Belle Chasse Legal Blog

If you own a small business in Louisiana, there is a good chance that you have invested countless hours and a lot of money into getting the company off the ground and making it a success. Your family likely remembers waking up after you had already left the house, the many weekends without you, and the phone calls that drew you out of the house and back to work. The price was worth paying because you now have a thriving company that you can pass down to your children.

However, unless you make plans for that transition, you may find that all your hard work falls apart without you. If you become ill or incapacitated or pass away suddenly, the security you thought you had built for your family may turn into a burden for them.

Surgery is an event that can leave you with mixed emotions. You feel that undergoing a procedure will prove beneficial as it is supposed to address a serious medical condition. Of course, surgery also comes with risks that make you feel nervous.

Any operation could have unexpected outcomes, but when a surgeon or other member of the medical staff makes a mistake, you could suffer serious injuries that may not be immediately apparent. In particular, having an object left in your body could cause extensive, life-threatening problems. This kind of medical error is known as a "never event" because it is an egregious mistake that should never happen. But never events do happen.

One of the most crucial decisions you will make as you plan to start a new business is the type of entity you wish to form. With so many options, it can pose a challenge to wade through all of the advantages and disadvantages in order to make a choice.

Even though you need to make this decision before you open your doors (so to speak), you may want to have other aspects of your business lined up before you choose. The entity you decide on needs to help your business flourish, not weigh it down in any way. In addition, it's important to consider just how much personal liability you are willing to take on for the company.

It was a busy traffic day as you walked down the street intending to meet an old friend for lunch. You were listening to some great Zydeco music as you stepped onto a crosswalk and never heard the car that was coming around the corner. Fortunately, you survived but sustained multiple injuries. You would think walking is a relatively safe activity, but you are among tens of thousands of pedestrians across the country injured every year. So what are the major contributors to these accidents?