New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyers Steps Up To Help Injured

Every year, thousands of injuries occur in the Crescent City, but not all of them fill the conditions required to put forward a personal injury claim. For that, you must have been injured by someone who acted negligently or recklessly. This can occur in any number of different possible circumstances:

Car And Truck Accident Injuries

New Orleans may not have the highest number of daily commuters, but roughly 80% of the working population gets to work by car in one form or another.

Unfortunately, that makes accidents inevitable when other drivers merge without signaling, run through stop signs, or drive carelessly while distracted by a smart phone. All of these are negligent acts that would entitle you to compensation if they caused you to be injured.

Bicycle Accident Injuries

Whether it is to save money or go green, more and more people are riding bikes and taking advantage of New Orleans’ relatively flat landscape. Unfortunately, bike riders are even more vulnerable, so injuries tend to be more severe, and accidents are even more frequent as drivers are still not used to sharing the road.

Slip and Fall Injuries

We get more than our fair share of rain in New Orleans, and that can lead to slippery spaces, including in commercial properties. This is just one of the many slip-and-fall hazards that can cause you to tumble on someone else’s property because of the owner or operator’s negligence.

These are handled under a specific kind of personal injury claim called “premises liability claims.” Other examples can include accidents due to unmarked construction areas, spilled substances, or tripping hazards left unattended and unmarked.

Defective Products Injuries

While oil spills and petrochemical poisonings get more publicity, hundreds of people are injured each year in far more commonplace accidents. From defective blenders to pressure cookers to recalled hygiene products, if a big company is negligent or reckless with their product design or construction, and you get hurt, they are responsible.

Indeed, no matter the field, if a company’s recklessness or negligence caused your injuries, they can be held responsible and be made to pay for your losses with a personal claim.

Why Do I Need A Personal Injury Attorney In New Orleans?

Insurance companies are big and have lots of experience saying no. And plenty of New Orleans insurers have been known to actively try to deny, delay or devalue personal injury claims to avoid having to pay out the full amounts due.

From tricking you into signing away your right to claim future damages for an early tiny payout, to hiring private investigators to follow you and poke holes in your case…NOLA insurance companies will seemingly stop at nothing to pay you less.

And you can bet they have an army of lawyers. Looking for a fair outcome? You need an experienced attorney of your own to recover the full and fair amount of compensation.

Having a personal injury lawyer is about more than just getting someone who can stand up to the insurance company if they refuse to pay. You are getting an ally who will be with you at every stage of the recovery process to help you:

• Schedule and set up the medical care you need to make a full recovery, using a lien if necessary so you won't have to pay for that care out of pocket.
• Gather evidence and prepare the personal injury claim. From conducting investigations to gathering medical reports, a personal injury attorney gives you the best chance of making a successful claim from the start.
• Identify the liable party. Sometimes, it is not immediately obvious who is truly to blame for an injury or accident; your lawyer can figure that out and help you strategically choose who to file a claim against.
• Negotiate with the insurance company. If we can get a fair offer, that will save everyone time and you the cost of going to court without getting taken advantage of by the insurance company.
• Take your claim to court. If the insurance company refuses to be reasonable, but you have a strong case, we will take your case to court and force the insurance company to pay.

Best of all, you don't have to worry about upfront legal costs or attorney's fees. We never charge you a fee unless we win money for you. This keeps you from enduring any more financial difficulties in the pursuit of justice and compensation.

Injured? Call A New Orleans Personal Injury Attorney Near You

The Gennusa Firm New Orleans personal injury lawyers are ready to handle any type of injury claim and help you get compensation. Have you been injured in New Orleans?

Are the medical bills piling up to an alarming degree? Is the insurance company not being cooperative about payments?

We can help if you reach out. The sooner you call our personal injury lawyers at (504) 308-0922, the sooner we can get to work. The time is ticking as every claim has a deadline you have to file by, and insurance companies are hoping you will miss it. Do not give them the satisfaction; call us instead.