Defective Products and Recalls

If you work offshore out of Louisiana, one bad shift can change everything. A fall on a slick deck, a crane swing gone wrong, a snapped line, a fire, a blowout, a lifting accident, or a delay in medical care can leave you out of work and stuck with hard questions. The Louisiana Jones Act […]

A Louisiana product liability case starts with a basic idea: when a product hurts someone because it was unsafe in a legally recognised way, the manufacturer may be held responsible. In Louisiana, those claims are controlled by the Louisiana Products Liability Act, often called the LPLA. As of March 26, 2026, that law still sets […]

While New Orleans product liability lawsuits involving older products can be a little more difficult, there is really no reason not to pursue a claim that a product is defective just because it is old. It is easier, however, to prove that there is a defect in the design of a product when its dangerous characteristic can […]

A New Orleans resident who is pursuing a personal injury or product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of a dangerous product may claim that the product is unreasonably dangerous in its design. When pursuing a product liability claim as a result of an injury, the plaintiff must prove specific facts as outlined in Louisiana law. First, the plaintiff […]

When a resident of New Orleans is injured or killed by a firearm – whether intentionally or accidentally – the law greatly constrains the circumstances under which the manufacturer or seller of the firearm may be sued for making or distributing an unreasonably dangerous product. While a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit may be […]

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Office of Animal Health and Food Safety has announced the recall of approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese produced by Veron Foods, LLC, of Prairieville, Louisiana. These products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and New Orleans residents who have purchased these […]