injury is among the more difficult injuries for New Orleans personal injury attorneys to prove. While some brain injuries involve bleeding in the brain or skull fractures that a jury will be able to clearly see in brain scans or x-rays, these tools may not be precise enough to show more subtle damage. As a […]