The law is specific about who may sue for wrongful death damages. In Louisiana, a wrongful death claim can be brought against the negligent party on behalf of the surviving spouse and children, a parent if there is no spouse or child, siblings if no spouse, child or parent exists, and finally, a grandparent if… Read More
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10 Best Attorneys in Louisiana for Personal Injury for 2017
The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized, for the third year in a row, the exceptional performance of our personal injury attorney Frank Lamothe as one of AIOPIA’s 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Louisiana for Client Satisfaction for 2017. The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is an attorney rating organization that… Read More
New Orleans Family Justice Center
It is Give NOLA Day and LLF is giving to the New Orleans Family Justice Center. One of the leading family justice centers in the U.S. is in our own backyard. “The The New Orleans Family Justice Center has led the way to bring together community-based domestic violence and sexual assault providers as well as… Read More
LLF Attorneys Excel at Complex Injury Cases
For more than 40 years, the Lamothe Law Firm in New Orleans has maintained a national reputation for excellence in catastrophic injury litigation. We focus on representing severely injured victims and the surviving families of those killed in accidents of all kinds. Our broad scope of litigation includes product liability and serious auto accidents as… Read More
About LLF Attorney Richard Martin
Here is Richard Martin talking about why he became an attorney.
Frank Lamothe Has a Passion for Justice
Here is Frank Lamothe talking about his passion for justice and working for his clients.
LLF Admiralty Win in Federal Court
A win for Lamothe Law Firm attorney Richard Martin and our client! Defense motions to dismiss were denied March 20, 2017 in Willis D. O’Berry vs. ENSCO PLC, et al., No. 16-3569 “E” (E.D. La.). Mr. O’Berry, a Jones Act seaman from Mississippi, was injured during required helicopter escape at sea certification. The injury took… Read More
Compensation Requirements – Vaccine Injury Program
REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION THROUGH THE VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM In order to receive compensation from the VICP, the plaintiff must show the following: 1. He/she received a vaccine covered by the Act or contracted polio from a recipient of an oral polio vaccine; 2. He/she is a U.S. citizen or a dependent of… Read More
Motorcycle Riders Foundation Updates
EXECUTIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES – More Toll Roads a Possibility and Materials to Help Fight Distracted Driving Megan Ekstrom Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Toll Roads to Pay for Infrastructure Improvements? Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this past week raised the prospect that needed infrastructure improvements may be funded… Read More
Maritime – Your Rights Under LHWCA
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act allows qualified injured workers to receive federal workers’ compensation type benefits for their injuries without regard to fault. The compensation is more limited than that allowed under the Jones Act. This means if you are injured on a fixed platform in the Gulf of Mexico, you have a… Read More
