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re: Personal injury fraud ring is hitting the news.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:00 pm to LaBR4
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:00 pm to LaBR4
LINK
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Woman seeks more than $2 million in postal worker crash
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A Thibodaux woman is seeking more than $2 million in a lawsuit over a crash involving a postal worker.
Evelyn Sims says that on July 17, 2015, she was at a stop sign at the intersection of Plantation Road and Lynn Street in Thibodaux when Charles Chiasson Jr., who was driving a U.S. Postal Service vehicle, rear-ended her.
Sims alleges Chiasson had looked away from the road as he approached the intersection, causing him to run into the back of her vehicle. The lawsuit says his actions were “negligent” and that he “had a duty to exercise ordinary care and operate the motor vehicle reasonably and prudently.”
The lawsuit says Sims filed a claim with the federal government, which has not made any determination.
“However, as more than six months has passed since the claim was presented, this suit is authorized under (federal law), as Plaintiff exercises her option of deeming the government’s inaction a final denial,” the lawsuit reads.
Sims filed the lawsuit March 7 in federal court in New Orleans against the United States. New Orleans attorneys Brian King, Jason Giles and James Courtenay are representing her.
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Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:02 pm to Slippy
I hope there are some smoking gun documents or recordings or something more than just a fight between opposing counsel getting particularly ugly.
Share some details
Share some details
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
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he has a face like august ames
Holy shite she does
Rip
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:02 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Man files lawsuit following a slip and fall at Walmart
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GRETNA – A man is seeking damages after he says he was caused to slip and fall in a Walmart.
Edward Hester filed a suit Aug. 22 against Walmart Louisiana LLC and Walmart Stores Inc. in the 24th Judicial District Court alleging negligence.
According to the claim, the plaintiff is seeking damages for an incident that took place on Nov. 30, 2017 when the plaintiff was at the Walmart at 4810 Lapalco Blvd. The suit states that the plaintiff was caused to slip and fall on a puddle water on the ground.
The defendant is accused of negligence.
The plaintiff is seeking all reasonable sums due, attorney fees and court costs. The plaintiff is represented by Jason Giles of The King Firm LLC in New Orleans.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:03 pm to Slippy
Who yall got money on? Hopefully its some Billboard scum
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:03 pm to tgrbaitn08
I thought postal vehicle accidents were immune from lawsuit and drivers of them could not be found liable.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
This post was edited on 11/1/18 at 10:54 am
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to Slippy
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Those of us who practice in New Orleans have known about this for a while. But Travers Mackel of WDSU has picked up on the story.
Motions filed by Defendants' counsel alerting the Courts to this have been circulated throughout the legal community over the past few months now. I wasn't aware of any of the cases filed in CDC, but there are several identical cases filed in federal court, all with the same strange facts where an 18 wheeler is flagged down by a plaintiff after an "alleged" accident and there's no damage to the trailer.
There was a solo practitioner named in those cases, but I don't see her listed in the article. And I hadn't heard anything about medical providers being part of the scam.
Should be interesting to see what happens.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to Slippy
My daughter was involved in an accident where there was only superficial damage to the other driver's car, yet my insurance company was taken for $12K due to "soft tissue injuries." 
This post was edited on 10/31/18 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to PolarTiger
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Who yall got money on? Hopefully its some Billboard scum
both firms were mentioned in the article
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to Bullfrog
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I thought postal vehicle accidents were immune from lawsuit and drivers of them could not be found liable.
the federal government authorizes certain suits against it. i forget the exact law, but it exists
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
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man those big advertising firms don't need to invent fake claims
Exactly. Had an adjuster friend that told me he went to a big ad firm here in west palm and settled 120 cases in 10 minutes all for less than $1k each. The firm made probably $20k in fees in 10 minutes.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
Federal tort claims act
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
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if this is successful
if what is successful?
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why would we need tort reform?
tort reform can help fix many auto insurance issues this state has. Auto industry is one of the biggest problems LA has.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:06 pm to Slippy
If this means I will stop hearing Gordon, banard, and all the other ambulance chasers for every commercial break on the radio I am all for it!!!
Bart Bernard here in Lafayette is my absolute favorite. He has the walking across gravel sound effects, cheesey inspirational music, the works! ......frick that guy.
Bart Bernard here in Lafayette is my absolute favorite. He has the walking across gravel sound effects, cheesey inspirational music, the works! ......frick that guy.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:06 pm to boosiebadazz
that's it. that's the only time i've ever initiated a suit in federal court before
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:08 pm to TheCurmudgeon
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There's just no way there are enough accidents in SE La to support the size of the TV lawyer operations
You underestimate the shittiness of the drivers in this state.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:08 pm to Slippy
A friend of mine hit a car merging lanes at less than 10 mph, at the scene all was good and they traded insurance with the understanding my buddy would have the other guys car fixed.
A month later he is hit with five personal injury lawsuits @ 10K each, every passenger in the car had some mystery injury.
A month later he is hit with five personal injury lawsuits @ 10K each, every passenger in the car had some mystery injury.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:08 pm to Slippy
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In a written statement, he blasted the motion, saying: "Justice delayed is justice denied for injured victims. For over 10 years, trial counsel for these clients have tried cases for injured victims throughout New Orleans. These accusations and allegations of "suspicious activity" are nothing more than a tactic used over and over by billion-dollar insurance companies to intimidate injured victims and delay their search for justice in court. These baseless accusations define what it means to add insult to injury. The allegations are unsubstantiated and are based on racial profiling. For over one year, our clients have been ready to put forth their case and allow a jury of their peers to determine the truth in this matter. This matter has been set for trial three times over the last year, yet the insurance company and its lawyer have continued to delay this matter from getting to court. They have no witness who substantiates their wild accusations. In fact, their own driver has refused to come to court. Desperate people who cannot prove their unfounded claims have now resorted to smearing injured victims in the media, in the hopes of influencing potential jurors. It is and has been time for the truth to be determined by a jury at Civil District Court. The King Firm and Arnona Rose, LLC, are proud to represent and stand up for all of its clients, and we will not back down in the face of attempts at intimidation by the insurance companies and its lawyers."
Sounds like he's just repeating a television commercial - all emotion and no facts.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:09 pm to Bullfrog
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I thought postal vehicle accidents were immune from lawsuit and drivers of them could not be found liable.
FTCA covers this. The civil division of the local U.S. Attorney's Office defends these cases.
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