Baton Rouge Car Accident Lawyers

After a Baton Rouge car accident, you may be in a lot of pain and you may have no idea where to turn to get the compensation you need. Please know that the team of attorneys and legal professionals at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers offers injured motorists a free consultation, 24/7. Just call 800-898-4877 or submit your information by CLICKING HERE.

This is a FREE consultation with absolutely NO strings attached. You won’t pay a DIME for this call, and we encourage you to ask any questions that you may have regarding your accident. If you hire us, we don’t get paid unless you get paid, so there is no risk in picking up the phone and telling us about your injuries.

Baton Rouge Car Accident Statistics

Visitors and residents alike have noticed more and more car accidents on Louisiana’s roads. According to 2022 statistics from the city’s Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety, the Baton Rouge area was the location of:

• 82 total fatal automobile accidents, including pedestrian and bicycle accidents
• 8,979 total injury crashes
• 23fatalities caused by drunk driving

These numbers are disturbing, and they show just how likely you can become involved in a serious car accident in Baton Rouge that severely injures you or someone you love.

What Causes Car Accidents?

Thanks to updated technology, cars are safer than ever. Unfortunately, human error is still a thing, and drivers aren’t always on their best behavior. The team of legal professionals at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers regularly handles a variety of car accident claims, and many of them are caused by dangerous driving habits, such as:

• Distracted driving. The prominence of distracted driving has risen over the past few years. In fact, distracted driving is now responsible for almost nine deaths a day nationally and almost 1,000 injuries each day. Eating, drinking, texting, and talking on the phone are all common driving distractions. Given how fast vehicles travel, taking your eyes off the road for only a couple of seconds can dramatically increase your risk of a crash.
• Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol –Inebriated drivers don’t notice road hazards until it’s too late. Alcohol slows reaction time and some drugs, like marijuana, have similar effects. Other drugs like amphetamines and cocaine actually increase risk-taking actions and can even cause hallucinations that lead directly to crashes.
• Speeding –Everyone’s in a hurry to get somewhere, and sometimes they risk lives in the process. Speeding causes accidents. Not only does it deprive you of time to react to changing conditions—like a car in front of you suddenly braking—but speeding can also cause more serious injuries. How? Simple physics: cars traveling at higher speeds generate more force.
• Aggressive driving –Swerving, illegal passing, failing to yield—all of these are signs of aggressive drivers. Don’t let road rage and risky behavior overtake you!
• Tailgating –Drivers should leave a cautionary several feet and/or seconds between themselves and the cars in front of them. If you don’t, there’s a high risk of plowing into the back end of the car in front of you if it stops unexpectedly.
• Falling asleep –Exhausted drivers are at risk of dozing off behind the wheel while operating a moving vehicle, which inevitably leads them to lose control. This increases the risk of either swerving into oncoming traffic or driving off the road.
• Rollovers –Any car can flip, landing on its side or roof. This usually occurs when trying to make a turn while going downhill or after accelerating in loose gravel. Top-heavy vehicles like SUVs are especially prone to flipping over.
• Defective car parts– Car manufacturers routinely issue recalls and consumer warnings about defective car components. One of the most famous was the large airbag recall a few years ago, but other car parts can fail, including tires, brakes, and steering components. If a faulty car part caused the accident that injured you or claimed the life of a close family member, you may be able to sue the manufacturer for damages.

Other scenarios can lead to serious car accidents in Baton Rouge, and a car accident attorney at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers can evaluate your case and help you seek compensation to cover all your car accident injuries

Insurance Agents are not Your Friends

Week after week, the attorneys at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers hear a familiar story:

After a bad car accident, you return home to rest, worried about whether you can go back to work and keep a roof over your head. As you struggle to manage your pain, you suddenly get a phone call from a friendly voice on the other end. It’s the insurance agent—representing the other driver.

The agent asks how you are doing and requests that you kindly explain what happened in the moments before and after the crash. No reason not to comply, you think. They just want to do their job and help out, right? Although doctors may have heavily medicated you, you try your best to recall hazy memories, explaining what happened and what you did. The agent then makes a quick promise of cash if you will just agree to a settlement.

So many things are wrong with this scenario, so let’s walk through each of them one by one:

• The insurance agent does not represent you. They do not know you, and they do not have your best interest at heart. The agent is only friendly because they need something from you.
• While building their case, the insurance company can—and will ALWAYS—use anything you say against you. Yes, we mean anything. It can be something as simple as, “I’m feeling fine today” to argue that you did not suffer any serious injuries. An insurance company can twist your statement, “I don’t really remember what happened” into “Our client did nothing wrong.” Carefully consider what you say to insurance agents; don’t give them any opportunity to twist your words to suit their purposes.
• The insurance agent has an incentive to pay you as little as possible. Do you know how much a concussion and broken arm will ultimately cost you? Well, we can guarantee you won’t get an honest answer from the insurance company. Their jobs—including their raises and bonuses—depend on paying out as little as possible on every claim on their docket.
• Any settlement with the insurance company comes with strings attached! To name just one: You must agree not to sue the insurer for more compensation later. These waivers are fully and legally effective, and insurers use them to cheat injured victims out of their full and fair compensation every day.

