12 Louisiana car accident cases analyzed. Here's what they resolved for.

A tractor trailer driver caused a rear-end collision. The case involved expert testimony from specialists in rehabilitation psychology, vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, chronic pain management, aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, public health, and neurological surgery.

One driver backed up a trailer, causing a car crash. The crash resulted in leg injuries for one person.

One driver slowed in traffic and was rear-ended by another driver. The second driver claimed the first driver suddenly changed lanes, but the court directed a verdict on liability for the first driver. The injured driver treated for a disc herniation, requiring surgeries and injections, and became permanently disabled from her job. Experts discussed the crash forces, life care plan, and economic losses. The jury awarded damages for medicals, future care, lost wages, future earning capacity, physical suffering, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life. The court reduced the award due to a statutory cap on non-economic damages.

One driver was stopped at a red light when another driver rear-ended them. The driver who was hit sustained a severe traumatic brain injury and is permanently disabled. The injured driver sued the driver who hit them and the manufacturer of their vehicle, alleging the driver's seat was defectively designed. The jury found the vehicle manufacturer not liable but found the other driver negligent and 100% at fault for the injuries.

A driver was rear-ended by another vehicle while stopped on a road. The injured driver treated for a disc injury and a head injury. The case involved complex causation proof due to a prior injury and a subsequent crash. The jury awarded economic and non-economic damages.

One driver was traveling on a highway and slowed due to traffic. The other driver, operating a tractor/trailer, struck the first vehicle. The injured driver sustained spinal cord damages and a herniated lumbar disc requiring surgery.

One driver pulled out of a parking lot and partially blocked a lane of traffic. The other driver, who was looking at their cellphone GPS, rear-ended the first vehicle. The first driver treated for multiple injuries, including back and shoulder issues, and was expected to need future surgeries. The jury found both drivers partially at fault.

One driver pulled out of a parking lot and angled across lanes of traffic. The other driver, distracted by a cellphone GPS, rear-ended the first vehicle. The first driver treated for multiple injuries, including lumbar and cervical issues, and shoulder surgeries. The second driver argued the first driver shared blame for blocking a lane and that some injuries were pre-existing. The jury found both drivers at fault.