On June 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court in Philip Morris v. Jackson, 10-735, denied a request from Big Tobacco to overturn a 2004 Louisiana judgment totaling $270 million to fund a ten-year smoking cessation program that will include medications, telephone quit lines, health intervention systems, and intensive cessation…
On this Memorial Day weekend, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana head and brain injury attorneys at Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. advise motorcyclists to wear a DOT approved helmet while riding. It is well known that head injuries are a leading cause of death in motorcycle accidents. Wearing a helmet…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana motorcycle accident lawyer, Scott Andrews, urges motorcycle riders to take a Louisiana State Police Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Course. The Louisiana State Police offers both a Basic Motorcycle Rider Course for inexperienced motorcycle operators and an Advanced Rider Course. After the third fatal motorcycle crash in less…
Louisiana injury lawyer Bob Downing (retired First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge) wrote the following article for the May 2011 issue of the Baton Rouge Bar Association’s monthly publication, Around the Bar, regarding the impropriety of appealing from the denial of a motion for directed verdict: There should be no…
Randy Piedrahita of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C., recently completed a week long Advanced SWAT school taught by Steve Clagett of TV’s “Dallas SWAT” fame. The first two days, shown here, highlighted shooting and hostage rescue with live fire and…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury attorney, Randy Piedrahita, will be presenting a Continuing Legal Education Seminar on taking expert witness depositions for trial purposes. This seminar from the LSU Law Center will address when, why, and how such testimony should be taken, including the legal rules governing the process.
Retired Louisiana District and Court of Appeal Judge, Bob Downing, provided this simple and easy to understand general jury instruction that he often used when he was a Louisiana district court judge. The new Louisiana Supreme Court Committee tasked with trying to simply the current jury instructions in use today…
The experienced Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury and wrongful death attorneys at Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. are proud to announce the association of retired Judge, Bob Downing, as “Of Counsel” to the firm. Bob Downing is a graduate of Zachary High School and of Louisiana State University. After…
After teaching Insurance Law during the Fall 2010 semester at the Southern University Law Center (SULC), Baton Rouge, Louisiana product liability and personal injury lawyer, Scott Andrews, was selected to teach Product Liability at the Southern University Law Center during the Spring 2011 semester. The Southern University Law Center is…
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury law firm of Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews Courrege L.C. 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…