In Louisiana, a plaintiff may only recover exemplary damages if expressly authorized by Louisiana law. Exemplary damages are more commonly referred to as punitive damages and are imposed on a defendant in addition to general and compensatory damages. Louisiana Civil Code article 2315.4 expressly permits victims of drunk driving to…
Offshore worker employed by flare boom installer suffered injuries after the flare boom he was working on collapsed sending him falling 110 feet from a jack-up rig into the Gulf of Mexico. Discovery revealed that jack-up rig welder ignored installation instructions of the flare boom company and improperly welded the…
During the last legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers upgraded the existing law prohibiting text messaging to “primary enforcement status.” This means that law enforcement can now stop and cite violators if the officers observe someone texting while driving. The current law is as follows: text messaging is banned for all drivers…
A Calcasieu Parish jury awarded a total of $10,800,240.35 in a wrongful death trucking accident case. That sum included a $5,000,000.00 exemplary damage award, $2,000,000.00 for each parent for the loss of their only child, $1,395,956.06 for the injuries to the mother, $142,558.59 for the injuries to the father, and…