The Louisiana State Bar Association presents Workers’ Comp. Roundup: The Latest What’s, When’s, How’s and Why’s on November 2, 2018 at Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge. The seminar is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 a.m. Attending attorneys will receive 6 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics, which Lawyer Don […]
Depositions are a procedural tool attorneys use to learn about civil cases. Oftentimes in personal injury cases, the deposition of the plaintiff (accident victim) is the only deposition that is taken. The plaintiff usually gives testimony about how the accident happened; what injuries he/she sustained; and, the medical treatment he/she received. The deposition is important
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Clients often seek evaluations with personal injury attorneys and bring a variety of issues, problems and alleged causes of action to the table. It is common for an accident victim to want to pursue personal injury as well as workers’ compensation claims arising out of a single accident. It is important to be clear as
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After a car accident or slip and fall, an accident victim may use his or her medical insurance to pay accident related medical bills. There is nothing wrong with this. However, most health insurance policies contain contractual clauses requiring the insured (i.e., the person covered by the policy) to alert the health insurance carrier when
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Med Pay coverage is optional coverage on auto insurance policies. Med Pay can be used after an accident to pay medical bills of people in the vehicle with Med Pay coverage. Med Pay coverage is usually written in amounts of $500, $1,000 or $5,000. Fault does not matter when utilizing Med Pay. In other words,
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Accident victims often get frustrated because they are unable to find attorneys to take their cases. However, these victims fail to realize that personal injury attorneys do not earn money from a case unless they recover a settlement or judgment. Thus, attorneys will often reject accident cases when they feel a recovery cannot be made.
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Yes, in certain circumstances, a Louisiana personal injury attorney can loan a client money. Advancing clients money in contingency fee accident cases, like car accident matters, is regulated by the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, which are ethical rules that Louisiana lawyers must follow. A client must request an advance in writing. See Rule 1.8(e)(5)(v).
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