Car and Transportation Accidents

In most New Orleans personal injury lawsuits arising from motor vehicle accidents, your attorney will attempt to obtain compensation from the insurance company of the party that injured you. Sometimes, however, the responsible party either may not have insurance or may not carry adequate insurance to cover the damages suffered. This may result in your […]

At the time, she was not injured. But, now she’s having neck, back and pain hip. Is it too late for her to file a lawsuit? Sorry that your girlfriend was injured in a car accident. According to La. Civ. Code art. 3492, Statutes of limitations are laws that set time limits on how long you […]

Motorcycle enthusiasts in the New Orleans area are probably aware that Louisiana is one of several states that have gone back and forth on the issue of whether motorcyclists should be required to wear helmets. Louisiana currently requires all motorcyclists to wear helmets, although efforts to repeal this law are ongoing. The ability of motorcycle […]

When a New Orleans injury auto accident occurs, the party at fault is responsible for paying any damages arising from the collision. Although which driver is responsible for the accident usually must be decided by a judge or jury, if the injured party is struck from behind liability is usually easily established. In Louisiana, a […]

Most personal injury automobile accidents that occur on New Orleans’ streets are the fault of another driver and are not the responsibility of any government agency that maintains the roads. While the laws of Louisiana require the Department of Transportation and Development to keep roads and shoulders in a reasonably safe condition, they are not […]

Following a motor vehicle accident involving an injury, one of the first things New Orleans personal injury attorneys explore is the availability of insurance coverage to compensate the injured party. Under Louisiana law, all drivers must carry a minimum level of Bodily Injury Liability coverage of $15,000 per injured person and $30,000 per accident. If […]

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.” […]

Some visitors to New Orleans may mistakenly think that we have relaxed regulations regarding underage drinking. Like the rest of Louisiana, the drinking age here is twenty-one, and it is illegal to serve alcohol to minors. Moreover, if an intoxicated minor causes an injury to someone, the party who provided the alcohol may be liable. […]

As experienced New Orleans personal injury attorneys, we have dealt with the consequences of many terrible accidents involving large trucks. While these accidents have a variety of causes, a study by the National Transportation Safety Board has found that driver fatigue is a factor in 30 to 40 percent of large truck accidents. Because of […]

Nearly everyone in New Orleans has heard this personal injury cliché: a driver lightly bumps into the car ahead of her at a stop sign, and the other driver springs out of the car, holding his neck and shouting, “Whiplash!” He then files a personal injury lawsuit based on his “injury.” But whiplash is not […]