Louisiana injury lawyer Scott Andrews, of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué, Guidry, Piedrahita and Andrews was certified elected as a 19th Judicial District Court delegate (2010-2012 term) to the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association. The House of Delegates is the policy…
A Baton Rouge, Louisiana senior citizen was killed in a September 3, 2009 car accident on Jefferson Highway near its intersection with Airline Highway when she turned left into the path of an oncoming vehicle. It was initially presumed that the senior citizen was completely at fault in causing the…
The Proctor & Gamble Company voluntarily recalled approximately 700,000 Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu 24-Count Bonus Pack Liquicaps (UPC#: 3 23900 01087 1) sold nationwide in drug stores, grocery stores and other retail establishments between September 2008 and December 2009. The cold and flu medicine contains acetaminophen and is not…
“The peculiar genius of the jury system is its reliance on the common sense and common experience of ordinary men and women to determine definitively much that cannot be known absolutely.” Miller v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 578 F.2d 125 (5th.1978).
A Rottweiler dog attacked and killed a 20 month old boy in Florida while the boy was reaching for a cookie he had dropped on the ground. Baton Rouge, Louisiana injury attorney, Scott Andrews, says “animal attacks occur too often and are usually by dogs trained to be vicious by…
Around 26,000 defective log splitters manufactured from November 2008 through October 2009 by MTD Products Inc. of Cleveland Ohio, have been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer in cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The reason for the recall is that the control handle of the log splitter…
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held that an award for future medical expenses can be supported by testimony that future medical expenses will be required, even in the absence of any evidence as to the specific cost of such future treatment. It is proper for the trial court…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana attorney, Paul H. Dué, was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2010 for the sixteenth straight year (1995-2010), this time in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation and Products Liability. (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Inclusion in…
Effective January 1, 2010, new minimum liability limits of 15-30-25 for automobile insurance will go into effect in the State of Louisiana. The minimum limits are currently 10-20-10. For auto insurance policies issued after January 1, 2010, victims of Louisiana car wrecks will have at least $15,000 per person /…
On December 7, 2009, an 18 wheeler tanker truck overturned on the I-49 on-ramp at U.S. Highway 190 in Opelousas, Louisiana. The tractor tanker reportedly leaked sodium hydroxide, which is a hazardous chemical that can cause burns on the skin. According to Baton Rouge, Louisiana truck accident attorney, Scott Andrews,…