Employer NOT Vicariously Liable for Employee Actions
Suppose you have a scenario where an employee injures a patron under circumstances in which: 1. the employee’s shift had ended and she had clocked out. 2. the employee’s [...]
Merry Christmas 2011
From all of us at firm, we wish you ALL a very Merry Christmas! Front: Chris Baker, Mark Perkins Back Row: Susie Master, Kelli McNaughton, Amanda Conant, Tiffany Peters-Lewis, Tara Hoffman, [...]
Surge of 18-wheeler Accidents in Northwest Louisiana
As you know, most of my practice is devoted to representing trucking companies involved in accidents. Although most accidents happen in South Louisiana along Interstate 10 between Houston, Texas [...]
A Complicated, Egg-Head, Politically Incorrect Argument to Apply Mexican Law to Derivative Claims Arising from Accident In the United States
The derivative loss of consortium claims arose from an occurrence that took place in Louisiana when Florencio, Evangelio, Samuel, and Alfredo were involved in a motor [...]
Safer Roads Despite Increased Traffic
Photo Credit: Kansas City Star The following is a Guest Post by Garrick Infanger, Armstrong Forensic Engineers * As always, we hope this information is helpfulto our clients. We [...]
Highway Fatalities Fall to Record Low; Truck-Related Deaths Rise
U.S. highway deaths fell to the lowest level in 2010 since 1949, but truck-related fatalities rose for the first time since 2005, the Department of Transportation said Thursday. Fatalities [...]
Effect of Summary Judgment Dismissal on Comparative Fault
As you may know, Louisiana is a “pure comparative” jurisdiction, meaning that even an immune NON-PARTY can be assessed fault, reducing the percentage of fault of other [...]
Could He See In The Dark? (or Conspicuity Issues)
A few weeks ago, I discussed a case in which night visibility evidence was addressed and the testimony of an expert was excluded. The following is follow up to that post, giving you some ideas on [...]