“Every act whatever of man that causes damages to another obliges him by whose fault it happened to repair it.” Louisiana Civil Code article 2315. Article 2315 is the foundation of Louisiana Tort Law. This Louisiana Civil Code article is so important that on the first day of of my…
The Louisiana State Bar Association posted the following notice today regarding advertising legal services ethically in Louisiana in the wake of an accident or disaster.pdf: “In an effort to assist our lawyers in their efforts to offer legal assistance to members of the public in the days, weeks and months…
Law 360 interviewed Baton Rouge Maritime attorney, Kirk A. Guidry, of the Baton Rouge injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C.. The article written by Jesse Greenspan appeared on April 23, 2010, and is entitled Much Litigation Expected After Oil Rig Explosion. Kirk Guidry told Law 360…
In Quinn v. State of Louisiana, DOTD, 2009-0085 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/23/09), writ denied, 2010-358 (La.4/23/10), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, in an opinion not designated for publication, held that once the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) chooses to exercise the privilege set forth in 23…
The Deepwater Horizon oil platform sank into the Gulf of Mexico yesterday after burning out of control following an explosion. Eleven workers are still missing and are not expected to be found alive. At least one lawsuit has already been filed against the rig’s owner, Transocean, Ltd., and contractor, BP.…
At least four oil rig workers were critically injured, and eleven oil rig workers are missing following an explosion and fire on the mobile offshore drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon. The rig was in the Gulf of Mexico around 50 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana when the explosion and fire occurred…
Louisiana State Police Traffic Accident Crash Reports are now available online at the Louisiana State Police website. According to the LSP website, “you can easily find official reports for crashes that have occurred in every Parish across the state. Once you have found your report, you can see a limited…
In Torres v. Louisiana Shrimp and Packaging Company, 09-2792 (La.4/9/10), the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the lower courts’ ruling granting defendant’s exception of prescription, because a timely filed tort suit interrupts the running of prescription on a workers’ compensation claim, and because once a party withdraws a plea of prescription,…
On March 19, 2010, an Iowa jury returned a $32.8 million verdict in favor of Ivon Toe, Assata Karlar and five passengers in a 1997 Chrysler minivan that rolled over after sustaining a tire tread separation on the rear mounted Cooper Tire. Ivon Toe was rendered quadriplegic and Assata Karla…
The Louisiana Supreme Court issued the following Per Curiam opinion in Williamson v. Hebert, 10-0071 (La. 4/5/10), regarding the interruption of prescription in a medical malpractice case based on the discovery rule: “In Campo v. Correa, 01-2707 (La. 6/21/02), 828 So. 2d 502, 511, we explained ‘a plaintiff’s mere apprehension…