If you believe a family member is being neglected or abused in a Louisiana nursing home, you are dealing with two separate processes that run on two separate clocks. Reporting is how you get the state involved and your family member safe. For a licensed nursing facility, that means calling the Louisiana Department of Health’sRead More
Choosing a medical malpractice attorney in Baton Rouge comes down to three things you can check at a free consultation. Ask whether the attorney has taken claims through Louisiana’s medical review panel, which nearly every malpractice claim in this state has to clear before a lawsuit can be filed. Ask who advances the cost ofRead More
When another business fails to do what it agreed to do, Louisiana law lets you recover the money you lost and the profit you were denied. You can also ask a court to order the other side to perform, or to cancel the contract altogether. How much you recover usually comes down to whether theRead More
The best way to choose a car accident attorney in Baton Rouge is to check four things before you sign anything: who will personally handle your file, how quickly the firm starts collecting evidence, whether its lawyers have actually tried cases in front of a jury, and exactly how the fee and the case costsRead More
Look for an attorney who practices Louisiana civil law every day, knows which filing deadline applies to your specific claim, has appeared in the parish district court where your case would be heard, and has tried business cases to a verdict. Admission in Louisiana’s federal district courts belongs on that list too, because a defendantRead More
Yes, you can still recover money after a Louisiana car accident that was partly your fault, as long as your share of the blame stays below 51 percent. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2323, your recovery is reduced by whatever percentage of fault gets assigned to you. If your damages come to $100,000 and youRead More
A DUI arrest in Louisiana starts two separate cases, and the one most people miss is the case over their driver’s license. The offense itself is operating a vehicle while impaired under La. R.S. 14:98, though almost everyone, including the courts, calls it DWI. DUI and DWI mean the same thing in this state. TheRead More
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