Why You Need an Attorney for Your Injuries
Wrongfully stereotyped as “ambulance chasers,” personal injury attorneys are a tremendous asset if you suffer injuries from another person’s negligence.
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More Tort Reform Myths Debunked
Rising insurance premiums have nothing to do with personal injury lawsuits.
Read MoreRead This Especially if You Have a Hewlett Packard Laptop Computer
A Mandeville woman filed a personal injury suit against HP after her HP laptop overheated and burned her in June 2010.
Read MoreLouisiana Prisoners File Negligence Lawsuit
On July 20, an advocacy group representing prisoners in Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and the David Wade Correctional Center in Homer, Louisiana. The lawsuit alleges that many prisoners are subject to abuse via the institutions failing to provide proper mental health care services and using solitary … Continued
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court Strikes Down Limit on Medical Malpractice Damages: Is Louisiana Next?
In June, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a cap on non-economic damages associated with medical malpractice lawsuits violates the equal protection clause of the state constitution. Given that Louisiana has always limited the total damages available to plaintiffs (to $500,000) in medical malpractice cases, what does this mean for the state, especially since the … Continued
Read MoreCar Accidents Still Killing too Many Children
As recently highlighted by The New York Times, research recently published in The Journal of Pediatrics reveals that car accidents remain a top child killer. Specifically, the most common cause of death in children under the age of 15 is unintentional injury, with car accidents being the most common cause of unintentional injury. Between 2010 … Continued
Read MoreLouisiana Bills Could Increase Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages
As we have previously discussed, the cap on economic damages for medical malpractice claims in Louisiana has long been an issue in ensuring that victims of medical malpractice obtain justice for their injuries and/or the death of their loved ones due to medical misconduct and error. As a limit put in place 43 years ago, … Continued
Read MoreMore and More Products Revealed to Be Causing Cancer Every Year
Most people have heard about lawsuits focused on products that have caused serious cancer concerns: Talcum powder and ovarian cancer, even Pepsi, but what about ingredients that are widely used in many of our everyday food items? A new report just released has expanded upon the previous announcement concerning the link between cancer, processed meats, … Continued
Read More$50 Million IKEA Settlement Leaves Many Families Still at a Loss
Many remember the news headlines that covered recent incidents of IKEA furniture falling on and killing young children, several of them crushed to death by dressers or chests in the IKEA “Malm” line. IKEA announced a recall of close to 30 million dressers and chests in June of this year after six children had been … Continued
Read MoreInvestigation Uncovers Louisiana Housing Mentally Ill Patients in Nursing Homes
According to a two-year investigation recently concluded by the Justice Department, Louisiana has been unnecessarily isolating and segregating thousands of mentally ill people in costly nursing homes instead of actually providing them with much-needed medical attention. In doing so, the state has been violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and arguably injuring thousands of … Continued
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