Distracted driving is a problem all throughout the United States. It involves drivers allowing non-driving activities, such as eating, grooming, and texting, to take their eyes off the roads. When Louisiana drivers focus on things other than the task of driving when...
Accidents & Catastrophic Injuries
Amazon facing liability for defect products sold
Now, more than ever, consumers in Louisiana and elsewhere rely on on-line shopping to meet their needs. Today, it is easy to purchase anything on-line, whether it is an electronic device, bedding, home appliances, pet needs or food. While the convenience is clear, as...
Help for victims of catastrophic brain injuries
Catastrophic brain injuries can change the lives of victims and their families forever. For that reason, victims of brain injuries should be familiar with brain injury symptoms and how a claim for damages may be able to help them. Lasting impacts of a traumatic brain...
Experience matters in wrongful death cases
Many people probably think that wrongful death cases in Louisiana are fairly straightforward – there’s a death, and it was caused by another party’s negligence or recklessness. However, most of these types of cases aren’t so easy. Like many other personal injury cases...
How a child injury can cost more than similar injuries in adults
For parents, having a child get hurt is almost worse than getting hurt themselves. Parents can often have visceral, physical reactions to seeing their child injured and can suffer extreme anxiety and guilt, even if they aren't the ones who technically caused the...
Defending against wrongful death by police action
The loss of a loved one is a difficult time to process, which is why surviving loved ones will sometimes seek to hold someone accountable for their loss. Unfortunately, this could lead to innocent parties being accused of the wrongful death, and sometimes this is a...
Is your child at risk from unsafe consumer products?
When you buy something for your home or for personal use, you probably assume it’s safe. You trust that manufacturers adequately tested the product before releasing it to the public to ensure that innocent consumers are not at unnecessary risk for injury or illness....
Companies have options when faced with product liability lawsuits
Except for a few bad actors, companies care about their customers. They want to make a product that brings joy into the world. Unfortunately, sometimes, that endeavor to bring joy into the world back fires, and a product hurts a customer, which can become a product...
Utilize summary judgment to protect your interests
If you, or your company, are facing a personal injury lawsuit stemming from a motor vehicle accident, then you probably want to get out of it quickly and with as little damage as possible. While you might be willing to negotiate the claim in hopes of escaping a trial...
Baby powder pulled off the market
Johnson & Johnson recently announced that it ceased the sale of its talcum-based baby powder in the United States and Canada. This May 19 announcement came after the company assessed its products in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this is a milestone...