Are you looking for a Louisiana truck accident attorney? When handling cases in Louisiana, I work with local counsel so that my clients can get the benefits of my knowledge of trucking law, while working alongside a Louisiana lawyer. When I join a local attorney as co-counsel, it doesn't cost the client a penny more. Trials can be the best way to maximize rewards. I spend a lot of time in the courtroom and if you want me to, I will take your case all the way. Contact me for a free consultation.
Helping truck accident victims is my life's work. I work tirelessly to see that my clients receive the maximum compensation for their loss.
Or contact me online. All information is kept confidential. I will not accept a case in a state where I'm not ethically permitted under the circumstances.
Truck drivers who’ve felt singled out by talk of cell phone bans can take heart: It’s not just about trucks anymore. Thanks to a strong correlation between fatality crashes and cell phone usage while driving, on Tuesday the five-person National … [Read more]
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I am honored that West Thompson—the world’s largest publisher of legal books—asked me to write this multi-volume book on truck accident law in 2004. I had already begun the project for my own reference. My book includes the federal regulations that are the same in each state for interstate tractor-trailer crashes, as well as state law that differs in areas, like whether there are monetary limits or “caps” in the lawsuit, whether you can receive punitive damages, and the varying technical requirements for filing a lawsuit.
I have handled cases across the country. I am licensed in several states, and have local counsel in many states who I trust and work with closely. Select your state to learn more:
Michael Leizerman regularly engages in continuing legal education presentations around the country, including the following events in or near Louisiana:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Title 49, Parts 350-399) govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic.
There are some situations where a tractor-trailer or other commercial motor vehicle is involved in only intrastate travel. For example, an appliance store in Baton Rouge may own a truck that only makes in-state deliveries.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety has adopted Title 49, Parts 382, 383, 384, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 of the federal regulations.
For an overview of laws that affect trucks operating only in Louisiana, visit our Louisiana Trucking Laws page.
Your truck accident case may be larger than you think. My experience often enables me to maximize awards, well beyond what the co-counsel originally expected. My book Litigating Truck Accident Cases, published by West Publishing, is considered the definitive work on handling truck accident cases. Contact me if you are seeking co-counsel on your case.
Fatal Truck Accidents: 115 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 3,652 per year
Accident Locales: 58%(Rural), 42%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 54% of Louisiana's truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not Louisiana.
In 87% of Louisiana's truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.
Interstate 49: I-49 is an intrastate highway as it is located entirely within the state of Louisiana. Its southern terminus is in Lafayette, and its northern one is in Shreveport.
Interstate 55: Running nearly 66 miles from north to south, I-55 travels from Laplace about 20 miles west of New Orleans to the border with Mississippi.
Interstate 10: I-10 runs through the southern part of Louisiana passing through New Orleans and Baton Rouge as well as beautiful Lake Charles.
Interstate 12: Like I-49, I-12 is contained entirely within the state of Louisiana. It starts in Baton Rouge and hugs the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain before terminating near Slidell. In 1993, Louisiana's state legislature renamed I-12 the "Republic of West Florida Parkway" to honor the state's Florida Parishes.
Interstate 20: A major east-west Interstate spanning 1,535 miles from Texas to South Carolina, I-20 runs through northern Louisiana from Shreveport-Bossier City, through rural Louisiana, to Monroe.
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