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Automobile Insurance
- Louisiana Court Holds Insurer’s “Garage Policy” Offered Car Service Repair but did not Provide Coverage to Plaintiff Injured in Two-Car Collision
- Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Motion in Favor of Insurance Company When Defendant Driver Failed to Renew Insurance Policy Before Motor Vehicle Collision in Louisiana
- Appellate Court Affirms Decision in Favor of Car Insurer, Holding Exclusion Valid Under Louisiana Law
- Appellate Court Reverses Judgment Against Insurance Company Because Plaintiff Had Not Shown Defendant Driver was Uninsured/Underinsured According to Louisiana Law
- Louisiana Court Holds Automobile Insurance Policy for Temporary Substitute Vehicles Violates Public Policy Because it Places Burden on Car Owner to Have Vehicle Professionally Repaired
- Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Summary Judgment Motion in Favor of Insurance Company Rejecting Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage for Widow of Deceased Car Accident Victim
- Judgment in Louisiana Personal Injury Lawsuit Dismissing Certain Defendants Not Final Because Genuine Issues of Material Fact Remained Regarding Whether Accident Occurred and Liability
- Injured Car Accident Plaintiff Cannot Recover from Employer’s Uninsured/Underinsured Insurance Policy Due to Exclusion, According to Louisiana Appellate Court
- Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Plaintiffs’ Right to Compensation After Car Accident
- Louisiana Auto Repair Shops Talk Trade Organization
- Fraud Driving Auto Insurance Costs in NOLA?
- Louisiana Court Holds Insurance Company’s Sale of Policy to Unlicensed Driver Does Not Waive Exclusion of Coverage
- Louisiana Court Remands Case When Trial Court Failed to Use “Decretal” Language Making Judgment Valid and Enforceable
- Louisiana Court Holds Plaintiffs Not Entitled to Damages from Negligent Driver and His Automobile Insurance Company, Due to Failure to Prove Accident Caused Injuries
- Louisiana Court Finds Automobile Insurance Company Not Liable for Damages to Plaintiff Unable to Prove Causation in Vehicle Accident
- Louisiana Court Holds Insurer’s Policy Definition of “Temporary Substitute Vehicle” Violates Public Policy
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Employee Not Engaged in Work Operations During Accident, Therefore No Excess Insurance Policy Coverage Applied
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Rejection of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Remained Valid, Despite Addition of Two Subsidiaries to Renewed Insurance Policy
- Louisiana Court Holds Doctrine of Contra Non Valentem Does Not Suspend Prescriptive Period of Claim Against Automobile Insurance Company
- Louisiana Court Holds Insurer Acted in Bad Faith By Making Untimely Payments in Arbitrary and Capricious Manner
- Louisiana Court Holds that Wrongful Death or Injury Must be Sustained by an Insured Under Automobile Liability Policy
- Louisiana Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Car Accident Victim Receiving Maximum Coverage From Insurance Company
- Louisiana Appellate Court Finds No Bad Faith by Insurer when Payment Timely Mailed Thirty Days from Receipt of Loss
- Louisiana Court Finds Insurer Not Liable for Damages to Fourth Vehicle Driver as Prior Vehicles Avoided Collision
- Louisiana Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Insurance Company When Lawsuit for Damages Filed Beyond Time Period
- Louisiana Court Affirms Automobile Insurance Damages Award
- Louisiana Court Upholds Automobile Insurance Policy Exclusion for Fleeing or Evading Law Enforcement
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Driver and Insured Responsible in Three-Car Accident
- Louisiana Court Affirms Judgment Against Driver and Insurance Company
- Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Judgment in Automobile Accident Case
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Finding that Insurer Did Not Act in Bad Faith
- Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Judgment in Automobile Insurance Case Based on Direct Action Statute
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment When Insured Electronically Rejected Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Plaintiff Has Burden of Proving His Entitlement to Recovery Under Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds that Evidence Does not Favor the Plaintiff over Insurer
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Insurance Company Because Plaintiff Failed to Prove Injuries
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Reimbursement for Benefits Identical to the Employee’s Right to Recovery
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds that Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Provision Does Not Cover Reduction in Vehicle Value Following Accident
- Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Insurance Policy Limiting Temporary Automobile Coverage Violates Public Policy
- Louisiana Appeals Court Finds a Lien Holder of an Uninsured Motor Vehicle is Barred from Recovery by the No Pay, No Play Law
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Insurance Company Has No Responsibility to Provide “Blanket Coverage” for all Vehicles
- Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Car Accident Victim Failed to Produce Evidence of Defendant Driver’s Liability
- Automobile Accident Insurance Lawyers Know That Alcohol Is a Leading Killer
- Uninsured Motorists Will Be Penalized an Addition $53 million; However, This Is No Reason to Waive Your Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage
- Louisiana Car Accident Insurance Coverage Questions Answered by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner
- Nifty Online Insurance Tool Comes To Texas But Not Yet To Louisiana
- Where Are Louisiana Insurance Laws Found?
