In a recent opinion from the First Circuit Court of Appeal for the State of Louisiana, the plaintiff appealed a trial court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice action. In June 2006, the plaintiff underwent a spinal fusion surgery performed by a certain…
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court’s Refusal to Offer Certain Jury Instructions in Rear-End Car Accident Lawsuit
In a recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the plaintiff appealed a jury verdict awarding $3,719.20 in her favor. The facts of the case are as follows. The plaintiff was sitting in the front seat of a vehicle driven by another woman when it was rear-ended by…
Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. Lawyers Named to the 2017 Super Lawyers List
Kirk Guidry, Randy Piedrahita and Scott Andrews have been selected to the 2017 Louisiana Super Lawyers list in the practice area of Personal Injury. According to Thomson Reuters, no more than 5% of Louisiana Lawyers are selected each year by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. …
LOUISIANA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACT FAVORS A LAYMAN PLAINTIFF’S ACCESS TO MEDICAL EXPERTISE
Medical malpractice claims governed by the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act originate with the filing of a request for review of the medical malpractice claim by a Medical Review Panel. The request for review must be filed with the Louisiana Division of Administration and shall contain, at a minimum, all of…
BEST LAWYERS© – BEST LAW FIRMS – Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C.
Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. proudly announces it has been selected once again by its peers for inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms rankings in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (t1) Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs (t1)…
Pedestrian Awareness Urged After Baton Rouge Fatality
Pedestrian awareness urged by Louisiana State Police after Baton Rouge fatality: Precautions such as wearing reflective materials, avoiding distractions, and walking a safe distance from travel lanes while facing oncoming traffic could help prevent many pedestrian related crashes. Troop A News Release. Karen Tullier was killed in Baton Rouge around…
Super Lawyers 2016 Recognizes Louisiana Injury Lawyers
Super Lawyers 2016 selected every member (Kirk A. Guidry, Randy A. Piedrahita and B. Scott Andrews) of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews L.C. for inclusion in the 2016 Louisiana Super Lawyers list in the practice area of Personal Injury. Super Lawyers is…
Governor John Bel Edwards Will Put Louisiana First
Congratulations to our newly elected Governor – John Bel Edwards!! As a faithful husband, dedicated father, unwavering public servant, proud veteran, humble man of religion, and small business owner, John Bel Edwards will be a Governor who will finally put Louisiana families and Louisiana workers first and get us back…
18 Wheeler Accident Claims Life of Lafayette, Louisiana Man
Absent serious injury or death, Louisiana law generally prohibits parking or leaving a non-disabled vehicle standing upon the traveled part of the highway, even after a motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately for Lafayette, Louisiana man, 50 year old Alton Ortega, two 18 wheelers involved in an accident on I-10 in Iberville…
CHILD KILLED IN MONROE CAR CRASH
A 13 year-old child was killed on October 29, 2015 in a car crash in Monroe, Louisiana. The child was one of several passengers in a 2013 Toyota SUV being operated by Florence Nash of Monroe, Louisiana. According to the preliminary investigation by Troop F of the Louisiana State Police,…