People ask for the average personal injury settlement because they want a number they can use. Louisiana does not publish a reliable statewide average that predicts what a particular claim will settle for. Even if a useful average existed, it would mix minor injuries, permanent disabilities, disputed accidents, clear-fault cases, small insurance policies, and…
This article provides general health and legal information. Only a qualified health professional can diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder or recommend treatment for a particular person. A serious car accident can affect much more than bones, muscles, and vehicles. A person may feel shaken, distracted, sleepless, afraid to drive, or unusually alert for danger in…
You can pursue a Louisiana car accident claim even if you were not physically injured. The claim may be limited to damage to the vehicle and related financial losses, such as towing, storage, a rental car, or other reasonable transportation costs. The useful question is not simply whether you can sue. It is whether…
A head-on collision occurs when the fronts of vehicles traveling in opposite directions strike each other. It often begins with a lane departure or wrong-way entry, but the underlying reason can range from a brief distraction to impairment, fatigue, unsafe passing, excessive speed, or roadway confusion. The six categories below help organize an investigation….
A car accident injury claim usually begins with notice to one or more insurers, but opening a claim is only the administrative start. The substance comes from evidence showing how the collision happened, what injuries it caused, which insurance applies, and what losses can be proved. Property damage and bodily injury may be handled…
If a police vehicle hits you, begin as you would after any serious collision: get to a safe place, call for medical and law-enforcement help, identify witnesses, and photograph the scene. Then identify the agency and preserve records that may exist only because a government vehicle was involved. An officer’s employment does not automatically…
Workers’ compensation is a benefit system for employees who are injured or become ill because of their work. In a covered Louisiana claim, the central questions usually concern the connection to employment, necessary medical care, work capacity, and the wage benefits required by law. The system is different from an ordinary negligence case. An…
Crashes can happen when a driver follows too closely, looks away, misjudges a turn, enters another lane, or travels too fast to respond to traffic and road conditions. Knowing the general category is only a starting point. A Louisiana insurance claim turns on what happened in this particular crash, who contributed to it, and…
A sideswipe happens when the sides of two vehicles make contact while traveling beside one another or while one vehicle moves past the other. The damage may look like a long scrape, but fault can be difficult to determine because both drivers may say they stayed in their own lane. The cause usually becomes…
A Louisiana nursing home lawsuit usually begins long before a petition is filed. The resident may need outside medical care, the family may need to report suspected abuse, and records that explain what happened may be scattered across the facility, hospital, pharmacy, and electronic systems. Filing first and investigating later can miss the most…
On April 18, 2022, a chlorine release and fire at the Plaquemine chemical complex led to shelter orders and road closures. A later Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality settlement agreement states that 6,512 pounds of chlorine were released and that Iberville Parish estimated 6,395 households were affected by the shelter-in-place order. The event is…