Verdict/Settlements

Products Liability · Avoyelles Parish

Plaintiff, contracted salmonella food poisoning after served undercooked chicken nuggets at Burger King in Marksville, Louisiana. Plaintiff was three years old at the time of the incident and continued to suffer with gastrointestinal issues seven years later. The official diagnosis was post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, reactive arthritis, and anxiety.

18-Wheeler Accident · Pointe Coupee Parish

Plaintiff, was killed in an 18 wheeler accident wherein the 18 wheeler collided with plaintiff while attempting to make a U-turn directly in the path of oncoming traffic. The court awarded the plaintiff past medical expenses in the amount of $103,230.59, funeral expenses in the amount of $13,714.33, and survival damages in the amount of $10,000,000. In addition, plaintiff’s seven children each received $1,500,000 in wrongful death damages

Products Liability · Avoyelles Parish

John Deere & Company found 100% at fault under Louisiana Products Liability Act for defective design and failure to warn on a John Deere 4640 that ran over and severely injured two local men after bypass starting or jump starting the tractor with a screwdriver.

Personal Injury · West Baton Rouge Parish

In November 2019, plaintiff began to use an inversion table in Port Allen location of a 24-hour-fitness franchise to which he belonged. The table is designed to stretch the spine and relieve pressure on the central nervous system by inverting the user at various angles. While plaintiff was using the table, a critical part of it (the angle adjustment beam) broke, causing plaintiff unexpectedly to fully invert. He was thrown out of the table and fell directly onto his head. He suffered a fractured neck in the incident, underwent a five-level spinal infusion, and has paraplegia and permanent disability. The equipment was used before the franchise owner/operator purchased it. According to the franchiser, purchase of used equipment was a direct violation of the franchise agreement. The owner/operator confessed judgement for $7 million with coverage o $1.2 million.

Car Wrecks · Avoyelles Parish

Plaintiffs were proceeding straight on Louisiana Highway 28 West into Alexandria when a dump truck failed to yield at a median and caused an intersectional collision. the impact caused the plaintiff’s vehicle, which was carrying four members of a family, to roll several times before coming to rest on its rooftop. The two rear-seat passengers sustained minor injuries compared to the injuries of the two occupants of the vehicle’s front seats. The plaintiff-driver suffered serious knee and back injuries that necessitated a knee replacement and spinal stimulator. The 86-year-old front-seat passenger had pre-existing health issues and dementia. That plaintiff sustained a broken leg, sternal fracture, and aggravation of the dementia and died two months after the wreck. The dump truck driver did not have the required commercial driver’s license. He testified that he did not see the plaintiff’s vehicle prior to the wreck even though the weather was clear and his vision was not obstructed. The defendant stipulated to liability several weeks before the scheduled trial. A court-conducted settlement conference two days later resulted in settlement of all claims for $5.28 million.

Car Wrecks · Avoyelles Parish

Plaintiff was waiting to make a left turn onto his private driveway when a security company employee driving a van rear-ended plaintiff’s pickup truck. Plaintiff suffered injuries to his spine in the wreck and underwent a two-level, lumbar, pedicle screw fusion. Due to post-surgical restrictions, plaintiff was unable to perform his previous job duties and transition to working as a finish carpenter. There were no skid marks at the scene, which indicated that the defendant never took evasive action. Both vehicles were totaled in the wreck. The case, which was set for trial before a jury, settled for $2.15 million.

Car Wrecks · Avoyelles Parish

Plaintiff had undergone a three level posterior lumbar fusion and a two level cervical fusion as a result of the injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Truck Accidents · Avoyelles Parish

Plaintiff was suffered severe injuries from what defense counsel terms a “minimal impact collision.” Plaintiff underwent a single level cervical fusion (C6-C7) and was facing a possibility of a lumbar surgery.

Other Cases · East Baton Rouge Parish

Plaintiff, a 10 year old child suffered a fracture at the C-2 level, underwent double fusion and wore a halo for 3 months.

18-Wheeler Accident · St. Helena Parish

Plaintiff was awarded $3,310,798 individually as well as $2,948,446 on behalf of minor son, $3,102,769 on behalf of minor daughter, $3,168,714 on behalf of minor son and $288,300 on behalf of minor son.

Personal Injury · East Baton Rouge Parish

Plaintiff fell in stadium bleachers and suffered a torn meniscus to the left knee and herniation at C5-C6. Plaintiff underwent treatment and injections for his knee which included meniscectomy, as well as, meniscus allograft. With regards to the cervical injury, plaintiff underwent a myelogram and EMG wherein plaintiff was recommended for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C5-C7.

18-Wheeler Accident · Pointe Coupee Parish

Plaintiff, filed suit individually and on behalf of his minor son after a fatal automobile accident where an eighteen wheeler failed to stop behind a turning motorist. The eighteen wheeler collided with the stopped vehicle killing a twenty nine year old mother.