Lake Charles Personal Injury Law Blog

The recall of automobiles by several of the largest car companies exanded to yet another brand when BMW announced that it was joining in. Around 3.4 million cars and trucks in Lake Charles and around the world have been recalled by at least six manufacturers since 2009. The common problem among all of the recalled vehicles are airbags that have been revealed to be defective products that could cause serious injuries in an accident.

The problem is not merely theoretical. Two people have been killed by the defective airbags, which can inflate too quickly and launch metal or plastic shards at drivers or passengers. Both of those fatalities occurred in Hondas and led to a five-stage recall by that company. So far, Honda has recalled 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. alone.

Losing a limb can be one of the most devastating and life-changing work accident anyone in Lake Charles may experience. Imagine losing an arm and, just like that, becoming unable to use that hand or limb again. While workers' compensation can help, it can be a struggle to adjust to life without two arms.

Science and medicine have made great strides in prosthetic arms in recent years. Prosthetics now allow users to move robotic fingers and bend and turn with remarkable complexity. But these devices largely lack one component most of us take for granted: the sense of touch.

Commercial drivers are legally not supposed to use their cellphones while driving. They must live up to strict safety standards in order to perform their jobs in a way that doesn't needlessly put motorists at risk. According to a recent study, however, many truck drivers are not living up to the safety standards before them. They are engaging in driving habits that can lead to distracted driving accidents. 

The SmartDrive Distracted Driving Index is a study of commercial drivers' habits behind the wheel during 2012. Video footage was collected on a large scale from commercial vehicles in order to get a big picture idea of the little things that commercial drivers do while driving that might increase the risk of a trucking accident.  

Many workers in Louisiana depend on the jobs offered by the state's oilfields. Unfortunately, a lot of these jobs aren't always as safe as they should be.

Earlier this month, four workers were injured in an accident on an oilfield in DeSoto Parish. According to news reports, the men were walking on a catwalk on a workover rig when it gave way, causing them to fall more than 30 feet before landing on some equipment below.