Louis Gertler

When a personal injury occurs in New Orleans, the injured person has a duty to take reasonable steps to minimize the consequences of that injury. Mitigation of damages is the legal term used to describe this obligation. If an injured person does not take appropriate steps to mitigate damages, the amount he or she is […]

In most New Orleans personal injury cases, the injured person does not rely solely on a case’s outcome to pay for expenses from the injuries. It is common for other individuals or organizations to pay some of the expenses for the injuries claimed in a personal injury lawsuit. These other parties are called collateral sources. […]

Most of New Orleans’ health care providers are competent and hardworking professionals. This does not mean, however, that there are not subpar providers or occasions when the treatment provided to a patient falls below the acceptable standard of care for medical providers. When this happens, the patient may be able to pursue a medical malpractice […]

Any New Orleans resident who is receiving Medicare and pursuing a personal injury claim should inform his or her attorney. Under federal law, Medicare has a right to recover any payments it made for medical treatment that arose from the personal injury accident. This includes the right to take a portion of the damages awarded […]

When someone in New Orleans suffers a personal injury from a product used nationwide, they may not have to proceed alone. When enough people have been injured by the actions of a company, they may be able to make a claim for damages as a group. This is referred to as a class action lawsuit. […]