Clients often ask, “Is it better to settle my injury case or go to trial?” Although this question can’t be answered with certainty, lawyers can advise clients what to do when presented with a choice between taking a settlement offer or moving on to trial. To answer this question, attorneys use the ...
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Water Treatment for PFAS Contamination
PFAS chemicals, both PFOA and PFOS, present a significant threat to drinking water supplies in the U.S. PFAS travels through soil and leaches into groundwater because it has a high-water solubility. Once it is in the environment, it persists. PFOA and PFOS fails to break down over time in the ...
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Defense medical exams in personal injury cases
In a personal injury case, the defense has the right to ask for you to submit to a physical medical exam. The Court will allow it if the defense shows that there is good cause for it. The exams are not for your medical treatment. The whole point of the exam is to rebut your expert medical ...
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Settlements of Firefighting Foam Lawsuits
Clients often ask, “How much money is my case worth?” Attorneys find this question difficult to answer because it is hard to accurately predict the future. Lawyers don’t want to mislead their clients. Also, they don’t want to create unrealistic expectations. Moreover, there are many unknown factors ...
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Insurance and personal injury lawsuits
In Louisiana, every driver must have insurance. The law helps protect people who are victims of car crashes. As you can imagine, car insurance plays a big part in personal injury lawsuits and personal injury settlements. This article will tell you about a few important types of ...
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EPA Proposes Rule for PFAS CERCLA Liability
On August 26, 2022, EPA issued a long-anticipated proposal to designate two of the most widely used PFAS chemicals (PFOA and PFOS) as hazardous substances under CERCLA. The adoption of this rule would increase transparency around releases of these harmful chemicals, assist in identifying ...
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Contingency Fees in Personal Injury Cases
If you are thinking about filing a personal injury lawsuit, then you may have questions about contingency fees. Most personal injury lawyers charge their clients contingency fees. For most lawsuits, personal injury lawyers charge fees of 33% or 1/3 of the final settlement amount in the case. ...
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Great News in the AFFF MDL!
Great news for Plaintiffs in the AFFF MDL! Judge Gergel denied the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the claims based on the government contractor defense. This decision clears a major hurdle allowing municipal water suppliers, airports, and fire firefighters seeking ...
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Finding a Lawyer you trust for your Case
When people seek out lawyers, it is often the worst time of their lives. Sometimes a loved one has been killed in a tragic wreck or their home has been destroyed by a polluter. Whatever the reason, it’s important to find a lawyer you can trust if the need ever arises.
Finding a lawyer who will ...
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Update in the AFFF Litigation
Last month, Judge Gergel conducted a hearing on a very important issue in the Aqueous Film Forming Foams (“AFFF”) litigation: the government contractor defense.
What is the government contractor defense?
The government contractor defense is a defense that defendants assert to avoid liability. ...
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