However, accidents can happen anywhere, even in an idyllic suburb like Zachary. If you have been injured in an accident caused by another party’s fault, you have the right to recover compensation for your damages.
You need the help of an experienced Zachary personal injury attorney to protect your rights and help you recover maximum compensation.
At Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys, we have decades of experience handling personal injury cases and have recovered billions of dollars for our clients. We’d like to help you get the justice and compensation you deserve.
Call (225) 999-1111 or complete the short form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.
We look forward to meeting you, answering your questions, and explaining your rights. If we represent you, we will fight tirelessly to recover maximum compensation for you.
Why Clients Trust Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys
- We are guided by our Christian values to help injury victims recover maximum compensation.
- Our nearly 100% success rate.
- Billions of dollars recovered for our clients.
- Decades of personal injury experience.
- You pay nothing until we recover compensation for you.
What Is Personal Injury?
Louisiana’s personal injury law provides a right to recover monetary damages from someone if they cause you harm.
This right is specifically provided in Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315(A), which states:
“Every act whatever of man that causes damages to another obliges him by whose fault it happened to repair it.”
So, if you have been injured because of another party’s fault, you have the right to make them compensate you for the damages they caused you. When you file a claim to recover compensation, you are filing a personal injury claim.
Personal injury damages include economic and non-economic damages, which are intended to compensate an injury victim for their losses.
Economic damages include medical expenses, lost wages, property damages, and other expenses incurred because of your injuries.
Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of consortium, and more.
Punitive damages, also called exemplary damages, are designed to punish a wrongdoer and deter future similar behavior. Although they are rarely awarded in Louisiana, the circumstances in which they may be available are specifically set forth by statute.
At Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys, we seek all available damages to help recover maximum client compensation.
Is It Too Late To File a Claim?
A statute of limitations sets the deadline to file your claim. The statute of limitations for most Louisiana personal injury cases has recently been extended from one year to two years. Personal injury actions are also known as delictual actions.
Louisiana Civil Code article 3493.1 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.”
This new deadline only applies to accidents or incidents that occur on or after July 1, 2024. If the accident or incident that caused your injuries occurred before July 1, 2024, you only have one year to file a claim.
There are exceptions to the statute of limitations. In some circumstances, the statute of limitations may be paused, allowing more time to file your claim. In other situations, the statute of limitations may be much shorter.
You need to promptly consult an experienced Zachary personal injury attorney to determine your filing deadline.
Why You Need a Personal Injury Attorney
When you have been injured by another party’s negligence or wrongdoing, you need an experienced personal injury attorney to help you recover maximum compensation for your injuries.
An experienced personal injury attorney can help because:
- Insurance companies use sneaky tactics to try and avoid paying your claim or to get you to settle for much less than you deserve. An experienced personal injury attorney knows how to combat their tactics and hold them responsible for the full value of your case.
- Personal injury litigation can be expensive, but most personal injury lawyers handle cases on a contingency basis so you pay nothing until compensation is recovered for you.
- Litigation can be complicated. However, experienced personal injury attorneys have a deep understanding of all personal injury laws and can protect your right to recover damages.
- An experienced personal injury attorney knows how to thoroughly investigate an accident to determine all possible causes and potentially liable parties to help ensure maximum client compensation.
- Personal injury attorneys can file formal discovery to identify and collect important evidence to support your claim and build your strongest case.
Cases We Handle
At Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys, we handle all types of personal injury cases. Some of the most common Zachary personal injury claims we handle include:
- Car accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slip, trip, and fall claims
- Workplace accidents
- Worker’s compensation
- Product liability claims
- Premises liability claims
- Wrongful death claims
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in an accident caused by another party, we want to help you recover the maximum compensation you are entitled to.
Types of Compensation Available
In Louisiana, you can recover economic damages and non-economic damages for your injuries. In rare cases, you may be awarded punitive damages.
Economic damages include current and future medical expenses, current and future lost wages, property damages, and other necessary expenses incurred because of your injuries.
Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and other intangible losses.
At Chris Corzo Injury Attorneys, we seek all possible damages and fight to recover maximum compensation for you.
