Nighttime boating accidents tend to occur more around the holidays. Oftentimes, alcohol consumption by the watercraft operator is the main contributor to the boating accident. Another common cause is poor nighttime navigation lighting. It is permissible to operate a boat or watercraft at night in Louisiana. However, proper safety precautions […]
The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Brad W. Cranmer of Mansfield, Melancon, Cranmer & Dick, LLC in Baton Rouge and New Orleans has been selected for inclusion into its Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Louisiana, an honor given to only a select group […]
Road rash is a term used to describe skin injuries caused by contact with road surfaces after a motorcycle accident. Road rash injuries are painful scrapes because the skin is forcibly removed from the body as it rubs against the road surface. Even with protective gear, like a helmet and […]
Mansfield Melancon Attorneys Kelley Dick and Scott Mansfield have been selected among the 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars,” a recognition of the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state who are either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. The selection process […]
Congratulations to Mansfield Melancon attorney Collin Melancon for being appointed to Louisiana’s Judicial Council. Collin will serve a three-year term commencing January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The membership of the Judicial Council is comprised of Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, other appellate, district, and city court judges, local attorneys […]