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Personal Injury: Train Accident
Car Accident |November 23rd, 2018
Although the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, and other government organizations make many efforts to ensure public safety and reduce the number of train accidents, there are still numerous injuries and wrongful deaths caused by trains. As neither humans nor machin..
Personal Injury: Railroad Crossing
Car Accident |November 23rd, 2018
Drivers getting near a train crossing may be unable to see an oncoming train if their sight is obstructed by trees or vegetation around it. Perhaps, the crossing signal or gates are not installed correctly, broken, poorly marked, or improperly maintained, and they fail to alert drivers of an oncomin..
New Traffic Cameras In New Orleans
Car Accident |November 23rd, 2018
Starting on January 9, new traffic cameras will photograph and fine speeders in New Orleans. Motorists caught traveling more than six mph over the speed limit in school zones will be cited. Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration said that the revenue from the cameras would be used to help close bud..
Medical Clinic Group Settlement Civil District Court of New Orleans
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$ 1.9 million 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..
Property Damages from Hurricane Civil District Court of New Orleans
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$2 million 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...
Spinal Injury Civil District Court of New Orleans
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
Multi-million dollar amount 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 fo..
Chemical Exposure Civil District Court of New Orleans
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$ 1.7 million 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 in..
Gas Line Explosion Civil District Court of New Orleans
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$ 3.25 million 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 was negligent when he covered an exposed gas line " class="read-more">< ?php echo get_field('btn_label','34') ?>-->
Francis Robinette vs Lafon Nursing Home New Orleans Municiple Court
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$ 1.75 million 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 staff failed to evacuate Mrs. Robinette a..
Kamari Phelps vs Audubon Apartment, Inc. New Orleans Municiple Court
Case results |November 22nd, 2018
$ 3.75 million 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. The defect was directly tied to the due and the negligence of an apartment complex’s management...
