The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an airplane crash that occurred in Pineville, Louisiana, on October 10, 2009. Two Cessna 150 airplanes collided over Lake Buhlow during the annual Pineville Fall Fly-In. Both planes crashed into the woods. The occupants of one plane were killed and the occupants…
In a Louisiana medical malpractice trial, defense counsel had an ex parte meeting with a prior treating physician who was not a party to the case to go over the plaintiff’s medical records, without a medical authorization allowing verbal communication with the health care provider and without advance notice to…
Paul H. Dué, the founding member of our Baton Rouge, Louisiana law firm, Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C., was honored during the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ) Fall Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the LAJ Stalwart Award, for distinguishing himself through service to the legal profession and to…
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held that where the general employer’s business is to loan out his or her employees and equipment to others, the general employer’s business is being furthered even if he does not control the details of the work. The special employer benefits because it…
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held that an injury victim does not fail to mitigate his damages when he refuses to undergo surgery which would not significantly alleviate his disability or which carries risks of failure, more scarring and pain, or when the treatment is painful, or when…
Scott Andrews of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, personal injury law firm of Dué, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andews was recently selected as the 2009-2010 President-Elect of the Wex Malone Chapter of the American Inns of Court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. American Inns of Court are designed to improve the skills, professionalism…
18 Wheeler Driver who did not Follow Training 60% at Fault for Livingston Parish, Louisiana Accident. In Brewer v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 9 So.3d 932 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2009), an 18 wheeler driver changed lanes on a multi-lane highway in Livingston Parish and was rear-ended by a following motorist.…
In Brewer v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 9 So.3d 932 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2009), an 18 wheeler driver changed lanes on a multi-lane highway in Livingston Parish and was rear-ended by a following motorist. The following motorist was awarded in excess of $13,000,000 in total damages for multiple injuries, including…
Louisiana Lawyer, Paul H. Dué, was selected by Best Lawyers ® as the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Personal Injury Litigation 2009 Lawyer of the Year. (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). The personal injury lawyers honored as “Lawyers of the Year” were selected by Best Lawyers ® because, during…
Louisiana injury attorney, Randy A. Piedrahita, of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C., obtained a final judgment for a $776,944.13 jury verdict against a driver who struck a police officer with his truck at slow speed while the police officer was…