Articles
The Townsley Law Firm provides informational articles on various topics. From our office in Lake Charles, we helped those who have been injured in accidents. To receive a free initial consultation about your legal matter, contact us today.
Car Accidents
- Who is liable if I am hurt when using Uber or Lyft?
- Fatalities caused by auto accidents rose across the US in 2012
- Couple sues company and driver after a commercial vehicle accident
- Commercial vehicle accidents pose a growing threat in Louisiana
- New program targets repeat drunk drivers in Louisiana
- Louisiana law on texting may be too narrow to protect drivers
- Reasons to carry uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage
- What are common causes of trucking accidents?
- How a few inexpensive changes could help seniors drive safer
- Study: Drowsy driving a bigger risk than estimates suggest
- Truck driver shortage may impact motorists in Louisiana
- Study measures the effect of hands-free cellphones on driving
- What is causing distracted driving among teens in Louisiana?
Personal Injury
- Damages in a Louisiana lawsuit for wrongful burn injuries
- Injury from defective goods: the Louisiana Products Liability Act
- New brain injury diagnostic tool shows promise, researchers say
- When is compensation available following a vaccine-related injury?
- Personal injury basics: Whiplash and other soft tissue injuries
- Traumatic brain injury: What you should know
- What pedestrian dangers do children face when going back to school?
- Definition of disability for eligibility for SSDI or SSI
- Protecting loved ones from nursing home abuse in Louisiana
Workers’ Compensation
- How can truckers reduce the chances of an accident?
- How can a lawyer help if you are injured in your Louisiana workplace?
- An introduction to Louisiana workers’ compensation benefits
Maritime/Offshore
- 4 Situations Involving Maritime Injuries: Can You Seek Compensation Under the Jones Act?
- What should I know about the Death on the High Seas Act?
- What is the Jones Act?
- Claims against Louisiana merchants for injury from unsafe conditions
Medical Malpractice
- What should we know about medical malpractice and prenatal care?
- Preventable medical errors kill between 210,000 and 440,000 people
- How medical malpractice works in Louisiana
- Preventing left-behind sponge errors during surgery
- 3 lessons from recent birth injury case
- A new look at medical malpractice claim patterns
- Study: Medication errors during surgery are common
- Young patients & colorectal cancer: Study finds symptoms are ignored