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No one plans to get in a car accident, but if it does happen, the best thing you can do for yourself is be prepared! As people who deal with the unfortunate ramifications of car and truck accidents every day,  as well as...

Personal injuries can be physically, emotionally, and financially devastating. It is natural to feel angry and victimized when the injury occurred due to another’s fault. You may seek legal representation from a competent...

If you live long enough and you drive long enough, odds are you’ll get into a car wreck, even through no fault of your own. If and when you do, hopefully it won’t be serious, no one will be severely injured, and you...

If you have been injured due to the harm or negligence of someone else, you are likely due compensation for your injuries.  However, taking on the insurance companies by yourself can be a tall order. Insurance companies

A new bill advancing through the Louisiana legislature would make it illegal to hold your cell phone while driving. The legislation is intended to make driving safer for everyone by cutting down on distracted driving. In...

You’ve likely seen TV commercials, billboards, or other ads featuring personal injury lawyers saying something like: “You pay nothing unless we get compensation for you” or “If we don’t win, our services are...

In personal injury cases, you may seek compensation for damages done to you due to the negligence or wrongdoing of a person or group. Compensation may be sought for damages incurred in a car accident, a work accident, due to

The most recent data, per NOLA.com, shows that the New Orleans area boasts nearly 40,000 hotel rooms. Whoa. I’m not going to lie, before I looked up that stat I knew it would be high, but that’s something else! The fact...

Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare services are great for a city like New Orleans. From cutting down on drunk driving, to connecting tourists and locals, services like Uber and Lyft make our city safer and more inviting.  

Finding yourself involved in an auto accident is always scary. Especially when you’re a passenger in the car, figuring out what to do in the aftermath may not always be obvious. If you sustained injuries in the accident, or

Unless the leading car is backing up at the time, the trailing vehicle in a rear-end accident is the one that collides with the car in front, not the other way around. For this reason, most people presume that if they are the

If you were dining at a restaurant and someone walked by your table, knocked over a full glass of iced tea into your lap, and just kept on walking, you’d be pretty angry and indignant. That situation, in the big scheme of...

If you use the internet, which you likely do, you likely also post pictures and comments on social media. Those posts can reflect your state of mind, your mood, where you’ve been, who you were with, and what you were doing.

If you’ve suffered injuries in a car accident or other incident, one of the first steps towards obtaining compensation from those responsible for your losses is to meet with a personal injury lawyer. But making that first...

If our court system worked as it does on TV legal dramas, personal injury lawsuits would go from beginning to end in less than an hour. Unfortunately, courts in Louisiana – and everywhere else in the country – don’t run

You were just in a car accident. You’re a bit shaken and shocked, but otherwise seem to be okay. You’re not in any pain and have no visible injuries, so you don’t get medical attention at the scene, go to an ER or make

Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft have become so engrained in our culture in recent years. It’s sometimes easy to forget that they are still relatively new services. So perhaps it is no surprise that navigating some...

A recent story from The Advocate covered the struggles of a mother seeking legal ramifications after her son was stuck andkilled by a car last year in New Orleans. Jason Ruscigno was attempting to cross the street near the...