The family of a football player who suffered a brain injury in a football game one month after suffering a concussion settled their case against La Salle University for $7,500,000. The family claimed in their lawsuit that the earlier concussion made the football player more vulnerable to brain damage from…
A twenty-one year old Franklinton man was killed December 2, 2009, on Louisiana Highway 1082 in Covington, Louisiana. The motorcycle rider reportedly was passing several cars when he encountered a 2005 Crown Victoria that was turning left onto Pat O’Brien Road. The Suzuki motorcycle and car collided and the motorcycle…
Time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Appellate Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2009. These amendments implement a consistent method of calculating time periods throughout the federal rules, a method that counts every day, instead of excluding weekends and holidays for some periods…
Paul H. Dué of the Louisiana injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was selected for inclusion for the fourth year in 2010 Louisiana Super Lawyers in the field of Personal Injury-Plaintiff. Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine has been published in Louisiana since 2007,…
Two adults and thirteen children were riding in a mini-van on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, around mid-night on November 28, 2009, when a tire blew out, causing the mini-van to strike a box truck in the adjacent lane. The mini-van rolled over several times, ejecting the thirteen unrestrained…
Three young adults from Farmerville, Louisiana, were killed on Friday, November 27, 2009, when the driver of their car ran a stop sign at Louisiana Highway 33 in Union Parish and drove directly into the path of a Freightliner Log Truck. So far this year, 36 fatal car crashes in…
From all of the attorneys and staff at Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. On this glorious day, we should all remember the things for which we are thankful. I am especially thankful for all of the sacrifices that…
The mayor of Monroe, Louisiana and a Monroe City Police Officer were involved in a car wreck at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 15 and Louisiana Highway 33 in Richland Parish. The auto accident occurred when a Chevrolet Tahoe failed to yield at the intersection, resulting in a collision with…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of millions of Stork Craft drop-side cribs on November 23, 2009, following reports of one hundred ten drop-side detachments and four infant deaths. The CPSC determined that a gap can be created between the mattress and the drop-side rail when a piece…
The 200 foot boom of a crane collapsed onto a fabrication shop at Elevated Boats, Inc. in Houma, Louisiana, killing one man and injuring another on November 17, 2009. The collapse occurred when the steel base of the crane ripped and detached while the crane operator was moving a 30…