- What Is A Louisiana Hail Damaged Car?
- Uninsured Motorist Claim & The Injured Louisiana Employee
- What is a Total Loss Vehicle In Louisiana?
- Need A Copy of Louisiana State Police Car Accident/Crash Report To Help Prove Fault?
- New Minimum Liability Limits for Louisiana Auto Insurance; Bodily Injury Limits of Up To $15,000 for One Person, $30,000 for More Than One Person
Business Insurance
- The Rayne, Bush, Lacombe, Slidell , New Orleans and Kenner, Louisiana Tornadoes and Problems with Policy Deductibles
- As Second Anniversary Approaches, It May Not Be Too Late to File Your Hurricane Gustav Insurance Lawsuit
Car Accidents
- Court Denies Plaintiff Compensation Following Accident in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Since Plaintiff’s Conduct Violated the Law and Created Higher Level of Risk
- Judgment Against Defendants in Consolidated Cases Following Truck Accident in Louisiana was Not Valid, Appealable Judgment
- Louisiana Appeals Court Apportions Fault in Multi-Vehicle Car Accident, Finding Decision to Tow Vehicle at High Rate of Speed Contributed to Ultimate Collision
- Louisiana Appellate Court Finds Trial Court Erred in Making Credibility Determination, and Questions of Material Fact Existed Regarding Driver’s Liability in Single-Car Accident
- Louisiana Court Finds Plaintiff Pedestrian 70% at Fault for Injuries For Failing to Look Where He was Going, Amends Jury’s Damages Award to Reflect Severity of Injuries
- Louisiana Court Holds in Favor of Plaintiffs Because Trailer Used for Transporting Sugarcane at Time of Fatal Accident Falls Under Insurance Coverage Policy
- Louisiana Court Grants Summary Judgment on Liability Issue When Defendant Saw Plaintiff’s Vehicle Stopped at Light Yet Crashed Into Rear of Vehicle
- Injured Car Passenger Awarded Damages, But Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Finding that Neck Injury Was Not Related to the Accident
- Louisiana Court Affirms Finding that Injured Plaintiff Had Not Concealed Personal Injury Claim from Creditors in Post-Confirmation Bankruptcy Proceedings
- Louisiana Court Upholds Employer’s Uninsured/Underinsured Policy that Excluded Reimbursement & Credit to Workers’ Compensation Insurer for Benefits Paid to Employee Injured in Car Accident
- Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Judge’s Award Increasing Amount of Damages for Injured Plaintiff When Jury’s Original Verdict was Supported by the Evidence
- Louisiana Court Holds Auto Insurance Company Not Liable for Property and Personal Injury Damage Caused During Driver’s Attempt to Escape Police
- 18 Wheeler Overturns off I-10
- Multi-Vehicle I-10 Wreck Closes Lanes
- New Campaign Against Traffic Fatalities
- Foggy Conditions: Go Slow!
- Louisiana Injury Lawyer – Tractor Trailer Turns Over on i-90
- New Orleans Car Accident Law Firm – January NOLA Traffic Advisory: Incidents on I-10 and Side Roads
- Baton Rouge Car Accident Lawyer – A Nation in the Grip of Cold
- Does Louisiana Have the Worst Drivers?
