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Caddo Parish Personal Injury Lawyer

Some accidents are nobody’s fault. But when an accident is the result of negligence, the victims have a legal right to seek compensation by filing a personal injury lawsuit. At Rice & Kendig, LLC, our Caddo Parish personal injury lawyers help all types of victims, from those injured in car accidents to nursing home residents suffering from abuse and neglect. We can represent you in dealing with negligent parties–and their insurance companies–in obtaining fair compensation for your damages.

Proving Negligence in Louisiana

Personal injury cases are based on allegations of negligence. In simple terms, this means that someone owed you a legal duty, they breached that duty, and in doing so they caused you some injury and loss. For example, if a driver runs a red light and plows into the side of your car, that is clearly a violation of the driver’s duty to safely operate their vehicle and obey traffic laws. You are therefore entitled to seek compensation for any personal injury you sustained in the collision, as well as any physical damage done to your car.

Louisiana also follows a “comparative fault” rule in personal injury cases. What this means is that a judge or jury will look at the potential fault of everyone involved in a given accident, including you. If the court decides that you were partially to blame–as expressed by a percentage–then your compensation is reduced accordingly. Fortunately, even if you are found to be mostly at fault, a negligent defendant can still be ordered to pay you something.

An experienced attorney understands how comparative fault can affect a personal injury case and why it is important to conduct a thorough pre-lawsuit investigation to ascertain all of the possible underlying causes of a given accident.

State Law Can Make It More Difficult to Recover Damages

Louisiana’s legal system famously puts a number of roadblocks in front of personal injury plaintiffs. First, there is a strict one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims. This means that if you are injured in an accident, you have just 1 year to either file a lawsuit or forfeit your right to seek compensation.

Second, Louisiana does not afford you the right to ask for a jury trial unless the amount of damages sought exceeds $50,000. As a result, many smaller personal injury claims are settled out of court.

Third, some types of personal injury claims may be subject to limits or “caps” on damage awards. The most notable example of this in Louisiana is medical malpractice. If you sue a doctor or hospital for negligent care and win, the most a court can award you is $500,000. This cap does not cover future medical expenses, however, nor does it apply to any other type of personal injury claim.

Contact Rice & Kendig, LLC, Today

People are often reluctant to contact a lawyer following an accident. But there is no risk or obligation in speaking with us. The personal injury lawyers at Rice & Kendig, LLC, are happy to provide a free, no-obligation consultation. We also work on a contingency basis, so we do not collect any fees unless and until we recover compensation on your behalf. Call us at 318-222-2772 to speak with a lawyer today.

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Client’s motorcycle was hit by a car leaving him in the ICU with facial injuries, arm injuries, and amputation of one leg.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Client was rear-ended while sitting at a stop sign. Neck and back injuries resulting in headaches and disability. Neck injury required surgery.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Defendant driver’s failure to stop at a stop sign caused a collision injuring the client’s leg and ankle (required surgery), knee, hip, back, and chest. The airbags deployed, causing airbag injuries.

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Medical Malpractice

Inadequate life-saving staffing at emergency C-section resulted in child with cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, and developmental delays.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

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Workplace Injury

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Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision

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Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision

Client was struck by a vehicle in a gas station parking lot. Client suffered head and brain damage resulting in memory loss.

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18-Wheeler Collision

Client was rear-ended by a drunk driver of an 18-wheeler causing client to suffer short-term memory loss and injuries to the head, neck, shoulders, and back.

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Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance company refused to pay for hail damage to a commercial property.

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Premises Liability

Fall at a hotel convention center caused hand, neck, and low back injuries resulting in a 7-year recovery period.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Client was hit by a commercial vehicle that ran a stop sign. Injuries to the knee, neck, and back requiring interventional pain management.

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18-Wheeler Collision

Client was rear-ended multiple times by a big rig causing PTSD, spinal injuries requiring spinal fusion surgery, physical therapy, and counseling.

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18-Wheeler Collision

Logging truck’s failure to yield caused client to suffer fractures in the arm and leg, amputation of 3 toes, and shoulder injuries.

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18-Wheeler Collision

Client was hit by a delivery truck and the vehicle rolled over. Client’s injuries included six broken ribs and a neck injury requiring extensive medical treatment.

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18-Wheeler Collision

18-wheeler driver turned left, without the protection of a green arrow, in front of client. The collision caused injuries to the hand, neck, shoulder, low back, hip, foot, ankle, and eye.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

A defendant driver turned left, without the protection of a green arrow, into client’s vehicle causing a collision that resulted in a severely broken leg that required immediate surgery, post-traumatic stress disorder, loss of independence, and loss of job.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

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Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice

Child suffered fatal injuries due to complications with anesthesia.

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Premises Liability

Client sustained two broken legs from a fall over an unreasonably dangerous tripping hazard.

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Motor Vehicle Collision/Wrongful Death

Client went to the aid of a vehicle accident victim and was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Client was backed into while on the job at an oil field site. Collision resulted in numerous back and neck injuries requiring surgeries.

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18-Wheeler Collision

18-wheeler driver was rear-ended by another 18-wheeler causing headaches and neck injury.

$625,000

Motor Vehicle Collision

Head-on collision led to wrist and hand injuries that required surgery, seat belt injuries, pain in the neck, sternum, pelvis, abdomen, shoulder, and back, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

$550,000

18-Wheeler Collision

Client was rear-ended by a big rig causing low back and neck pain; physical recovery and treatment included injections, physical therapy, and counseling.