There are various ways in which consumer products can be defective or dangerous for their intended use. Flaws in the design of a product may make it inherently dangerous, while inadequate warnings may expose consumers to unknown dangers. Products that are properly...
Month: September 2015
Liability of dog owners for bites or attacks in Louisiana
Premises liability claims can stem from injuries caused by various forms of negligent or careless conduct by a property owner. The most common of these claims are slip and fall injuries, however, those resulting from improper lighting, inadequate security and dog...
How does fatigue impact commercial truck drivers?
There are various reasons for why truck accidents occur. At times, drivers of passenger vehicles are at fault, although the truck drivers, or their employers, may be responsible for others. The most common causes of truck accidents for which the truck driver is at...
Fatigue is a major cause of truck accidents
Truck accidents are violent events that put innocent drivers' lives as risk. Due to the massive size of commercial trucks and semi tractor-trailers, the federal government has placed regulations on how long truck drivers may operate their rigs before they must stop...
Federal agency regulates sea vessel, ocean-based travel
When it comes to traveling, many New Orleans residents use their own cars and trucks to get from place to place. Sometimes they fly on airplanes to distant destinations or ride trains for their necessary and for pleasure travel. In some cases, individuals travel by...