- Fatal Crash Involved Stalled Truck
- Crescent City Connection: Commuter Issues
- Mandeville Police Report Includes Hit and Run, DWI
- Baton Rouge Driver Loses Control In Single-Vehicle Fatality
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Partially Reduced Damages Award in Car Accident Case
- Louisiana Appellate Court Allows Family Member Injured While Crossing Street to Recover Insurance Benefits Despite Being Named Excluded Operator on Policy
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Injured Plaintiff Failed to Show Department of Transportation Had Notice of Failed Stop Sign After Intersection Car Accident
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Liability of Employer’s Car Insurer Even Though Employee Deviated from Scope of Employer’s Permissive Use
- Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Finding in Favor of Plaintiff Injured by Employee Regularly Using Work Vehicle
- Louisiana Appellate Court Reviews “Bobtailing” Insurance Policy, Finds Underinsured Motorist Liability Coverage Affords Separate Coverage for Insured
- Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Award in Favor of Defendant, Finding that Both Parties were Equally at Fault in Intersection Collision
- Louisiana Court Holds Car Insurance Policy Exclusion for Self-Insured Vehicles Does Not Violate Public Policy
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Jury’s Determination of Comparative Fault and Damages Award for Plaintiff in Multi-Vehicle Collision
Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA)
- Study Links Daylight Savings Time to Workplace Injuries
- GPS Stalking Of Injured Workers
- Testimony of Tom Galligan Before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on The Risky Business of Big Oil: Have Recent Court Decisions and Liability Caps Encouraged Irresponsible Corporate Behavior?
Defense Base Act
- Defense Base Act Insurance Company Report Card
- Injured Workers May Want to Consider Avoiding Epidural Steroid Injections For Back and Neck Pain
- Study Suggests Connection Between Noisy Workplaces and Cardiovascular Disease
- KBR Receives Exclusive $568 Million Contract Despite Controversy
- Injured U.S Civilian Contractors in War Zones Struggle to Receive Benefits Under Outdated Defense Base Act
- Economic Layoff of the Injured Worker
Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
- 2010 Louisiana Railroad Worker Safety Report Released By Federal Railroad Administration
Flood Insurance
- Second FEMA Extension of National Flood Insurance Program Time For Sending Proofs Of Loss Related to Louisiana Mid-Summer Severe Storms
- FEMA Extends National Flood Insurance Program Time For Sending Proofs Of Loss Related to Louisiana Mid-Summer Severe Storms
- So You Have a Flood Damage Check With Your Mortgage Company’s Name on It? Contact Your Loss Draft Department
- Is Your Flooded Louisiana Property “Substantially Damaged”? What It May Mean To You!
- Louisiana Flood Insurance Policyholder? FEMA Makes Available Early Partial Settlement Payments
- Louisiana Flood Victim With An Insurance Problem? SBA Is Prepared To Help!
- Isaac Flood Insurance Claim Proof of Loss Deadline
- Tropical Storm Lee Flood Insurance Claims Key Steps: Palm Lake subdivision, Lake Pontchartrain shores in St. Tammany Parish, Myrtle Grove community in St. Bernard Parish, and Jean Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria in West Bank
- Louisiana Homeowner Trying To Purchase Flood Insurance? There Are Exceptions To The National Flood Insurance Program’s 30 Day Waiting Period
- Army Corp of Engineers Releases Doomsday “Scenario 2” Flood Map- Reflecting Extensive Flooding From Baton Rouge To New Orleans
- Projected Spring Louisiana Flood Map Released For The Mississippi River & The Achafalaya River Basin BY US Army Corps Of Engineers
- Morgan City, Louisiana, Could Face Record Flooding
- State of Emergency Declared In Twenty Louisiana Parishes To Prepare For Mississippi River Flooding
- Trouble getting your Louisiana insurance Claim Money from Your Mortgage Company?
