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January 16, 2012

Louisiana's Intoxication Defense to Certain Accidents, La. R.S. 9:2798.4

Generally, no person shall be liable for damages for injury, death, or loss of the operator
of a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or vessel who is found to be in excess of 25% negligent as a contributing factor in causing his damages as a result of operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or vessel while his blood alcohol concentration was 0.08, or who was operating while he was under the influence of any controlled dangerous substance unless prescribed or provided by a health care provider.

November 1, 2010

Baton Rouge, Louisiana U.S. News Best Lawyers Best Law Firms

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Due', Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews was selected for first tier (those firms that scored within a certain percentage of the highest scoring firms) inclusion in the 2010 inaugural rankings of U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms", in the practice areas of Personal Injury Plaintiffs and Product Liability Plaintiffs. "The selection involved surveying thousands of law firm clients; leading lawyers and law firm managers; partners and associates; and marketing officers and recruiting officers. Each were asked what factors they considered vital for clients hiring law firms, for lawyers choosing a firm to refer a legal matter to, and for lawyers seeking employment."

"Client and lawyer surveys collected mostly reputational data. Using a scale of 1 (weakest) to 5 (strongest), clients voted on expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to a firm. Lawyers voted on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-effectiveness, and whether they would refer a matter to a firm and whether they consider a firm a worthy competitor."

October 12, 2009

Airplane Occupants Killed In Pineville, Louisiana Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an airplane crash that occurred in Pineville, Louisiana, on October 10, 2009. Two Cessna 150 airplanes collided over Lake Buhlow during the annual Pineville Fall Fly-In. Both planes crashed into the woods. The occupants of one plane were killed and the occupants of the other plane were seriously injured.

According to NTSB Aviation Statistics, there were 3,312 aviation accidents in the United States in 2008, which resulted in 1,136 fatalities.

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