If you have been injured in an accident or lost a loved one due to another party’s fault, you may have the right to seek compensation for your damages. You need to understand your rights and know what to expect.
Consult an experienced Grosse Tete personal injury lawyer today to help protect your rights and to get the justice and compensation you deserve.
The Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys have been protecting the rights of Louisiana injury victims for decades and have recovered billions of dollars in compensation for our clients. Let us help you.
Call (225) 999-1111 or visit our contact page to schedule a free consultation.
Why Choose Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys to Help You?
- Our Christina values drive us to protect the rights of injury victims and help them get the justice and compensation they deserve after an accident.
- We have recovered billions of dollars in client compensation.
- We only take cases that we believe have merit and that we can help recover the compensation an injury victim deserves.
What Is a Personal Injury Case?
Louisiana law provides a right to recover compensation for your damages if another person causes them. Specifically, Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315 states:
“Liability for acts causing damages
A. Every act whatever of man that causes damage to another obliges him by whose fault it happened to repair it.
B. Damages may include loss of consortium, service, and society, and shall be recoverable by the same respective categories of persons who would have had a cause of action for wrongful death of an injured person. Damages do not include costs for future medical treatment, services, surveillance, or procedures of any kind unless such treatment, services, surveillance, or procedures are directly related to a manifest physical or mental injury or disease. Damages shall include any sales taxes paid by the owner on the repair or replacement of the property damaged.”
This statute is the basis for Louisiana personal injury law, also known as tort law. A personal injury case occurs when an injured person files a claim to recover compensation for the damages caused by another party.
Common Types of Personal Injury Cases
At Chris Corzo, we only handle personal injury cases. Some of the most common types of cases we handle include:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Rideshare accidents
- Boating accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Workplace injuries
- Premises liability accidents
- Product liability injuries
If you lost a loved one due to injuries they suffered from someone’s negligence, you may be able to pursue a wrongful death claim. Please contact our Grosse Tete wrongful death attorney to discuss your case and see how we can help.
Who Can Be Held Liable in a Personal Injury Case?
Any party that causes injury to another person due to negligent, intentional, or reckless actions may be held liable. Some potentially liable parties in a personal injury claim may include the driver or owner of a motor vehicle, the employer of a driver, a boat operator, a bicyclist, a pedestrian, the owner of the property where an injury occurred, the manufacturer of a dangerous or defective product, or a government entity.
How to Prove Negligence in an Injury Case
Proving negligence requires establishing the existence of four elements.
First, you must prove that the defendant owed you a duty of care. For example, a driver owes a duty of care to operate the vehicle reasonably safely to avoid harming others.
Second, you must prove that the defendant breached their duty by negligent action or inaction.
Next, you must prove that the defendant’s negligent action or inaction was the cause of your accident and injury. Finally, you must prove that you suffered damages caused by the defendant’s negligent action or inaction.
How Long Do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim?
A statute of limitations sets the legal deadline for filing a claim to recover compensation for damages in a personal injury case. Missing your deadline means you cannot recover compensation.
Louisiana’s statute of limitations for most personal injury claims is two years from the date of the accident, as outlined in the Louisiana Civil Code Article 3493.1, which states:
“Delictual actions are subject to a liberative prescription of two years. This prescription commences to run from the day that injury or damage is sustained. It does not run against minors or interdicts in actions involving permanent disability and brought pursuant to the Louisiana Products Liability Act or state law governing product liability actions in effect at the time of the injury or damage.”
Thus, in most cases, you must file your claim within two years of your accident. However, there are exceptions to the two-year deadline. You must promptly consult an experienced Grosse Tete personal injury attorney to determine your filing deadline.
Contact Our Grosse Tete Personal Injury Lawyer Today
At Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys, we have a proven record of recovering maximum compensation for our clients, and we want to do the same for you.
Call (225) 999-1111 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation to discuss your personal injury claim.