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What You Need to Know About Louisiana’s New Hands-Free Law

When it comes to driver safety and legal liability, what you need to know about Louisiana’s new hands-free law is that it represents a decisive, zero-tolerance change to operating a vehicle. To combat the state’s severe distracted driving crisis, a major contributor to high accident rates and insurance costs, the new law bans drivers from ...

Delayed Injury Symptoms After a Car Accident in Louisiana: What You Need to Know

A New Orleans driver holds his neck in pain hours after a crash — a reminder that not all injuries show up right away. Hurt in a Car Crash? Your Symptoms May Be Delayed After a car accident, most people look for visible injuries — bruises, cuts, or broken bones. But not every injury is ...

Louisiana School Cell Phone Laws: What Families Need to Know

In 2024, Louisiana joined a growing number of states placing limits on how students can use cell phones in schools. The new law, which took effect in the 2024–2025 school year, impacts every public school in the state. For parents, students, and teachers, understanding what these rules say—and how they are enforced—is essential. If you’re ...

10 Things You Should Know About a Free Lawyer Consultation

When you’re dealing with an unexpected accident, injury, or loss, the idea of reaching out to a lawyer can feel overwhelming. You might worry about costs, the complexity of the legal system, or even whether your situation is “serious enough” to justify calling a law firm. That’s why Scott Vicknair Personal Injury Lawyers offers free ...

The 10 Most Common School Accidents (and What New Orleans Parents Can Do Next)

When your phone rings from the school office, your stomach drops. Most days, it’s a minor issue. But sometimes a child is hurt—and families are left scrambling for answers about medical care, missed school, and who (if anyone) is legally responsible. While every case is different, certain school injuries happen again and again across the ...

Gurneet Kaur Wins 2024 Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers Scholarship

At Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers, one of our primary goals is to “Fight for the Win.” We believe this tenement of our practice inspires our attorneys to explore cases from new angles to better serve our clients. When we debuted the “For the Win” Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers scholarship, we hoped to connect with a ...

Proving Negligence in AED Liability Cases

When someone suffers a heart attack in a public place, an automatic external defibrillator (AED) might be available. Prompt use of the AED can restore a normal heart rhythm and keep the person alive until emergency medical personnel can transport them to a hospital. Sometimes, a faulty AED or improper device use can cause additional ...

Pursuing a Wrongful Death Claim With AED Litigation

Sudden deaths from heart attacks are painful for families who must suffer through losing a loved one. They will wonder if anything could have been done. Federal and state governments believe there is and have backed laws that promote the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), which shock an erratically beating heart and restore it ...

AED Malfunction and Personal Injury: What You Need to Prove as a Plaintiff

You are the plaintiff when you are injured in an accident and try to recover money by filing a personal injury lawsuit against the person who caused it. The person or persons you accuse of causing your injuries are the defendants. As the plaintiff, the burden of proving the defendant was negligent and you were ...