Louisiana Personal Injury Litigation: Facts About Jury Trials Here in Louisiana, victims who have been injured in an accident by the wrongful behavior of another person have the right to make an insurance claim and/or file a personal injury lawsuit. The at-fault persons or companies are required to compensate any […]
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Can a Passenger be Held Liable For an Accident? Here in Louisiana, generally a passenger cannot be held liable for an automobile accident. Thus, if you have been injured as a passenger in a Louisiana automobile accident, you are entitled to sue for compensation. In legal terminology, the reason a […]
How Louisiana Auto Accident Attorneys Use Vehicle “Black Boxes” All new Louisiana automobiles, trucks and other vehicles contain event data recorders (“EDR”), more commonly called vehicle “black boxes.” Automobile black boxes are electronic diagnostic modules like mini-computers that record various information as a vehicle is driven. After a crash, the […]
Louisiana Auto Accident Caused by an Out-of-State Driver? If you have been injured in a Louisiana auto accident, you are entitled by law to file insurance claims and file a lawsuit to recover money damages. This right is not affected by the fact that the wrongdoer was an out-of-state driver. […]
How Long do I Have to Sue After an Auto Accident? In Louisiana, a victim of wrongdoing has only one year to file a lawsuit to recover money damages if he or she has been injured in a Louisiana car accident. This is a strict deadline that will be enforced […]