Answers to
Common Questions
Get answers to common questions about criminal defense, personal injury claims, and what to expect when working with The Law Office of Maurice D Hall & Associates.
You are given two years from the date of the accident to forward your claim. It’s important to contact a Louisiana personal injury lawyer about your personal injury claim as soon as you can.
Under Louisiana’s Pay No Play law, you are required to have the statutorily authorized minimum amount of auto insurance coverage. The first $100,000 of bodily injury damages and the first $100,000 of property damage are offset.
There have been a high number of auto accidents where the negligent driver doesn’t have insurance coverage; as a Louisiana auto accident attorney, I cannot overstate the importance of having the uninsured motorist coverage.
This is the time frame for forwarding an action; for death claims the period is usually 2 years from the date of death or date of accident, whichever is longer. If the person died on 1st March 2016, the lawsuit should be brought on or before 1st March 2018.
A truck accident involves a commercial truck or tractor trailer and the difference is usually the size and mass of the vehicle which can cause more serious injuries. You should hire a Louisiana truck accident lawyer who understands the regulations that truck drivers must follow to ensure the safety of all drivers.
Most accident cases don’t make it to court, but if need be, we are ready and willing to take the insurance company to court.
The Law Office of Maurice Hall understands the nature of such cases; we use ways for you to receive compensation without injuring your loved one.
If you lose someone close to you, you need to use the services of an experienced lawyer; someone who can take the weight off your shoulders and deal with insurance companies.
There is a new law for comparative negligence, For accidents and claims governed by the new law, Louisiana is no longer a pure comparative fault state. Instead, it has adopted a modified comparative fault system with a 51% bar to recovery. Effective January 1, 2026, a plaintiff who is 51% or more at fault cannot recover any damages. If the plaintiff is 50% or less at fault, recovery is reduced by the plaintiff’s percentage of fault.
When an employee causes an accident while acting within the course and scope of employment, the employer may be legally responsible for the employee’s negligence under the doctrine of vicarious liability (also called respondeat superior).