The members of satirical rock group Spinal Tap may have given up the loud music and the rock-and-roll lifestyle in recent years, New Orleans personal injury attorneys report. Harry Shearer, the band’s bass player, has...
Category: Personal Injury
North Carolina DUIs/DWIs
May 20, 2013
Sometimes at Bloom Legal Network we are fortunate to have contributions from other bloggers around the country that are on point with topics that affect us here in New Orleans , Louisiana. If you have any more questions about
A fatal shooting in Mid-City last month left two men dead, and a third-grade boy severely injured, New Orleans police say. The family of 8-year-old Daymond Harris reported that the boy is awake and talking, after suffering...
Hopefully, you will never be in a situation where you are arrested for DUI or DWI. Of course, you do not want to get arrested at all. However, if you are in this situation, it means that you have put yourself, the other...
The Social Implications Of Drunk Driving
March 8, 2013
Drinking and driving is a serious crime that can result in very negative consequences. From expensive fines to serving jail time, getting arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol can completely ruin a...
Leaving the scene of an accident in Louisiana
March 6, 2013
If you are involved in a car accident where someone was injured or there was property damage you have a duty to stop your vehicle and exchange information with the other driver or allow the police to arrive on the scene and...
If you have a Louisiana driver’s license and receive a New York traffic ticket, you should not ignore your New York ticket and think you are off the hook. Each state has their own laws concerning out-of-state traffic...
Orleans & Jefferson Parish Sobriety Checkpoints Feb. 28th
February 28, 2013
NOPD and JPSO will be conducting sobriety checkpoints tonight on February 28th, 2013. The checkpoints in Jefferson Parish will be from 8pm and 2am located on the West Bank. NOPD did not announced where the checkpoints will be
Two Major Causes of Unprecedented Car Accidents
February 19, 2013
Car accidents may happen in a split second, very abruptly, that one could only notice it has already taken place after a momentary blackout. A lot of factors have been raised as to why these types of accidents occur on the...
New Year’s Eve 2013
December 31, 2012
New Orleans is a great New Year’s Eve destination for tourists – so much so that it was chosen as the top New Year’s Eve destination by Travel + Leisure magazine. As visitors fill up the city to enjoy the...
MADD & Louisiana State Police Launch “Zero for December”
November 27, 2012
Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Louisiana State Police launched their anti-DWI program, Zero for December, this past Thanksgiving weekend. Zero for December is a highway safety awareness campaign meant to educate...
Never Say Die in Fighting for Your Injury Claim
November 20, 2012
Losing hope in a personal injury claim is and will never really be the best recourse that an accident victim could have; it is only an additional burden to bear. It is not, however, uncommon to those claimants whose outcome...
DWI Isn’t Just About Alcohol
November 15, 2012
When most people in New Orleans think about DWIs, an image of a drunk driver immediately comes to mind. Someone who has been partying too much on Bourbon Street at a night club or bar and then makes the unfortunate and...
Guest Author Series – Drug Possession
November 7, 2012
Drug Possession in Louisiana Carries Long Prison Sentences Louisiana divides hundreds of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) into five categories referred to as “schedules.” The schedules separate the types of narcotics
Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of Whitney Houston, was arrested for his second DWI in seven months on Wednesday morning at about 1 a.m. The 43 year old entertainer failed a field sobriety test in Tarzana, Californa. Sergeant...
Fourth DWI Leaves Trail of Destruction
October 17, 2012
Although her blood alcohol limit tested below the legal limit of .08 at .04, Terry Kemp of Bush, Louisiana was booked with her fourth DWI after crashing through some residential streets in Kenner. Around 8 am, Ms. Kemp rammed
Rapper Nelly’s Tour Bus Raided at Texas Checkpoint
October 13, 2012
Nelly, the rapper famous for hits like “Hot in Here” and “Air Force Ones”, was the latest celebrity finding himself in trouble at the United States Border Patrol checkpoint near Sierra Blanca, Tex. The
TCU Quarterback Suspended Indefinitely for DWI
October 8, 2012
TCU quarterback Casey Pachall was suspended from the football team after being arrested for DWI near the university. Mr. Pachall was pulled over for running a stop sign near campus. This isn’t the first trouble for Mr.