- Flood Insurance Extension Sent To President for Signature in Time for Tropical Storm Matthew
- Southeast Louisiana Flash Floods & Three Key Steps to Making your Flood Insurance Claim
- The Louisiana Department Of Insurance Helpful Hurricane Season Publications
- National Flood Insurance Program’s Authority To Issue New Policies Lapses At Midnight
- NOAA Is Predicting An “Active To Extremely Active” 2010 Hurricane Season for the Atlantic
- Louisiana Flood Insurance Through The National Flood Insurance Program
- Expired National Flood Insurance Program Is Reauthorized Creating a Possible Two Day Lapse In Coverage; Congress Fails To Overhaul NFIP System
Flooding
- OSHA Warning For Louisiana Flood Cleanup Workers
Homeowners Insurance
- Are You Concerned That Your Louisiana Homeowners Policy Will Be Cancelled For Claims Made Or Acts Of God?
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Church is Not Negligent in Unknown Cause of Fire
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Condo Owner Cannot Recover from Association for Interior Fire Damage Due to Notice that Association Does Not Maintain Coverage on Condominium Interiors
- Laws to Help Louisiana Homeowners With Insurance Figure Out How Insurers Determine What They Charge
- What If a Tree Falls on Your House Because of Tropical Storm Lee
- Property Damage Claims: Trouble With Your LaCombe, Slidell, Little Woods, Marrero or Bush Hail & Wind Damage Adjuster? Consult With New Orleans & Baton Rouge Insurance Lawyer For Hail & Wind Damage Victims
- Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Hurricane Katrina Insurance Class Action Suspends Prescription For Members of the Class
- FREEZING TEMPERATURES…WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT A FROZEN PIPE
- United Policy Holders: Avoid Words Like “Flood” and “Mold” when Reporting a Homeowners Insurance Claim
- Louisiana Senate Passes Bill To Limit Insurance Policy Cancellations Due To Problem Chinese Drywall
- “Rip Out Problem Chinese Drywall”- Federal Agencies Recommendation To Chinese Drywall Victims
- Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish- Louisiana Hail Insurance Claims
- Federal Court Decides Hurricane Katrina Insurance Lawsuit Filed More Than Two Years After Hurricane Anniversary Prescribed
- Louisiana Policyholders Get Money Back Now; LA Citizens Special Assessment Is Expected For The Next 15 Years
Hurricane Insurance
- 2011 Hurricane Season is Expected to be Active
Jones Act
- Louisiana Court Holds Injured Welder is “Seaman” Under Jones Act Because Connection to Fleet of Vessels was Substantial in Duration and Nature
- Mariner Energy May Face Noncompliance & Civil Charges for September Oil Rig Fire in the Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana State Police Make Accident Reports Available Online To Injured Workers
- 10 Steps For Louisiana Employers To Take To Avoid Traffic Fatalities
- Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fishing Deaths 2000–2009
- Health Concerns Mount As Oil Clean Up Continues
- Hopper Dredge Safety: Building Louisiana Sand Berms to Block the BP Oil Spill is Dangerous Work
- Louisiana DHH Releases Oil Spill-Related Exposure Information
- Issues of Human Health Associated With the Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil Spill
- Louisiana Officials Request OSHA Conduct Full Investigation of BP Oil Spill Clean-Up Worker Conditions
- West Jefferson Medical Center Is Setting Up First Aid Tent on Grand Isle for Injured Oil Spill Cleanup Workers
- OSHA Warns of Cleanup Health Risks- Writes Letter To BP
- Hospitalized Fisherman Injured While Performing BP Cleanup Work Files Temporary Restraining Order Against BP
Life Insurance
- Louisiana Court Holds Inaccurate Information on Insurance Application Not Material and Beneficiary Entitled to Proceeds
- Louisiana Court Holds that Conviction of Murder, and Not Suspicion, Forfeits Life Insurance Proceeds
Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA")
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds that Injured Worker’s Compensation Claim Cannot Be Dismissed Before Final Judgment of Eligibility
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Injured Worker Performing Construction Work on Land is not a Maritime Employee under the Longshoreman & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
- Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor’s Ethical Obligations
- Is Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation Your Employer’s Insurer? Injured Workers May Find Their Employers Insurer Online Now.
- Receiving Louisiana Workers Compensation or Longshore Indemnity Payments & Returned to Modified Duty by Your Treating Doctor? Tips To Avoid Losing Your Workers Compensation Wage Benefits & Job
- How is a Longshore Monaural & Binaural Occupational Hearing Loss Calculated?
