In the (thankfully) rare instances when an airplane crashes, airline companies and the federal government need information to find out what went wrong, to prevent it from happening again. They do this by means of a “flight recorder” also known as a “black box.”(Why this…
Sometimes in personal injury cases, it’s a toss-up as to who has the worse luck: the injured victim who had a pre-existing condition and was injured in a new accident, or the guy who hit him. Why? Because of the legal concept referred to as…
If you have experienced a personal injury due to the fault of someone else—whether that is a car accident, truck accident, slip and fall or the like, it is important that you understand what your legal rights are and the factors that can affect them.…
Many times we dismiss “fender-benders” or slow-speed rear-end collisions as not “really all that bad” or as “nothing serious.” While at first slow-speed collisions may not seem all that serious, sometimes the injuries sustained from such a crash can be very serious. Here’s why. Because…
Whenever you are injured because of someone else’s negligence, and you file a claim to recover for your damages, it is more than likely that you will be dealing with some type of insurance company. It doesn’t matter whether you were injured in a car…
People get hurt in all kinds of ways and in all kinds of places. Sometimes, the danger can be as close as your own back yard. Premises Liability In law, the general rule is that all property owners must maintain their property in a reasonably…
If you have been injured because of another person’s negligence, you don’t want to do anything that may jeopardize your ability to recover from the at-fault person for the damage you have suffered. While you may not like the idea of having to pursue legal…
In most civil litigations, there is generally one plaintiff and one defendant. In toxic tort cases, however, it’s not like that. Toxic Tort Cases A toxic tort is a legal claim that is made when a person is harmed by exposure to a dangerous substance,…
In Louisiana, we’re no strangers to hard, dirty, dangerous work. Like commercial fishing. Louisiana’s wild-caught seafood industry provides jobs for 26,403 people; generates income totaling $484 million; and sales of more than $1.3 billion. While Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry may be lucrative, it’s also dangerous.…
Maritime law also referred to as admiralty law, is made up of statutes and case law governing legal disputes originating on navigable waters. “Navigable waters” include all bodies of water that are capable of being used for interstate or foreign commerce. Rivers that flow into…
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