Establishing negligence under Louisiana law is accomplished via the following five prong duty / risk analysis: I. Was the conduct in question a substantial factor in bringing about the harm to the plaintiff, i.e., was it a cause in fact of the harm? -It is irrelevant in determining cause in…
Paul H. Dué visit superlawyers.com For the sixth straight year, Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury lawyer, Paul H. Dué of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. has been rated by Louisiana Super Lawyers. “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have…
B. Scott Andrews visit superlawyers.com Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury lawyer, B. Scott Andrews, of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. has been recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012 in the practice area of Personal Injury-Plaintiff. “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. was selected for first tier (those firms that scored within a certain percentage of the highest scoring firms) inclusion in the 2011-2012 rankings of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”, in the practice…
B. Scott Andrews with the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. was honored by the Baton Rouge Business Report as one of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s 2011 Forty Under 40. Each year, the honor recognizes men and women under the age of 40…
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a $23 million St. Landry Parish jury verdict in favor of six members of an Opelousas, Louisiana family who were horribly burned in a house fire and explosion in June 2003. According to the family’s lead trial attorney, Randy Piedrahita, of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana…
In Louisiana, benefits under any personal insurance contract accruing upon the death, disablement, or injury of the individual insured are not payable to any beneficiary held by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be criminally responsible for the death, disablement, or injury of the individual insured,…
In Guy v. Brown, 2011-0099 (La.App. 4 Cir. 7/6/11), 67 So.3d 704, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal held that a wrongful death claim arising out of medical malpractice must be brought within the three year peremptive period set forth in La. R.S. 9:5628. Therefore, if the death occurs…
The property insurer must prove by a clear preponderance of the evidence, either direct or circumstantial, that the loss was of incendiary origin, and that the insured was the person responsible for the fire.
Paul H. Dué of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2012. For 2012, Dué has been recognized in four categories, including Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. Dué has…