- Longshore Act
- Work Injury Reports: Injured Louisiana Workers, OSHA and the Department of Labor
- LWCC’s List of Handpicked Company Doctors Can Be Found Online
- Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Northrop-Grumman to Layoff 642 at Pascagoula, Mississippi Shipyard
- Avondale Shipyard May Shut Down; Laid Off Injured Workers Should First Seek Reinstatement of Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Payments
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Louisiana Workers' Compensation (LWC)
- What Is The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule?
- Louisiana Workers’ Comp Death Benefits: Who Gets What? How Long?
- Louisiana Employee Hurt on the Job Seeks Recovery Through Intentional Tort Claim
- Louisiana Employee’s Disputed Claim was Prescribed when Filed over Three Years from Employer’s Last Payment of Medical Benefits
- Louisiana Court Finds Plaintiff Continued to Receive Workers’ Compensation But Not Credit for Sick and Annual Leave After Termination from New Orleans Police Department
- Louisiana Court Finds Injured Worker Made False Representations to Receive Benefits, Forfeited Right to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Louisiana School Board Not Liable in Tort for Student’s Alleged Intentional Harm to Schoolteacher Receiving Workers’ Compensation
- Louisiana Court Upholds Workers’ Compensation Claim for Medical Expenses and Benefits on Behalf of Injured Individual, Based on Existence of Employment Relationship
- Appellate Court Holds Employee’s Expenses Related to Work Injury Were Reasonable and Necessary, Louisiana Employer Responsible for Payments
- Louisiana Appellate Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Workers’ Compensation Case Because Judgment in Favor of Employee Does Not Have Required Decretal Language to be Appealable
- Appellate Court Upholds Award of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Penalties Against Employer When Benefits Were Wrongly Discontinued
- Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Agreement Between Injured Employee and Her Attorney Regarding Payment of Attorney Fees in Workers’ Compensation Case
- Louisiana Court Holds Clarification of Judgment is Not Modification When Injured Employee’s Payment of Medical Expenses Extinguished Claim Against Her Employer
- Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act Provides Speedy Resolution on Behalf of Injured Workers; Appellate Court Holds Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer Must be Dismissed
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affims Compensable Accident Took Place and Claimant Entitled to Benefits, Employer Must Pay Penalties for Failing to Reasonably Controvert Claim
- Appellate Court Holds that Employer Had Not Proffered Excluded Testimony as Required by Louisiana Law and Affirms Judgment in Favor of Injured Employee
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Out-of-State Employer When Injured Employee Completed Pre-Employment Requirements Outside Louisiana and Job Located Outside the State
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Employee Who Inadvertently or Inconsequentially Misrepresented Previous Back and Neck Issues
- Louisiana Court Holds Surviving Spouse Not Entitled to Benefits Because Fatally Injured Worker Not in Course and Scope of Employment at Time of Injury
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Finding that Injured Airplane Mechanic Offered Credible Testimony of His Work-Related Accident and Suffered Compensable Injury
- Appellate Court in Louisiana Holds Injured Employee Had Not Committed Fraud in Effort to Obtain Workers’ Compensation
- Louisiana Court Upholds Judgment that Intoxication Caused Work-Related Injury and Employee Barred from Recovering Benefits
- Louisiana Court Holds Employee’s Consistent Failure to Disclose Previous Accidents Producing Similar Symptoms is Willful Misrepresentation for Purpose of Obtaining Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Louisiana Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Injured Employee Working for Contractor and Sub-Contractor When Seriously Injured
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Employee Who Failed to Disclose Previous Medical Situation Made Willful Misrepresentations in an Effort to Receive Benefits
- Louisiana Workers Compensation Benefits & the Affordable Care Act
- Laid off disabled injured workers may be able to reinstate their workers compensation disability payments
- Louisiana Workers with Low Back Injuries May Want to Take a Walk in Nature to Improve Their Outlook
- What Louisiana Workers Compensation Lawyers Should Know About the ADA When Their Injured Clients Apply to Return to Work with Alternative Employers
- United States Department of Labor Survey of Louisiana Work Related Injuries
- Louisiana Court of Appeal Holds Injured Independent Contractor did not Meet Burden of Proof for Workers’ Compensation Benefits under Manual Labor Exception
- Louisiana Court Finds Injured Worker’s Testimony Concerning Bite from Client’s Dog, and Resulting Back Injury, Credible
- Louisiana Court Holds Injured Worker Entitled to Supplemental Earnings Benefits Based on Her Credibility and Medical Records
- Louisiana Court Holds Employer Entitled to Reimbursement Because They Funded Injured Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Voluntarily Funded Disability Benefits
- Louisiana Court of Appeals Holds that Injured Worker Entered Settlement Agreement Releasing Employer From Future Claims Stemming from Same Workplace Accident
