Frequently Asked Questions
Being involved in an accident on land or at sea in Louisiana can leave you with many questions about your legal rights and options. Browse Scott Vicknair, LLC’s online FAQs section for answers to some of the most common queries we receive.
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How Much is the Typical Car Accident Settlement in New Orleans?
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When Should I Hire a Car Accident Lawyer in New Orleans?
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Can I Sue Walmart for a Delivery Truck Accident?
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Who is Liable in a Semi Truck Accident in Louisiana?
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Do I Need a Lawyer After a Head-on Collision in New Orleans?
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What Do I Look for When Choosing Semi-truck Accident Lawyer in New Orleans?
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How Do I Prove Liability in a Head-on Crash in New Orleans?
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What Compensation Can I Get from a Head-on Collision Lawsuit?
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When Should I Hire a Truck Accident Lawyer in Louisiana?
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Can I Sue After a Tow Truck Accident in New Orleans?
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Who Is Responsible if a Tow Truck Damages a Car in Louisiana?
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How Is Fault Determined in a Car Accident in Louisiana?
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Can I Sue if I Wasn’t Injured in a Car Accident in New Orleans?
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What is the Most Common Type of Car Accident in Louisiana?
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What are the Main Causes of Car Accidents in Louisiana?
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What Happens After a Car Accident That Is Not Your Fault in Louisiana?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a U-Haul Truck in Louisiana?
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Does Insurance Cover a Motorcycle Accident in Louisiana?
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Should I Get a Lawyer for a Motorcycle Accident in New Orleans?
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What to Do If I’m in an Accident with an Enterprise Truck in Louisiana?
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What Happens if I’m Hit by an Uninsured Driver in New Orleans?
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How Much Can You Sue for a Motorcycle Accident in Louisiana?
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What to Do After a Motorcycle Accident in New Orleans
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a Penske Truck in Louisiana?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident With a Budget Truck in Louisiana?
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How Much Are Most Truck Accident Settlements in Louisiana?
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Which States Have Hands-Free Driving Laws
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What Should I Do After a Hit and Run Accident in Louisiana?
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What Should I Do if I Get in an Accident in a Rental Car?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident With a USPS Truck?
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What Happens if an Uninsured Driver Hits You in Louisiana?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with an Amazon Truck?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a FedEx Truck?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a DHL Truck?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a UPS Truck?
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Who is Liable in a Delivery Truck Accident?
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What Is Pure Comparative Negligence in Louisiana?
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How Much Do Personal Injury Lawyers Charge in Louisiana?
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How Much Do Car Accident Lawyers Charge in Louisiana?
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Should I Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer?
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What is the Personal Injury Statute of Limitations in Louisiana?
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How Long Do I have to File a Car Accident Lawsuit in Louisiana?
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How Long Do I have to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Louisiana?
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How Long Will My Car Accident Lawsuit Take to Settle?
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How Long Does a Personal Injury Case Take to Settle?
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Should I Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
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Can I Sue an Airport for Failure to Use or Misuse of an AED?
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Can I Sue a Gym for Failure to Use or Misuse of an AED?
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Can I File a Claim if an AED Fails During an Emergency?
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How do I File a Claim Under the USL&H?
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What Injuries Are Covered by the USL&H?
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What Happens if an AED was Present But not Used in Time?
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Can I File an AED Liability Claim If the Operator Was Untrained?
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Can I File a Wrongful Death Claim if an AED Fails?
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What to Do if I’m Injured in an Offshore Accident?
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When to Hire a Maritime Injury Lawyer
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What Benefits Are Available Under the USL&H?
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How Much Do Maritime Injury Lawyers Charge in Louisiana?
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What Happens if My USL&H Claim Is Denied?
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How Long do I Have to File an AED Defibrillator Claim?
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Do Businesses Have a Duty to Maintain AEDs?
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What Happens if My Jones Act Claim Is Denied?
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What Are Common Maritime Injuries?
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What is Maintenance and Cure in Maritime Injury Cases?
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What is the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act?
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What to Do if a Loved One is in a Fatal Truck Accident?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident With a Moving Truck?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident With a Delivery Truck?
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What to Do If I’m in an Accident with a Construction Truck?
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What to Do if I’m in an Accident with a Tow Truck?
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What if a Truck Driver Hits Me & They don’t Have Insurance?
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How Much do Truck Accident Lawyers Charge in Louisiana?
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How Will a Truck Accident Lawyer Help Me?
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What to Do After a Truck Accident
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How to Pursue Compensation for a Plant Explosion Injury?
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How to Pursue Compensation for a Chemical Plant Injury?
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What is a Blast Injury?
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What to Do if You Are Injured in a Chemical Plant Explosion?
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What to Do if You Suffer a Burn Injury at a Chemical Plant?
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What does the Death on the High Seas Act Cover?
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What Is the Statute of Limitations for a Jones Act Claim?
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How Long Will My Truck Accident Lawsuit Take to Settle?
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Should I Hire a Truck Accident Lawyer?
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Are the Truck Driver & Truck Company Liable for Accidents?
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How do Commercial Truck Accident Lawsuits Work?
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What to Do if I Was Injured While on Vacation in Louisiana?
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Can I File a Personal Injury Claim in Another State?
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What Factors Impact Jones Act Lawsuit Settlements?
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What Damages Are Available in a Maritime Injury Case?
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Are Paramedics Liable if Their Defibrillator doesn’t Work?
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What Companies Are Required to Have AED Devices?
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What Damages Are Available in an AED Liability Lawsuit?
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What Is the Average Maritime Injury Settlement?
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What Should a Deckhand Do Following a Work Injury?
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Will I Owe Taxes on My Jones Act Settlement?
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Can Schools Be Sued for AED Failures or Misuse?
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Can a Business Be Sued for Misusing or Not Having an AED?
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What Evidence Is Needed in a Defibrillator Lawsuit?
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How to Negotiate a Higher Truck Accident Settlement
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What Is the Average Settlement for an 18-Wheeler Accident?
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What to Do After an 18-Wheeler Accident
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How Is Liability Determined in 18-Wheeler Accidents?
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What Are My Rights as a Contractor Under the Jones Act
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What to Know About Aeds Debunking Myths
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How A Slip And Fall Causes Head Injuries
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What is Maximum Medical Improvement
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Who is at Fault When I Get Rear Ended in a Car Accident
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How Birth Injuries Happen
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Improper Maintenance Causes Preventable Commercial Truck Accidents
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Does Maritime Law Apply to Accidents on Rivers and Lakes?
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When Does Federal Maritime Law Apply to Oil and Gas Workers
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How A Wills Lawyer Can Assist You
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What to Do After a Louisiana Car Accident
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The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Filing a Lien Under the Louisiana Public Works Act
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What You Should Know About Louisiana Car Accidents
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What to Do After a Louisiana Motorcycle Accident
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Do Dockworkers Have Remedies Under Maritime Law?
