Louisiana 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.

A Kenner construction worker with electrical burns can still push a claim even if the insurer is calling the treatment unnecessary and the contractor is using immigration fear to shut him up.

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.

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

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.

A taped, written, or transcribed account of what happened after a crash or other injury that insurers and defense lawyers use to pin down your story early and pick it apart...

No. After a serious truck crash, the carrier should preserve key evidence, and some records are only kept for a short time unless someone demands they be saved. Under FMCSA...

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...

One year is the usual Louisiana prescriptive period for a wrongful death claim or survival action after someone dies from another person's negligence. So who actually handles...