Written by Scott Mansfield, personal injury attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers — mmcdlaw.com/about-us/our-team/scott-mansfield/ Failure to yield the right of way — that is the leading cause of intersection accidents in Louisiana and across the country. It matters not just as a traffic safety fact, but as the legal foundation of your claim if you […]
Read more...Written by Kelley Dick, personal injury attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers — mmcdlaw.com/about-us/our-team/kelley-dick/ Most people hurt in an accident focus — reasonably — on their own injuries, their medical bills, and getting back to work. What many don’t realize is that a serious injury doesn’t just affect the person who was hurt. It affects […]
Read more...Written by Brad Cranmer, personal injury attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers — mmcdlaw.com/about-us/our-team/brad-cranmer/ If a bobtail truck accident in Louisiana left you injured, the path to compensation is more complicated than a standard car crash — and the insurance picture is almost always different from what you’d expect. A bobtail truck is a large […]
Read more...Written by Collin Melancon, personal injury attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers — mmcdlaw.com/about-us/our-team/collin-melancon/ If you need a drunk driving accident lawyer in Louisiana, you’ve likely just been through something traumatic. Someone made the choice to get behind the wheel drunk — and now you’re the one dealing with the aftermath. In Louisiana, being hit […]
Read more...By Scott Mansfield, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers Louisiana’s comparative fault system is one of the most consequential legal rules in any car wreck claim — and one of the least understood by people who’ve just been in a crash. The percentage of fault assigned to you directly reduces what you can […]
Read more...By Seth Mansfield, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers Not every brain injury from a crash is a concussion. Some are far more serious — skull fractures, subdural hematomas, diffuse axonal injuries that cause permanent cognitive impairment. The gap between how these injuries are treated medically and how they are handled legally is […]
Read more...By Scott Mansfield, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers A drunk driving crash is different from other car accident cases in one important way: the conduct that caused it wasn’t just careless — it was reckless, and Louisiana law treats it accordingly. Victims of drunk driving crashes in New Orleans can pursue compensation […]
Read more...By Scott Mansfield, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers New Orleans draws tens of millions of visitors a year. Hotels on Canal Street, resorts in the Central Business District, event venues in the French Quarter, casinos along the riverfront — all of them have one thing in common under Louisiana law: a legal […]
Read more...By Seth Mansfield, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers Traumatic brain injuries are among the most contested injuries in personal injury litigation — not because the science is unclear, but because the injuries are often invisible on standard imaging. An insurer looking at a normal CT scan will argue there’s nothing wrong. The […]
Read more...By Collin Melancon, Personal Injury Attorney at Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers Most people have never needed a personal injury attorney before the day they need one. The process is unfamiliar, the terminology is dense, and the other side — the insurance company — already has experienced professionals working the file. Understanding what a Louisiana personal […]
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Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers was founded to protect the rights of accident victims in Louisiana. Since our founding, we have become a recognized leader in personal injury law, recovering tens of millions for our injured clients. Our legal team boasts decades of combined experience and is known for taking on complex catastrophic injury and accident cases.
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Mansfield Melancon Injury Lawyers serve injured clients throughout Louisiana. We have office locations in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette to better serve accident victims across the state, including Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and Lafayette Parish.