Anyone who has been in a car accident is familiar with exchanging insurance information with the other driver or drivers involved in the accident. If there is a police report, the investigating officer includes the insurance information for each vehicle involved in the accident. Louisiana law requires all Louisiana residents who own a car to carry liability insurance in the …
Published by The Pellegrin Firm June 20, 2020
On March 20, 2020, the Louisiana Firth Circuit Court of Appeal rendered judgement in a case involving a man injured by a falling tree branch while traveling downing Canal Street in Metairie. The plaintiff was riding on a motor scooter when a tree branch from a large oak tree fell and struck him.
Published by The Pellegrin Firm January 19, 2020
In a ruling dated January 8, 2020, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in New Orleans ruled in favor of a man injured in a collision with a St. Bernard Fire Department fire truck in 2011.
Published by The Pellegrin Firm December 13, 2019
In a ruling dated November 27, 2019, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in New Orleans affirmed a district judge’s decision to grant summary judgment for Progressive Insurance Company in the case of a Lyft driver seeking underinsured motorist coverage though his wife’s policy, which covered him as a resident relative of her household.
Published by the Pellegrin Firm November 29, 2019
On November 15, 2019, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge affirmed a Terrebonne Parish district judge’s grant of summary judgment in the case of a Houma doctor injured in a bicycle accident. The plaintiff suffered a broken neck and other injuries when he attempted to hop over a small gap in a sidewalk on his bicycle and the front wheel separated from the bike, sending him flying over the handlebars.