In Batiste v. Bayou Steel Corp., 10-1561 (La.10/1/2010), the Louisiana Supreme Court revisited the standard for establishing intentional tort as an exception to Worker’s Compensation exclusivity under Louisiana Revised Statute 23:1032(B). The plaintiff was tightening an electrode (in the course and scope of his employment) when his wrench slipped, causing…
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in Guillot v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2008-1485 (La. App. 4 Cir. 9/24/10), upheld awards of $2,775,000 to a mother and $2,100,000 to a father for the death of their 17 day old brain damaged baby who was surgically removed from the mother’s abdomen following an…
Effective January 1, 2010, Louisiana’s Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Security Law requires every motor vehicle registered in Louisiana to be insured with minimum limits of 15/30/25. La.R.S. 32:900. 15 = per person maximum for bodily injury or death in one accident 30 = maximum for bodily injury or death to…
Paul H. Dué of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Personal Injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. has been named by Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Louisiana for 2011. This is the fifth year in a row that Paul has been recognized.…
Louisiana State Police issued a reminder to Louisiana motorists to “drive with care and be especially aware of school zone speed limits, school buses loading or unloading children, and children walking or biking to school.” Most school zones and reduced speed limits are in effect from 7:00 am to 9:00…
A Kinder, Louisiana man on a Honda three-wheel motorcycle was killed on August 26, 2010 on U.S. Highway 165, when a 2004 GMC truck operated by a Lake Charles man allegedly made an illegal left turn across the motorcycle’s path from the shoulder of the highway in an attempt to…
Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon told the crowd at “The State of the Insurance Market in Louisiana: Five years Post-Hurricanes Katrina and Rita” that the insurance market in Louisiana is stable, though more expensive. Commissioner Donelon attributed the stabilization to the $30 Billion paid by insurers in the aftermaths of…
A St. Charles Parish woman burned last Wednesday in Paradis, Louisiana, has died as a result of her severe burn injuries. The victim was found by the local volunteer fire department outsider her home and was transported to the Baton Rogue General Mid-City Burn Center. Investigators believe natural gas piping…
On August 20, 2010, another Yamaha Rhino rollover accident claimed the life a Louisiana woman and injured a Louisiana teenager. The accident occurred on La. Highway 124 around Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The Louisiana woman lost control of the 2004 Yamaha Rhino and exited the right side of the road, and then…
Carrying on the tradition of academic excellence at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C., Scott Andrews is teaching Insurance Law at the Southern University Law Center for the Fall 2010 semester. The Southern University Law Center serves one of the most…