Winning Results

Melancon | Rimes has the experience to successfully bring your case to trial. Our team's overall philosophy is "Trial First, Settlement Second." We believe that only by preparing your case for trial will you obtain a reasonable settlement. However, settlements are not always possible, and consequently trials are required. We regard each case with the same level of detail because we understand that your case is of the utmost importance to you.

The following is a brief list of case results not protected by confidentiality agreements:

• $5,015,000.00 – Settlement of nationwide class action for mortgage related overpayments pending final court approval.
• $3,225,000.00 – Settlement reached for injury to brain.
• $1,750,000.00 – Jury verdict in Lafayette Parish for injuries sustained to the neck and brain.
• $1,376,000.00 – Judge verdict in West Baton Rouge Parish for ankle and back injuries.
• $1,020,000.00 – Settlement following jury verdict for back related injuries sustained by husband and wife.
• $850,000.00 – Settlement for neck and back injuries to one client.
• $802,500.00 – Settlement for neck and back injuries to one client.
• $768,000.00 – Jury verdict in Livingston Parish for injuries sustained to the knee.
• $755,000.00 – Settlement reached for back injury.
• $750,000.00 – Settlement reached for eye injury following two days of trial.
• $465,000.00 – Judge verdict rendered in East Baton Rouge Parish for injuries to the neck and back.
• $390,000.00 – Settlement reached for back injury.
• $350,000.00 – Settlement reached for back injury.
• $300,000.00 – Settlement reached for neurological injuries to ankle.

The lawyers of Melancon | Rimes are licensed to practice in the following courts and are members of the following associations:

• All Louisiana district and appellate courts
• Louisiana Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Louisiana Association for Justice

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