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That dog bite claim can die fast in Louisiana - especially if you signed something

A Lafayette dog bite case can get wrecked by delay, bad assumptions about arbitration, and letting the owner shift blame onto you.

ARTICLE by Janet Boudreaux

Slipped on ice in Lafayette and already had a bad back? The footage fight starts fast

What the claim process actually looks like in Lafayette when a parking lot ice fall blows up an old back injury and the owner sits on video.

ARTICLE by Alma Hernandez

Missed Treatment After Bicycle Dooring Injury in Louisiana

A gap in treatment after a motorcycle dooring wreck can wreck claim value fast, especially when the other side is already blaming you and the medical record went quiet.

ARTICLE by Keisha Robinson

Can I still get paid if two insurers blame each other after my Shreveport crash?

Yes. The one thing the other side is hoping you never find out is that, in Louisiana, two insurers pointing fingers at each other does not stop your claim. The legal rule is...

houma crash, pain got worse days later, and now every insurer is dodging blame

A delayed internal bleeding diagnosis after a Houma crash does not kill the case, but Louisiana law treats drunk drivers, bars, pills, and multiple insurers very differently.

ARTICLE by Trang Nguyen

Can a Bar Be Liable for a Drunk Driving Crash?

If an impaired driver hit you in Louisiana, the criminal DUI case and the civil injury claim are related but not the same, and going after a bar is much harder than people think.

ARTICLE by Claude Broussard

just got back from Willis-Knighton in Bossier and now my lungs are worse than they looked at first

A Bossier City project manager inhaled toxic fumes on the job, got brushed off at first, then got much sicker later and now needs to know whether Louisiana law treats it as workers' comp, a personal injury case, or both.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

How much should insurance pay for my Lafayette rideshare ER bills?

The Lafayette ER may tell you to get follow-up care, imaging, and therapy; the insurance company will use every bill, referral, and missed visit to decide what it will pay. In...

Why is the insurer using my old MRI to deny my Lake Charles claim?

File a Petition for Damages in the 14th Judicial District Court for Calcasieu Parish within 2 years of the injury date under La. Civ. Code art. 3493.11. An old MRI does not bar...

My wife can't keep fighting this Bossier dog bite denial over an old MRI

A child's facial dog bite claim can lose value fast when treatment stalls, and the insurer will happily use an old MRI and every missed appointment against you.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

Louisiana Deadlines for Reporting Tool Injuries

If a saw, grinder, drill, nail gun, or other power tool hurt you on the job in Louisiana, the clock starts fast and waiting can wreck the workers' comp claim.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

Did I wait too long to file my kid's Baton Rouge injury claim?

Unlike Texas, where people often assume the same one-year or two-year countdown hits everyone the same way, Louisiana usually pauses the child's injury deadline until age 18....

Is suing worth it after a Houma road rage shove sent me pregnant to ER?

Yes - and the worst mistake is treating a road-rage shove like a small incident before your pregnancy monitoring is finished. The payout question turns on a few ugly Louisiana...

What evidence proves a Kenner store caused my shelf-collapse head injury?

$50,000 in medical care and home-help costs can turn on whether you got the right proof in the first 48 hours. To prove a Kenner store caused a falling-shelf head injury, you...

How many months do you have after a Lake Charles nursing home fall?

In Louisiana, the clock on a nursing home fall can be one year or two, and if you were also hit by a suspended, uninsured driver, that is a separate deadline with its own mess.

ARTICLE by Claude Broussard

Property owner says "not us," maintenance says "not us," and your Bossier City kid ended up septic

A school sports injury can turn into two separate legal fights in Louisiana: one over the unsafe property, and another over the hospital missing a post-op infection until it spread.

ARTICLE by Janet Boudreaux

My child has a spine fracture after a Lafayette pothole crash, who pays later?

In Texas, your own PIP coverage might start paying quickly no matter who caused the wreck. In Louisiana, there is no required PIP system, so the insurance company will often...

Should I give the adjuster a recorded statement or wait after my Monroe deer crash?

Two years is the general Louisiana deadline to file most injury claims, and the smarter move is usually to wait before giving the other insurer a recorded statement. Three...

I kept working after my Kenner hotel fall, did I ruin my case?

Not necessarily. Picture this: you're off Williams Boulevard near Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Kenner during summer travel season, you slip on a wet, uneven hotel walkway,...

Supplemental Earnings Benefits

Miss one year from the last workers' comp indemnity payment, and you may lose the right to claim more wage-loss benefits. Wondering what Louisiana pays when your doctor says...