Wrongful Death

Medical negligence involves a wrongful act or omission by a health care provider where the treatment administered is below the standard of practice and results in the injury or death of the patient. In many cases, the doctor is at fault. These types of errors can...

People can get hurt in so many different ways in Louisiana. Many accidents are only minor and people bounce back relativity quickly. However, some accidents are often life threatening -- especially those between pedestrians and vehicles. While pedestrians are a common...

A man in another state is suing his deceased wife's employer after she was involved in a fatal car accident on her way home from work. He claims the hospital that she worked at has been understaffed for years, leading to his wife picking up extra shifts and being...

While the number of traffic deaths has fallen by 4.5 percent from 2009 to 2011, the number of fatalities in hit-and-run accidents has actually increased by 13.7 percent in that same time period. One of the reasons that people don't stop after hitting a person or...

Police are investigating an accident that happened late last month. The fatal accident happened on Louisiana Highway 3132, leaving one woman dead. According to a report on the accident, a driver heading east on the highway lost control and flipped her car, going...

A woman who was a passenger in a vehicle was killed last month after police say the driver of the vehicle veered off the road, hitting a concrete culvert. Authorities aren't sure the exact cause of the crash, and a lengthy investigation might be required. The man was...

A car accident involving two vehicles just outside of Lake Charles last week left one teenager dead and two others in serious condition at a hospital. The driver who is believed at-fault in the accident was one of the people injured along with another passenger. A...

Most cars on the road have airbags. These are devices that were meant to help protect people in the event of an accident. One airbag manufacturer, Takata Corp., has made millions of airbags for car manufacturers around the world. Recently, faulty airbags have been...

When someone loses a loved one in a tragic and unexpected way, such as a fatal car or truck accident, they might be left with many questions. Why did the accident happen? Who is to blame? Could anything more have been done? These questions might be difficult to...

A woman from a neighboring state has been arrested will likely face multiple charges after her car slammed into the back of a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the highway earlier this month. The woman is believed to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident...