Louis Gertler

When filing a personal injury lawsuit in New Orleans, it is important to have a competent and experienced personal injury attorney who understands the procedural requirements in bringing a lawsuit. This fact was recently reinforced in the case of George Igbinoghene and Sebastian Busari v. St. Paul Travelers Ins. Co., where the Louisiana Supreme Court […]

In most cases, New Orleans personal injury attorneys proceed directly against the person that caused the injury to a client. There are situations, however, where the law holds a third party responsible for that person’s actions, even though that third party did nothing to directly cause the injury. This is referred to as vicarious liability. […]

Expert witnesses may be used in New Orleans personal injury lawsuits for a variety of reasons. While the topics an expert may testify about are essentially limitless, both personal injury and defense attorneys frequently employ experts for such diverse purposes as reconstructing motor vehicle accidents, examining the engineering of a dangerous product, and evaluating future […]

While every New Orleans personal injury lawsuit has its own set of unique circumstances, there are some fundamental facts that must be proven in every case before the plaintiff may be awarded damages. The basic laws underlying all personal injury lawsuits brought in Louisiana are set forth in Articles 2315 and 2316 of the Louisiana […]

A motion for summary judgment is a procedural device that allows a court to resolve a case without a full trial when there is no “genuine issue of material fact” to be decided. If the court comes to that conclusion, the party bringing the motion is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Such […]