Wrongful death cases can involve any type of personal injury that involves the demise of the victim. Wrongful death can be caused by motor vehicle collisions, motorcycle accidents, injuries on rigs, ships and/or barges or vessels, defective products, any torturous or wrongful conduct of a company or individual that leads to a human being’s demise. A wrongful death claim includes a survival action acknowledging the person’s pain and suffering immediately following a traumatic accident/incident up to the time of death. It also includes a claim for the family, a loss of the decedent’s earnings and earning capacity (past & future), medical expenses, as well as a loss of decedent’s love, companionship and affection.
Motor vehicle collisions can involve automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and SUV’s, but can also involve pedestrians and motor vehicles. Motor vehicle accidents can cause serious and permanent injuries and death. Most people subscribe to the myth that motor vehicle collisions must involve substantial property damage to be able to recover for a person’s injuries from a crash. It’s a myth that a minimal impact with little or no property damage has no possibility of inflicting serious injury to occupants of the victim’s vehicle.
The Caluda Law Firm in Metairie, LA provides legal representation to individuals who have been injured in an accident or suffered due to the negligence of others. We have extensive experience in personal injury matters, know what you are going through, and are here to help you and your loved ones in such difficult times. Our primary focus is to get the best results for you.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice claims involve a breach of the appropriate standard of care by a health care professional. Examples of medical malpractice include….leaving a foreign object in a patient’s body following surgery or administering too much anesthesia to a person causing brain damage or even death. Usually only the most serious injuries justify the time and expense of a medical malpractice case because the law is stacked in favor of the defendant health care providers and mandates a strong burden of proof for a medical malpractice victim to come forward with a claim. Malpractice cases additionally take up an inordinate amount of time and money because of the system in place. Louisiana law mandates, in most cases, the use of a medical review panel to review all records prior to suit being filed. A medical malpractice case can take ten (10) years or more to be concluded, they rarely settle.