With over 125 years of combined experience, Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers knows how to get real, tangible results for injury victims in the Baton Rouge area. We promise our clients larger settlements than what the insurance initially offers—even after our fee is deducted—because we know that we can deliver.
An accident that causes serious injury can happen in any number of situations. You might be rear-ended at a stop light, or you might be hit by a speeding semi-truck driver as you attempt to merge onto the interstate.Who is to blame for the wreck? Can you hold that person financially responsible for your property damage and medical expenses? Negligence Laws and Accident CasesWhen you sue for damages caused by negligence, you must prove several things. First, you must demonstrate that the other party owed you a duty of care, and that they committed...Continue Reading...
A Jefferson Parish man has been arrested for hitting a bicyclist with his car and fleeing the accident shortly afterward. Local resident Paul Tucker was driving a vehicle while intoxicated at the time of the accident. He was later arrested and charged with a laundry list of crimes, including the following:Operating a vehicle while intoxicatedVehicular negligent injuringHit-and-run drivingReckless operation of a vehicleDriving against trafficViolating one-way trafficDue to overcrowding at the prison, Tucker was immediately released on a $12,550...Continue Reading...
Shanda Cherie Cothern, a twenty-five-year-old woman from the Angie area, was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle that ended her life. She was found to be at fault for the accident, speeding much faster than the designated limit in the area. She had a juvenile passenger with her at the time who was injured yet survived. That person’s name is not being released to the public. The thirty-three-year-old driver of the other vehicle was also injured but survived. His or her name is not being released, either.Details of the CrashThe...Continue Reading...
