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  1. How a Breaux Bridge Pedestrian Accident Attorney Helps
  2. Pedestrian Accidents Can Happen Due to Negligence
  3. Understanding the Pure Comparative Negligence Law
  4. Injuries Resulting From Pedestrian Accidents
  5. Seeking Compensation After a Pedestrian Accident
  6. Statute of Limitations in Pedestrian Accident Cases
  7. Our Breaux Bridge Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Are Ready To Help
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  • Lasting Disfigurement
Breaux Bridge Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Despite all the strict laws and regulations passed to protect pedestrians on Louisiana’s busy roads, accidents still happen.

If you’ve recently been injured in a pedestrian accident, you can seek compensation. A Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer from Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers can navigate the entire legal process for you.

How a Breaux Bridge Pedestrian Accident Attorney Helps

Victims of pedestrian accidents usually sustain life-changing injuries that require extensive medical treatment. It may take you months or even years to recover from these injuries and get back on your feet. By the time you make a full recovery from these injuries, you’ll likely be facing huge medical bills, physical therapy expenses, and lost wages that may easily put you in serious debt.

Fortunately, you have the right to take legal action against the negligent party and recover compensation for your injuries and other damages. However, navigating this pathway will not be easy for the insurance company, and their legal team will do everything to avoid paying the financial compensation you deserve. This is why it’s in your best interest to enlist a lawyer in your case.

A Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer will do the following to help your case and ensure that justice prevails:

  • Conduct a thorough and independent investigation to determine the accident’s cause
  • Gather all the relevant evidence to your case to establish liability
  • Interview all witnesses present at the accident scene and record their statements
  • Handle all the legal paperwork and communication on your behalf
  • File a claim against the insurance company seeking compensation
  • Evaluate all damages you’ve incurred and consult accident reconstruction experts to help assign value to your claim
  • Negotiate a fair and full settlement with the liable party’s insurance company
  • File a lawsuit and represent you in a court trial if the insurance company refuses to pay the full compensation
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Pedestrian Accidents Can Happen Due to Negligence

Determining the cause of your pedestrian accident is a vital step toward filing a successful claim for compensation. Negligence may cause or contribute to an accident, and various parties may be responsible. For example, a motorist, government entity, or a third party may share liability for your injuries.

Once your Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer has identified the main cause of your accident, it will be much easier to identify the liable parties. From there, we will work to hold them accountable for their negligent actions.

Another party’s negligence may include:

  • Speeding
  • Driving while intoxicated
  • Distracted driving
  • Making unsafe or illegal turns
  • Lack of proper roadway lighting
  • Failure to obey traffic rules and signs
  • Failure to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
  • Failure to maintain or properly design crosswalks
  • Fatigued driving
  • Reversing without checking for pedestrians
  • Driving too close to sidewalks and pavements
  • Aggressive driving
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Understanding the Pure Comparative Negligence Law

Under this law, a pedestrian who’s been injured in an accident may still recover compensation for their injuries and other damages incurred even if they’re more liable for the accident than the motorist. This law is quite different from the one exercised in most states, where injured pedestrians are not eligible for compensation if they’re more at fault for the accident than the opposing party.

Even though Louisiana’s comparative negligence law doesn’t prevent you from seeking financial compensation following a pedestrian accident, it affects the amount of money you can recover. For instance, if you’re 40% at fault for a pedestrian accident, you’ll only be eligible to recover 60% of the financial compensation.

However, obtaining compensation when you’re partially liable for a pedestrian accident can be quite complicated. Therefore, it’s in your best interest to hire a Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer who’ll argue your case and reduce your fault in the accident. The less blame allocated to you, the more compensation you’ll obtain.

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Injuries Resulting From Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrian accidents can result in devastating injuries for victims, such as:

  • Broken bones
  • Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
  • Amputations
  • Burns
  • Paralysis
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Leg and knee injuries
  • Neck injuries
  • Fractures
  • Road rash
  • Facial disfigurement
  • Nerve damage
  • Whiplash
  • Dislocated joints
  • Sensory loss
  • Muscle or tendon sprains
  • Crush injuries

These injuries can cost thousands of dollars in medical bills, and you may have to receive long-term care. You deserve to rest and recover after an accident, not hassle with the legal process. Our firm can take care of your case so you can focus on your health.

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Seeking Compensation After a Pedestrian Accident

If you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence, a Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer can help you recover the following damages:

  • Past, present, and future medical expenses
  • Lost wages and benefits
  • Reduced earning capacity
  • Pain and suffering
  • Diminished quality of life
  • Mental anguish
  • Temporary or permanent disability
  • Rehabilitation care expenses
  • Scarring and disfigurement

Statute of Limitations in Pedestrian Accident Cases

Under Louisiana’s CC Art.3492, pedestrian accident victims have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent parties. According to CC Art.2315.2, you also have two years to file a wrongful death lawsuit if you lost a loved one in the accident. If you don’t take legal action within this time limit, you risk losing the right to recover compensation through a lawsuit.

Our Breaux Bridge Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Are Ready To Help

If you’ve recently been injured in a pedestrian accident, you don’t have to bear the financial burden alone, especially if someone else is to blame. A Breaux Bridge pedestrian accident lawyer can help you build a strong case against the negligent parties and ensure that you recover the compensation you deserve.

Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers today for a free case review.

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