Liability for accidents between cars and bicycles comes down to the question of who was negligent. In most cases, both parties are at fault to some degree, but fault must be determined based on state and local traffic laws. Both drivers and cyclists have what is...
Complex Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense & Insurance Claims
Year: 2018
NFL player faces insider trading charges
Football fans in Louisiana and around the country will likely know Mychal Kendricks best as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles team that won Super Bowl LII. Reduced playing time prompted the former second-round draft pick to sign with the Cleveland Browns in June...
Louisiana motorcyclist killed in accident
A 24-year-old man from Church Point was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Aug. 14. The accident occurred in Acadia Parish at the intersection of LA Hwy 95 and LA Hwy 365. According to the preliminary investigation conducted by State Police Troop I, the crash took...
Louisiana judge criticized by appeals court
Many legal observers were surprised in 2016 when a Louisiana federal judge sentenced a Hollywood film producer to probation for defrauding the state's film tax credit program. This raised eyebrows because the producer was spared prison time despite sentencing...
Protecting your family from hit-and-run cases
A hit-and-run crash is one of the last things you would want your family to be in. These are often the most frustrating accidents to deal with. Due to the fleeing motorist, police may not find the guilty party immediately while the victim suffers the consequences....
Louisiana police close down identity theft ring
Police in Louisiana have taken six people into custody and are searching for two others in connection with an identity theft ring. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says that the group rummaged through garbage cans outside a Hammond loan business to find...
Louisiana bicyclist killed in truck crash
On July 26, a 31-year-old Louisiana man was killed when a pickup truck struck the bicycle he was riding. The accident occurred in Acadia Parish. According to the Louisiana State Police, the victim was riding his bike west on Louisiana Highway 100, east of Louisiana...
Changes to qui tam rules may be forthcoming
If the Securities and Exchange Commission recovers money because of the actions of a whistleblower, that person could be entitled to up to 30 percent of the amount recovered. This is meant to provide incentive for Louisiana residents to speak up when they suspect...
Autonomous technology could make motorcycles safer
Motorcyclists around the country are killed 28 times more often than passenger vehicle occupants according to figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Automobile parts suppliers and technology companies are working to make motorcycles safer,...
How motorcyclists can avoid the dangers of left turns
There is nothing quite like packing up your motorcycle and getting away from it all. Being on the open road on a machine that is so responsive to your movements puts you in a state of Zen. Control of the bike is yours, but of course, you can't control for other's...