Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest Personal Injury Lawyers With Over $150 MILLION +

$ 2 million

Apartment Complex Damage Civil District Court of New Orleans

In 2016, AKD obtained over $2 million for the owner of a large apartment complex which sustained various damages to the premises which his insurers originally refused to pay.

$ 4 million

Products Liability Civil District Court of New Orleans

AKD obtained approximately $4 million dollars in a products liability case where the client’s tire caused his truck to roll over.

$ 2 million

Injury from Excessive Force Civil District Court of New Orleans

AKD obtained over $2 million dollars for a motorist who was the victim of an excessive use of force by Sheriff’s deputies who shot the man in the face during a traffic stop.

$ 3.75 million

Kamari Phelps vs Audubon Apartment, Inc. New Orleans Municiple Court

In 2012, Rico Alvendia and his trial team won a jury verdict of $3,750,000 in East Baton Rouge, LA, for the family of a young boy who was severely burned from a defective water heater.

$ 1.75 million

Francis Robinette vs Lafon Nursing Home New Orleans Municiple Court

In 2015, Rico Alvendia and his trial team won a jury verdict of $1,750,000 in New Orleans, LA, for the family of a elderly woman, Mrs. Francis Robinette, who died in a nursing home soon after Hurricane Katrina struck the city. The nursing home […]

$ 3.25 million

Gas Line Explosion Civil District Court of New Orleans

Mr. Kelly went to trial in the Civil District Court of New Orleans and won a $3.25 million verdict for a New Orleans man who was seriously injured in a house explosion. The Firm proved at trial that the landlord of the home […]

$ 25 million

Elmira Preston vs Memorial Hospital Civil District Court of New Orleans

In 2011, Rico Alvendia and Jeanne Demarest along with their fellow plaintiff steering committee obtained a $25,000,000 class action settlement for hundreds of families who had loved ones, to include patients and medical staff, who were stranded for days in the horrific conditions at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck the city. Many of the patients died due to the hospital’s parent corporation’s failure to timely evacuate them before and after Katrina passed.

$ 17 million

Schreiber vs JCC Civil District Court of New Orleans

AKD went to trial in the case of Schreiber vs JCC, and won a $17,000,000 jury verdict in the Civil District Court of New Orleans. The case involved a local athletic club, wherein the Firm’s client, Mr. Schreiber, sustained serious spinal injuries in an accident during a basketball game. His injuries caused incomplete quadriplegia and rendered the healthy young athlete confined to a wheelchair. The Firm was able to prove to the jury at trial that the athletic club was negligent in the maintenance and operations of its facility, which caused Mr. Schreiber’s life changing accident. The award included a sizable loss of income and earning capacity.

$ 10 million

Faulty Vehicle Repair Civil District Court of New Orleans

Faulty Vehicle Repair: Settlement Settlement

In 2015, AKD obtained more than $10 million dollars for a couple when their truck crushed the wife after a faulty vehicle repair.

$ 1.9 million

Medical Clinic Group Settlement Civil District Court of New Orleans

Mr. Kelly and Mr. Alvendia obtained a $1.9 million dollar settlement for a group of New Orleans medical clinics which incurred severe business losses after Hurricane Katrina. The medical clinics fought with their own insurance company for years until Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest got involved, prepared the case for trial, and successfully obtained the lost funds for their property damage and lost revenues.

$ 2 million

Property Damages from Hurricane Civil District Court of New Orleans

AKD obtained a $2 million dollar settlement for a famous local New Orleans restaurant and catering business which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The business was unsuccessful in making its own insurance company claim for months until Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest was hired.

Multi-million

Spinal Injury Civil District Court of New Orleans

AKD obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for a Jefferson Parish physician who was rear ended in a traffic accident. The auto accident resulted in a complex spinal surgery, which ended the man’s lucrative professional career. The Firm was able to settle the case for an amount that took into consideration their client’s injuries and his lost wages and loss of significant future earning capacity.

$ 1.7 million

Chemical Exposure Civil District Court of New Orleans

Mr. Kelly and Mr. Alvendia obtained a $1.7 million settlement for a New Orleans police officer who was exposed to chemicals that leaked from an 18 wheeler as it was transporting the chemicals across the country. The Firm showed that the transporter’s negligence resulted in serious inhalation injuries to the Firm’s client, as well as a significant loss of income and earning capacity.