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Number of Fatal Teen Car Accidents Decline Across Nation
According to a recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control the number of fatal teenage auto accidents has declined over the past five years. The Centers for Disease Control report cites tougher teenage driving laws and parental involvement as key factors...
Mining Giant Joins Fight Against EPA in Land Contamination Suit Involving Lead
In a dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency and the railroad company Union Pacific over which party should clean land contaminated by lead, the mining company Asarco wants to join the fight. The land at issue is near Omaha, Nebraska and was formerly the...
Car Drives Into Louisiana Bayou Thursday, Killing Driver
A deadly car crash occurred yesterday on Louisiana 134 yesterday. Proceeding east near the East Carroll-West Carroll parish line, the car containing a mother and her three children drove off the right side of the road, hitting two trees and becoming airborne. The car...
One Dead in Sunday Night Truck Accident Near New Iberia, Louisiana
Reports are in from State Police that a deadly crash occurred last night in Loreauville. A man rolled her truck and hit a light pole and tree, killing his female passenger. The crash involved two pickup trucks, a 17 year old driver from New Iberia and his passenger, a...
Furnace Repair Company Sued in Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a woman who died from carbon monoxide poisoning is suing a heating and cooling company in a wrongful death suit. Two years ago the woman went to visit a friend who was renting a house that apparently had furnace issues. After staying overnight at the...
Transocean Not Cooperating With Federal Oil Spill Panel
The federal panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that caused environmental contamination in the Gulf of Mexico has met stiff resistance by Transocean. Transocean is the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and leased the rig to BP....
Louisiana Family Wins Appeal Against Jeep
Dangerous and defective products include everything from toys with lead paint to design defects in vehicles. All defective products have the potential to cause serious injuries, and problems with vehicles often lead to wrongful death. More than 10 years ago, Juli and...
Three Car Accidents, One Death Caused by Loose Horse
At its most basic level, personal injury law is about holding negligent parties accountable when they cause other people pain. When it comes to car accidents, we tend to think of another driver as the negligent party. However, three Louisiana car crashes were caused...
Car Accident Causes Explosion at Louisiana Gas Station
An accident that only involves two cars can be dangerous enough. When a gas station is added to the mix, it can be deadly. Thankfully the car accident that near a Lake Charles Conoco station last week was not fatal. Although one driver was injured, neither lost their...
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