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Lower Court Erred in Denying Employee Opportunity to Present New Evidence Supporting Need for Second Surgery Because Different Standard Applies When Appealing Decision of the Medical Director
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds that Employer and Workers’ Compensation Insurer Have Ninety Days to Pay Judgments Without Penalties as “Judgment” Refers to Devolutive Appeal
- Louisiana Court Upholds Decision in Favor of Employee Who Delayed Reporting Injury But Met Burden of Proving a Work-Related Accident
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Injured Employee Met Burden of Proving Injuries Resulted From Work Accident, Not Gradual Deterioration
- Louisiana Court Rules in Favor of Injured Worker Because He Had Proven Need for Second Surgery By Clear and Convincing Evidence
- Louisiana Court Holds Employee Did Not Forfeit Benefits Because Alteration of Work Form Did Not Center on Obtaining Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Louisiana Court Finds Ongoing Continuing Pain Symptoms Existed Before Alleged Accident, Employee Not Entitled to Compensation
- Louisiana Court Upholds Award of Future Special Damages to Injured Employee Without Future General Damages Award
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Award of Penalties for Employer’s Failure to Meet Duty, and Holds that Tips are “Other Wages” Calculated as Part of Workers Compensation Benefits
- Louisiana Court Affirms Judgment Strongly Based on Lay Testimony in Favor of Injured Employee
- Louisiana Court Holds Occupational Disease Contracted Two Months After Employment Not Compensable
- Louisiana Court Holds that Injured Employee Met Burden of Proving Inability to Earn 90% of Pre-Injury Wages
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Employer-Mandated Choice of Pharmacy for Injured Worker Did not Violate Law, Provided Medications in a Timely Manner
- Louisiana Court Remands Case Due to Improper Standard Applied for Determining Job Availability for Workers’ Compensation Claimant
- Louisiana Court Affirms Finding of Injured Employee’s Credibility, Entitlement to Supplemental Earnings Benefits
- Louisiana Court Holds Workers’ Compensation Claimant Failed to Meet Burden of Proof Regarding Alleged Shoulder Injury
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Finding of Total Disability Benefits for Injured Wal-Mart Employee Based on Her Credibility
- Louisiana Court Finds Employee Failed to Show Disability Due to Occupational Chemical Exposure
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds that Injured Employee is Barred from Bringing Lawsuit Due to Status as Statutory Employee
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Employee Had Not Suffered Work-Related Accident
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Injured Worker Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Following Attack in Parking Lot
- Louisiana Court Holds Injections Deemed Medically Necessary Under Medical Guidelines
- Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Judgment Requiring Reimbursement for Injured Worker’s Out of State Medical Provider
- Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Injured Employee
- Louisiana Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Employer When Employee Made False Statements for the Purpose of Obtaining Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Louisiana Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Taken on Non-Appealable Interlocutory Order Permitting Change of Surgeon for Injured Worker
- Louisiana Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Injured Employee and Finds No Fraud in Her Injury Claims
- Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms that Plaintiff is Borrowed Employee Barred from Pursuing Tort Claim
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Employer/Employee Contract Does Not Change Relationship Created By Law
- Louisiana Appeals Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Injured Employee Based on Her Credibility and Medical Testimony
- Louisiana Court of Appeal Finds Worker Entitled to Medically Necessary Injections but not Indemnity Benefits When She Has Not Shown Inability to Work
- Appeals Court Finds No Manifest Error in Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation Judgment Concerning Missed Benefit Payments and Medical Findings
- Louisiana Appeals Court Addresses Workers’ Compensation Penalties and Reimbursement for Attendant Care by a Spouse
- Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Falls Under the State Workers’ Compensation Act
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Payment of Workers Compensation Damages for Developing Injury by Tortfeasor Does Not Interrupt Prescription for Solidarily-Liable Employer
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds Employee Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits When Injured in Parking Lot Arriving for Her Shift
- Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Lawyer’s Chart For Injured Workers To Compare The Labor Market Survey Job To The Real Job
- Survey of Louisiana Work Related Fatalities
- Live In Girlfriend of Injured Worker Killed On The Job May Recover Workers Compensation Death Benefits Under The Louisiana Workers Compensation Act
- Louisiana Workers Comp: The Company Doctor Becomes Your Doctor Because You Signed A Form? Perhaps Not!
- Occupational Hazards Facing Louisiana Nail Salon Workers
- Insurance Company Surveillance of Louisiana Injured Workers & Car Accident Victims
- Louisiana Workers Compensation Second Injury Fund For Some Workers Compensation Employers Of Certain Injured Workers
- Illegal Louisiana Workers Compensation Premium Payroll Deduction
- Louisiana Average Weekly Wage (“AWW”) for Full Time Injured Workers Under the Louisiana Workers Compensation Act
- Workers Compensation Settlements in Louisiana
- Louisiana Workers Compensation Laws
Malpractice Insurance
- Real Estate Agent Negligence- Insurance Coverage For Chinese Drywall Claims
Personal Injury
- Louisiana Court Affirms Default Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff Hurt by Improperly Installed Lift Kit on Truck
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Holding in Favor of Fast Food Restaurant
- Louisiana Court Holds City Not Liable for State Employee’s Negligent Conduct That Harmed Inmate Being Transported According to City-State Agreement
- Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Trampoline Park’s Agreement to Arbitrate is Unenforceable
- Louisiana Court: Plaintiffs’ Claim That Infection Resulted from Hospital’s Failure to Properly Sterilize Surgical Instruments Falls Under Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act
- Louisiana Appellate Court Holds in Favor of School District, Finding No Causal Link Between Insufficient Supervision and Student Accident
- Louisiana Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Employer When Genuine Issue of Material Fact Remained on Vicarious Liability Following Workplace Altercation
- Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Professional Liability Insurance Policy Ambiguous and Holds in Favor of Injured Deputy Sheriff on Negligence Claims
- Louisiana Court Holds Injured Plaintiff Failed to Carry Burden of Showing Employee Committed Tortious Conduct and Company Could be Held Vicariously Liable
- Louisiana Appellate Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Claim of Injury Due to Open Water Meter Cover Because Plaintiff Could Not Show Defendants’ Notice of Alleged Defect
- Louisiana Court: Not Manifestly Erroneous to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Claims for Injuries When He Failed to Comply with Procedural Requirements
- Louisiana Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Negligence Claim for Injuries Caused By Hot Coffee at Drive-Thru Because She Failed to Show She Could Meet Burden of Proof at Trial
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Lower Court’s Denial of Summary Judgment When City May Have Had Notice of Defect Posed by Removed Parking Meter
- Louisiana Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Injured Individual Because Prescription Had Run on Negligence Claim
- Louisiana Appellate Court Finds that Food Sales and Service Employer Not Responsible for Injuries Sustained by Security Guard Employee Inspecting Truck Due to Auto Exclusion in Insurance Policy
- Appellate Court Holds Plaintiffs Injured in Boat Collision in Louisiana with Unknown Submerged Object Failed to Defeat Summary Judgment Motion on Negligence Claim
- Appellate Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Store When Child Hurt by Falling Belt Rack in Louisiana Store
- Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Damages Award When Altercation Only Partially Contributed to Plaintiff’s Need for Surgery
- Louisiana Court Holds Plaintiff’s Conduct and Resulting Extent of Risk are Irrelevant When Considering Defect Presenting Unreasonable Risk of Harm
- Louisiana Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in Favor of Gym Franchisor When Plaintiff Failed to Show Custody or Control over Franchisee’s Allegedly Defective Exercise Machine
- Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Tortfeasor as Plaintiff But Not as Defendant in Wrongful Death and Survival Action
- Louisiana Appellate Court Finds Plaintiff Did Not Prove Landlord Knew of Tenant’s Dog’s Dangerous Propensities
- Sobriety Check Points in Livingston Parish
- Update on BP Effect on Gulf
- School Shooting Threat in Baton Rouge
- Levee Review Leads to Questions on Evacuation Risk in NOLA
- New Tolls for Crescent City Connection?
