New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyer


Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Louisiana focus.

Author: Timothy J. Young, who edits this blawg, is a Louisiana lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Louisiana • Legal Information

Recent Posts from New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyer


  • Punitive damages for maritime claims

    In a most recent United States Supreme Court maritime decision, it was ruled that injured seamen could be awarded punitive damages in addition to their maintenance and care damages. Maintenance is the cost of lodging…

  • Car Crashes Into Home

    A vehicle crashed into a home on Jefferson Avenue in New Orleans around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, creating a huge hole in the home’s front wall. According to police, no one was injured. Patrick…

  • Disney "Handy Manny" Toys Recalled For Choking Hazard

    Disney Store USA, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a recall of about 20,000 Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Tool Toy Sets because the tools contain eyes that can separate, posing a choking hazard to small children.…

  • Munire Furniture Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard

    Munire Furniture, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 24,000 Majestic Curved Top and Flat Top Cribs, Essex Cribs, Brighton/Sussex Cribs and Captiva Cribs due to a fall hazard.Hazard: The cribs fail to meet…

  • New Rules on Trucking Hours Struck Down by Appeals Court

    A federal appeals court voided a new rule that increased limits on the amount of hours truck drivers could drive in a week. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration increased the maximum driving hours for…

  • Amtrak Train Hits Pickup Truck in Plant City

    An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck today at 3:15 P.M. and derailed. None of the 133 passengers on the train to New York were injured in the accident.All the passengers were evacuated by…

  • Slidell Accident Seriously Injures Alabama Woman

    On June 25th, 2007, an Alabama woman was seriously injured when she was involved in an vehicle accident with a van. The woman, Nadine Dalati, was struck on the door of her vehicle by the…

  • Murphy Oil Tank Leaks into Mississippi River

    Oil from a Murphy Oil owned cooling tank leaked into the Mississippi River Tuesday. The Coast Guard investigated the spill which consisted of a diesel-gasoline mixture. There was no information on whether the Coast Guard…

  • Accident on I-12 kills one, leaves two injured

    An accident caused by a white SUV occurred yesterday on I-12 by Covington, La., leaving one dead and two seriously injured. The white SUV left the scene after causing the accident, and police are still…

  • St. Mary Parish Site of Two Car Accidents

    Two different accidents happened on U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish this week. The first accident happended Tuesday afternoon and involved two vans and a truck. Six people were injured in the crash.The crash involved…