Louisiana Personal Injury Legal Questions

You have a case, but you will probably need a competent lawyer to handle it. We spend a ton of money and 3 years of our lives to learn how to do this, and you come along and think its some kind of game that you can learn in an email. You may know how to play pro football, but you certainly wouldn't walk onto the field and play it,would you?... Read More

Louisiana's attorney ethics rules prohibit an attorney from accepting payment of attorney fees from anyone besides his client without the expressed written consent from his client. Your question doesn't give any information about the type of case you had, but if you believe your attorney was paid by the defendant without your consent, I'd certainly suggest that you discuss your concerns with your lawyer. If you still feel his actions were an ethical violation, you should contact the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board.... Read More

While I understand that cold cause dental problems, I do not know that the lack of fluoride would cause other medical problems. Normally, you must file a governmental claim a within 180 days of the injury if a public entity is at fault. That your son is a minor does not help as to the Claims Statute. You need to go down to the county court house and see what suits have been filed against the city/town and then look up those suits to see what the complaint is. Then go see some of the attorneys, if any, who have filed suits and see what they have to say. The water may be supplied by a private company so that a claim need not be filed, but you need to find out that issue ASAP, although it might be too late [if you just found out the cause of the problems and a reasonable person would not have so determined until now, then the six month filing time would likely start when you reasonably found out]. State other than California may have totally different rules.... Read More

Since you mentioned "two years ago" you have a statute of limitations issue. If you do not have a lawyer, hire one immediately The offer may or may not be OK depending on various factors. You have to weigh in medical evidence ,such as MRI/EEG findings,radiculopathy, any disk injury etc. before one can place a value in a case. Always feel free to call to discuss.... Read More

If you told them in advance that no sugar was to be added to the iced coffee you may have a case. However, you had better be able to prove that one iced coffee alone raised her blood sugar. I doubt that. In addition, as I understand "dumping" syndrome, it is due to the bariatric procedure solely. I assume that she had the Roux en Y procedure.... Read More