If you are injured while at work, there are many paths that you may take for financial relief. The path that you choose along with how you navigate that path will be a decision that will affect you for the rest of your life. The following case out of Tangipahoa…
It seems an insurance company’s first response to a claim is to deny the claim. The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (“LWCC”) is no exception. The following case out of Loreauville Louisiana demonstrates the arguments that can be made and standards to assess whether an injured employee is due LWCC’s benefits or…
When one is injured by the actions of another, it is hard to consider all of the moving parts inside and outside of a lawsuit designed to make the injured person whole again. Past medical bills after an accident may come back to haunt someone who has been injured after…
Patricia Jolynn Paulsell-Lathrop (Ms. Paulsell) was injured in a motorcycle accident on June 13, 2005. She, consequently, needed extensive medical care. Her health insurance company covered some of the medical costs. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals- Medicaid Program (DHH) covered some additional costs. According to DHH, Ms. Paulsell…
With all of the advances in the field of medicine these days most people would probably think that a surgery to remove a person’s gallbladder would be considered fairly routine. However, when it comes to surgery, nothing can be taken for granted. A Louisiana resident, Richard Logan, and his doctor…
Many people in Louisiana have been in a situation where they are striving to earn a promotion at work. Employers typically reward loyal, qualified employees in these circumstances, but sometimes there is more than one employee who may be right for the job. The ultimate choice may leave other employees…
Everyone likes to be paid what they think they are worth at their jobs. But, sometimes employers take actions that make employees question their value and question whether or not the employer has ulterior motives. That seems to have been the thought process for the former coach of LSU’s women’s…
Sometimes a party feels that he, she, or it will fare better in a federal court rather than in the state court. At least for defendants, there is a process, known as removal. This can be accomplished for several reasons, one of them being that the person or entity being…
People trust doctors and hospitals to take care of their health issues. When someone in the medical community makes a mistake, it can seriously affect a person’s quality of life. In Louisiana, in order to sue for medical malpractice, a plaintiff must prove what standard of care should have been…
Litigating an issue once is a difficult and time consuming process in itself, and having to do so twice would be an unbearable and unfair burden which is the reason for the existence of the doctrine of res judicata. It serves the courts purposes of fairness and efficiency by preventing…