Practice areas
Our firm represents people who have suffered injuries or death in automobile collisions. Such collisions are often caused by the negligence or inattentiveness of other drivers or by those who drive while intoxicated. Louisiana law permits claims for punitive as well as for compensatory damages when injuries are caused by intoxicated drivers. If the negligent driver has no ... More
Our firm represents those who have suffered injuries or who have lost family members in aviation accidents. Aviation accidents result from several different causes, including defective equipment, negligent manufacture or design of the aircraft, or human or pilot error.
We represent individuals who have suffered injuries or whose family members have perished in boating accidents. A boating incident might involve a recreational vessel, such as a motorboat or jet ski, or a commercial vessel, such as a ferry or a cruise ship.
Our firm is an experienced leader in the handling of class action and mass tort litigation. Both federal and state judges have appointed members of the firm to represent plaintiff interests in such cases.
Our attorneys have been successful as Court-Appointed Counsel in cases arising out of product defects, chemical releases, train derailments, and environmental catastrophes such a ... More
Our firm represents clients throughout the nation in both state and federal courts in connection with claims for personal injury and wrongful death. We also litigate matters involving medical negligence, product liability, and maritime injuries, as well as class actions.
For over the more than the forty-five year history of the firm, we have developed vast experience in t ... More
Our firm represents those who were injured or who have lost family members as a result of casualties that occur in navigable waters. In addition to representing injured maritime workers, such as crewmembers and longshoremen, we also represent passengers on personal watercrafts and cruise ships. We also represent those injured on offshore platforms used in the production of gas ... More
Our firm handles medical malpractice claims for clients throughout Louisiana.
Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider, be it doctor, nurse or hospital employee, fails to exercise the degree of care and skill that a health care provider is expected to exercise under similar circumstances. A case of medical malpractice can involve the mistreatment of a patient thr ... More
Personal injury claims and lawsuits come about when individuals are injured or lose their lives because of the negligence of others or by defective products. A person legally responsible for injuring another person can be liable for the injury and be required to pay compensatory damages, such as pain, suffering, mental anguish, lost enjoyment of life, impaired earning capacity, disab ... More
When a person is injured on another’s property, the owner of the property may be responsible if his negligence or an unsafe condition with respect to the property caused the injury. Compensatory damages may include recovery of medical bills, lost earnings, and pain, emotional distress, or permanent physical disability.
Products liability law focuses on defective products that pose hazards because of improper manufacture or design or because the warnings that accompany the products are inadequate. We represent those injured by such products, which might include machinery, tools, prescription medicine and drugs, e.g., Vioxx, medical devices, toxic chemicals (including pesticides), automobiles, trucks ... More