Cindy Burelle, wife of/and Cary Burelle v. Sheriff Harry Lee in his capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Jessica Bordelon

June 27th, 2010

Cindy Burelle was involved in a vehicular collision whereby she was rear-ended by an on duty deputy working for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The collision was extremely minor and showed no damage to either vehicle. Mrs. Burelle claimed serious back injuries. Defendant claimed that a collision this minor could not have produced the injuries Plaintiff claimed. Plaintiff asserted that Louisiana does not allow evidence of minor impact to be used as a factor to limit the extent of injury suffered in a vehicular collision. The case was settled for $425,000.00.

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