Alcohol remains one of the greatest risk factors regarding car accidents that result in injuries or fatalities. Approximately a third of fatal collisions involve a driver who was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident. Louisiana residents have long been saying that stricter drunk driving laws could prevent many… Read More
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Louisiana Considers Requiring Drunk Drivers to Pay Child Support if Their DWI Caused the Death of the Parent of a Minor Child
Personal injury lawsuits are not the only way injured people can receive compensation for their accident-related medical bills, and wrongful death lawsuits are not the only ways that the families of people killed in accidents can get compensation for the financial support they would have gotten from the victim if he or she had recovered… Read More
Where Does the Money Come From to Compensate People Injured in Car Accidents?
When you see TV commercials for personal injury lawyers, they promise to get you the money you need to pay your medical bills and your living expenses while you are unable to work, but they are usually not specific about where the money will come from. Is there a lever inside the law firm that… Read More
Louisiana Court Rules That Man Exposed to Mesothelioma Throughout the 1970s Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against His Employer
Many of us have spent the first few days of 2022 thinking that 2019 seems like an extraordinarily long time ago. If this is the case, then 1975 seems like ancient history, especially when you consider that the Internet is constantly teasing people born in the 1980s about being old. Despite this, a law that… Read More
How Soon Should You Wait Before Filing a Car Accident Lawsuit?
The multimillion-dollar personal injury lawsuits that make the news headlines have one thing in common, namely, the time from the accident to the big payday is several years, a painfully long time if you are unable to work because of a severe injury. For example, a case in California just yielded a $68 million payout… Read More
Should You Run in the Opposite Direction if a Lawyer Asks You to Pay a Contingency Fee?
You probably know someone who constantly complains about how their spouse is making them miserable, but if you ask them why they do not get divorced, they say that it is because they cannot afford to pay the hourly fees associated with hiring a lawyer. This argument does not work as an excuse for not… Read More
Is it Worth Your While to Pursue a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Car accidents only take a few seconds to unfold, but they can affect your life for months, or even years, afterward. Trying to put your life back together after suffering a serious injury can be confusing and stressful. Even if you were fortunate enough to be financially secure before the accident, the medical bills and… Read More