- NOPD Seeks Assault Suspect
- Elderly Woman Missing in St. Tammany Parish
- Arson Rash Causes Concerns in Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge Injury Lawyer – Theft, Murder Highlight Risks in Armed Security Industry
- New Orleans Personal Injury Attorney – “Voluntourism” and Personal Injury Risk
- Unwanted Speaker Interrupts Superbowl Press Conference
- Low Reading Scores and Work Force Impact In Louisiana
- Illegal ‘Demolition Derby In New Orleans Highlights Issues Of Shared Risk
- Avondale Shipyard Train Derails, Closing Highway 18
- Louisiana Appellate Court Limits Homeowner Insurance Coverage in Lawsuit Involving Tort Claims Against Driver of Off Road Vehicle on Non-Insured Location
- Louisiana Court Overturns Lower Court Judgment in Favor of Defendants Because Plaintiff Reasonably Relied on Treating Physician’s Indication of Her Food-Borne Illness
- Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Damages Award for Disabled Individual Injured on Transit Bus Boarding Ramp
- Louisiana Appeals Court Upholds Verdict in Favor of Plaintiffs Injured in Elevator Crash at Superdome
- Louisiana Court Affirms No Liability When Injured Individual Aware of Allegedly Dangerous Defect on Property
- Louisiana Court Affirms Serious Act of God Responsible for Tree Falling Beside Highway, City and Property Owner Not Liable
- Louisiana Appeals Court Holds University May Have Duty to Protect Student from Foreseeable Third Party Criminal Conduct
- Louisiana Appellate Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Tort Claim Against Health Care Agent for Making Treatment Decisions While Intoxicated
- Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant When Genuine Issue of Material Fact Remained on One of Plaintiff’s Negligence Claims
- Louisiana Court Upholds Damages Award in Favor of Victim Who Met Her Burden of Proof in an Intersection Motor Vehicle Accident
- Louisiana Court Holds No Evidence of Fraud in Personal Injury Trial When Victim Capable of Part-Time “Negligible” Work
- Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Dog Owner When Victim’s Actions Constituted Sole Cause of Dog Bite Injuries
- Louisiana Court Upholds Reduction of Plaintiff’s Damages Award in Personal Injury Lawsuit for Injuries Caused by Two Accidents
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Social Security Offices – New Orleans, Gretna, Kenner, Houma, Hammond and Baton Rouge
- What is Social Security Disability Insurance?
Uncategorized
- Pool Safely – Important Safety Tips When Opening Your Pool for the Season
- Louisiana Personal Injury Lawyer – Energy Companies Work Hard on Power Restoration
- NOLA Government Pitch to Change Criminal Background Checks
- Accidents at Louisiana Refineries: ExxonMobil, Calumet Lubricants and CITGO Refuse Invitations to Collaborate In Good Faith to Solve Problems
- One Employee Dies And Two Survived After Cold Water Exposure
- Employee Dies In Confined Space Due To Lack Of Oxygen
- Fire And Explosion From Leaking Natural Gas Kills Worker
- Two Members of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Die in Unrelated Events
- Obama Orders Doctors & Scientists To Look Out For And Monitor Health Effects Of Spill On Workers & Residents
- Louisiana BP Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico: Similar to the Exxon Valdez Spill, Workers Have Been Experiencing Headaches, Vomiting, Nausea and Respiratory Problems
- Fishermen Helping To Cleanup The BP Spill Report Illness From Chemicals; Toxicologist say Chemicals Can Lead Serious Bodily Injury and Even to Death.
- Safety and Health Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers
- Extra: Oil Rig Survivor Part 1 (60 Minutes)
- Extra: Oil Rig Survivor Part 2 (60 Minutes)
- Extra: Oil Rig Survivor Part 3 (60 Minutes)
- Extra: Oil Rig Survivor Part 4 (60 Minutes)
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