Missing Golden Ticket: Lafayette Final Judgment Lacks Decretal Language
What Happens When Your Judgement Lacks The Magic Words
March 8, 2023
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Can a Worker’s Compensation Claimant Receive Spinal Cord Stimulator Treatment in Louisiana?
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed Due to Louisiana’s Prescriptive Period
A man is in the hands of a facility tasked with providing sufficient medical care. Instead of meeting this standard of care and due diligence, the facility fails to adjust the man’s diet, and he chokes on solid food that he should not eat, leading to his death. When his parents and children bring multiple
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Louisiana Engineering Company Not Liable for Trampled Worker in Geismar Plant Explosion
A chemical plant explosion, sudden and dangerous, causes chaos when the workers try to escape. During that exodus, a worker is trampled by his colleagues as they attempt to flee. Who then bears responsibility for the injuries caused by this trampling? Is it the other workers? Is it their managing company? Is it the owner
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The Collateral Source Rule, What is it and How Does it Apply to Workers Compensation
Evidence of Health Insurance Write-Offs Should Not Be Excluded at Trial
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Lawsuit: Determining Liability for a Car Accident Resulting from a Marsh Fire
The phrase, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” is often used to describe situations where one thing almost certainly indicates the presence of another. However, establishing a contributing factor to a car accident and liability for negligence does not always follow so direct a relationship. Shortly before Tropical Storm Lee reached the marshlands of Oak Island
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Louisiana Court Refuses to Assert Jurisdiction Over Conditional Judgment in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Car Accident Victim Gets Appeal Dismissed Because Lack of Valid Final Judgment
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Houma Residents Injured by Termite Treatment Shut Out of Court for Failure to Offer Qualified Expert Witnesses
Expert testimony is one tool litigants can use to prove their arguments in a court of law. Expert witnesses are highly credible individuals with advanced knowledge in a particular field in a lawsuit. The testimony of experts is meant to assist the court in understanding the evidence in matters of fact. But not just anyone
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No Pay, No Play, No Problem? Uninsured Motorist Injured in Car Accident Obtains Jury Award
Car accidents are traumatic experiences that occur every day across Louisiana. An accident can cause initial damage upon impact, but many accident victims also spend months and sometimes years coping with accident-related injuries. On June 27, 2014, Jasmine Raymond, a twenty-four-year-old driver who did not have auto insurance as required by Louisiana law, was heading
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Can You Appeal A Partial Summary Judgment in Louisiana?
Bogalusa Police’s Partial Summary Judgment Request Denied For Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction
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Missing Golden Ticket: Lafayette Final Judgment Lacks Decretal Language
March 8, 2023
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What Happens When Your Judgement Lacks The Magic Words
Can a Worker’s Compensation Claimant Receive Spinal Cord Stimulator Treatment in Louisiana?
March 7, 2023
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What Happens When Your Employer Is Not Paying Your Workers’ Compensation Medical Costs
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed Due to Louisiana’s Prescriptive Period
March 7, 2023
No Comments
A man is in the hands of a facility tasked with providing sufficient medical care. Instead of meeting this standard of care and due diligence, the facility fails to adjust the man’s diet, and he chokes on solid food that he should not eat, leading to his death. When his parents and children bring multiple
Louisiana Engineering Company Not Liable for Trampled Worker in Geismar Plant Explosion
March 5, 2023
No Comments
A chemical plant explosion, sudden and dangerous, causes chaos when the workers try to escape. During that exodus, a worker is trampled by his colleagues as they attempt to flee. Who then bears responsibility for the injuries caused by this trampling? Is it the other workers? Is it their managing company? Is it the owner
The Collateral Source Rule, What is it and How Does it Apply to Workers Compensation
March 4, 2023
No Comments
Evidence of Health Insurance Write-Offs Should Not Be Excluded at Trial
Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Lawsuit: Determining Liability for a Car Accident Resulting from a Marsh Fire
March 4, 2023
No Comments
The phrase, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” is often used to describe situations where one thing almost certainly indicates the presence of another. However, establishing a contributing factor to a car accident and liability for negligence does not always follow so direct a relationship. Shortly before Tropical Storm Lee reached the marshlands of Oak Island
Louisiana Court Refuses to Assert Jurisdiction Over Conditional Judgment in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
March 3, 2023
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Car Accident Victim Gets Appeal Dismissed Because Lack of Valid Final Judgment
Houma Residents Injured by Termite Treatment Shut Out of Court for Failure to Offer Qualified Expert Witnesses
March 3, 2023
No Comments
Expert testimony is one tool litigants can use to prove their arguments in a court of law. Expert witnesses are highly credible individuals with advanced knowledge in a particular field in a lawsuit. The testimony of experts is meant to assist the court in understanding the evidence in matters of fact. But not just anyone
No Pay, No Play, No Problem? Uninsured Motorist Injured in Car Accident Obtains Jury Award
March 2, 2023
No Comments
Car accidents are traumatic experiences that occur every day across Louisiana. An accident can cause initial damage upon impact, but many accident victims also spend months and sometimes years coping with accident-related injuries. On June 27, 2014, Jasmine Raymond, a twenty-four-year-old driver who did not have auto insurance as required by Louisiana law, was heading
Can You Appeal A Partial Summary Judgment in Louisiana?
March 2, 2023
No Comments
Bogalusa Police’s Partial Summary Judgment Request Denied For Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction