Wrongful Death

In 2009, the Louisiana Legislature increased the scope of the state's seat belt requirements. While previously only drivers and front-seat passengers were required by law to buckle up, this new law extended that requirement to rear-seat passengers. Legislators hoped...

A 30-year-old Louisiana man who allegedly killed seven people while drunk driving is challenging the police department and the court by refuting the accident report filed by police. The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on May 30 very near the town of Slaughter,...

It is always a tragedy when someone dies in a car accident. But, when the only other person involved in the accident flees the scene, no one will ever know if more immediate care to a fatally injured crash victim would've saved his or her life. A Louisiana bicyclist...

Over one month ago, a 50-year-old man from Baton Rouge was riding his bicycle in East Baton Rouge Parish when he was seriously injured by the driver of a Ford Ranger. At the time, however, Louisiana police did not know who had struck the man and left him on Louisiana...

Any car accident is a tragedy, but when someone is struck by a careless or reckless motorist, it makes it so much worse. When someone is seriously injured or, worse, killed by a driver who just drifted across the center line or smashed into the back of a stopped...