Babcock Trial Lawyers Law Blog

One thing is for sure. If you have a Louisiana auto accident and find your vehicle and yourself being shoved around, you can be left with a lot more than damage to the car and to your physical person. There are a lot of hidden issues that crop up as […]

A recent article posted about confidentiality proves to be a costly reminder about settlement and confidentiality agreements signed and sworn to by parties. Patrick Snay was a headmaster of Gulliver Preparatory School (Miami, FL) until 2010. He sued for age discrimination and won $10,000 in back wages and a settlement […]

Let’s face it, accidents happen every day in Louisiana. But when they happen and responsible parties don’t admit they are liable, the personal injury lawyers at Babcock Partners, LLC are hired to perform an important job. For example, two of our clients were traveling through Louisiana when they stopped for […]

I can still remember seeing the first of what became on onslaught of television commercials asking if viewers suffered from “Low T”. I didn’t have any idea what that even meant, but the marketers were clever. Who would want to admit they had has less than a manly dose of […]

Last year you may have seen our television commercials for Styker Hip recalls.  One of the things we educated the public on in the ads is that heightened levels of cobalt and chromium in the blood was a warning sign for having a bad hip implant. We aren’t medical doctors, […]

We take airbags for granted in our modern cars. Most cars even have side airbags now. But things were not always this “safe”. In 1973, the Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car with a passenger air bag intended for sale to the public. General Motors later offered an option to […]

If you’ve ever watched the news after an airplane crash, you know one of the first things the FAA starts looking for is the “black box.” The device’s real name is the “flight data recorder.” In simplest terms, you could think of it as a DVR for anything that the […]

Many people in Louisiana and around the country consider it a common courtesy to flash their high beams to let other drivers know about a speed trap looming ahead. Others, including some police departments, consider it a crime. A handful of recent court cases, however, suggest that drivers enjoy a […]

When most people think about car accident injuries, broken bones and whiplash come to mind first. But did you know that car accidents often can cause significant knee injuries as well? One of our clients was injured in an automobile accident while visiting Baton Rouge on business. He was driving […]

Federal and Louisiana law both protect employees from workplace discrimination. The Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law, La. R.S. 23:301 et seq., and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 generally prohibit employers from discriminating against their workers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In […]