Sometimes, drivers are able to regain control of their vehicles when they lose control for whatever reason. However, there are times when once a driver loses control of his or her vehicle, it is never regained. It is in this latter instance that a fatal car accident...
Year: 2013
Could the use of a stent be medical malpractice in Louisiana?
The use of a stent when a patient has a heart attack seems to have become commonplace for many cardiologists. New evidence is coming to light that indicates doctors are overusing and misusing stents, and many patients, including some here in Louisiana, have suffered...
Fatal accident takes Louisiana woman’s son away from her
According to the victim's mother, he was just going to stop to get something to eat on his way home. He was four blocks from his home when he became involved in a fatal accident. Two hours after she last spoke with him, police told the Louisiana woman that he son had...
Car accident on U.S. Hwy 190 kills Louisiana man
The Louisiana State Police were called to the scene of an accident on U.S. Highway 190 in the early morning hours of Sept. 8. When they arrived, the troopers found that a man had been struck by a vehicle. That Louisiana man was pronounced dead at the scene as a result...
Man dies after walking away from single car accident in Louisiana
Louisiana State Police received a call in the early morning hours of Sept. 4 about an accident that appears to have only involved one vehicle. As they were responding to that call, another call came in about a pedestrian vs. car accident. Police believe that the two...
Louisiana hospital negligence: Nurse throws away kidney
When people in Louisiana hear the word surgery, they tend to get nervous. It might be as simple as a routine outpatient procedure or as life-threatening as a heart bypass. For one young woman, her fears came true when she was told she needed a kidney transplant....
Louisiana wrongful death: family loses loved one in crash
Recently, the family of a Louisiana man was given the news that he had been killed in a single car accident. The 25-year-old had been a passenger in pickup truck driven by an 18-year-old man. Now, as the young man driving the vehicle faces criminal charges in...
Deadly car accident still under investigation by Louisiana police
Police are investigating the death of two men who died recently in an accident. Two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions on a Louisiana road recently. The preliminary investigation into the deadly car accident reveals that one of the vehicles drifted into...
Louisiana medical malpractice: family awarded $15M
As many parents in Louisiana know, it can be heartbreaking and terrifying for parents when their child needs major surgery shortly after birth. However, the anxiety doesn't necessarily end with the surgery. One couple had to be diligent with their daughter's health...
NOPD officer killed in car accident in Louisiana
A New Orleans Police officer was run down as he was directing traffic after having been involved in a traffic accident. The officer was going home after his shift when he hit a stalled vehicle on a Louisiana road. Reports indicate that he had gotten out of his vehicle...