To protect your rights from the start, put down the phone and don’t talk to insurance agents. Instead, call the legal team at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers right now. We have your best interest at heart, and we will protect your rights and shield you from any insurance adjusters’ harassment tactics.

We Will Handle All Aspects of Your Injury Claim

At Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers, our lawyers will:

• Investigate the accident to better understand what happened. For example, we can get a copy of the police report, consult an accident reconstructionist, photograph and investigate the accident scene, and interview witnesses to get a broader picture of how the car accident occurred.
• Determine if there are multiple liable parties. Some car accidents involve multiple vehicles, and you may have to seek compensation from more than one person. Also, a traffic accident like a truck accident may have various parties, such as the driver, their employer or the truck owner, and other vested parties. We can determine all defendants who may hold liability for causing your injuries and help you hold them responsible so you can get the money you deserve.
• Negotiate with insurers. Louisiana’s large insurance companies are used to having their way with injured motorists—and, sometimes, clueless lawyers. With our 20 years of experience, we have dealt with every trick in the insurance company’s playbook. We understand how to fight for your rights, and we confront insurance companies head-on in order to secure full and fair compensation for your injuries.
• File a lawsuit if necessary. Not every case can settle outside of litigation, so our Baton Rouge attorneys are prepared to march into court and fight for your rights. We’ve handled countless personal injury trials and can carry your case from start to finish.

Each case is unique and calls for its own strategic approach, so call us today to begin your case review. Our intake specialists are available 24/7, ready to hear your side of the story. Get a FREE consultation and discover whether you have a valid legal claim against another Baton Rouge driver!

Are Your Injuries Serious Enough to Sue?

No matter the type or severity of injuries you sustained in a Baton Rouge car crash, you should seek immediate medical treatment and contact a car accident lawyer right away.

How Much Compensation Can You Get?

Ads for lawyers often feature that classic line: “You may be entitled to compensation.”

But what do they really mean by that?

Your injury-related expenses and losses are known as “damages,” and a car accident injury settlement should compensate you for your economic and non-economic losses. At the firm of Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers, our car accident attorneys can help you seek compensation for the following damages and more:

• Medical expenses to cover your current medical care
• Future medical care if you are in need of ongoing treatment
• Lost wages if you were out of work while recovering
• Future lost wages and diminished earning capacity if your injuries are so bad you must take a lower-paying job
• Property damage to repair or replace your car or other belongings
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress or mental anguish
• Lost enjoyment of life
• Disfigurement and scarring

You can also pursue compensation if the accident claimed the life of a close family member, such as your spouse or child. Wrongful death damages can cover medical expenses your loved one incurred before their death along with funeral costs and other final expenses. You may also recover compensation for the loss of future earnings your loved one would have provided.

Additionally, some victims can also collect punitive damages. Punitive damages apply in cases of extreme negligence or recklessness. They exist to deter defendants and others from engaging in bad behavior in the future.

The truth is that you don’t know how much these injuries are worth until you discuss your accident with an experienced Baton Rouge car accident lawyer who can look over everything and estimate the compensation available.

Never assume your injuries are too “minor” to worry about. At Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers, our lawyers have collected six- and seven-figure awards for injured clients and we are prepared to use our experience to help you.

Should You Call a Baton Rouge Car Accident Lawyer Now? Yes!

The clock is ticking. Louisiana law doesn’t give car accident victims much time to pursue compensation in court. In fact, Louisiana’s statute of limitations only gives injured victims one year from the date of their accident to file a claim if a negligent or reckless driver injured them. If you wait too long, a judge might dismiss your case entirely.

To protect your rights and begin building your case, the team of Baton Rouge accident lawyers at Stewart J. Guss Personal Injury Lawyers, need to hear from you as soon as possible. One year might sound like a lot of time, but before you know it, a year has passed since your accident, you’re still injured and in pain, and you’ve forfeited your right to pursue a lawsuit. That means NO compensation for your medical expenses and NO money to compensate you for the pain and suffering that someone else has caused you.

Unfortunately, your struggles won’t tug at the heartstrings of insurance companies… but a lawsuit might get their attention. 

Protecting your right to bring a lawsuit is vital to achieving a fair and reasonable settlement. Pick up the phone and call us today. Rest assured, we will move quickly and aggressively to protect your rights, preserve evidence, and maximize the leverage you have with an insurance company. Don’t miss out; get the settlement you deserve for your injuries!

See what past clients have to say:

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“Mr. Guss was wonderful. He fought hard against the insurance company to get us what we deserved. I went from owing almost $5000 in medical bills to actually getting money in my pocket. Absolutely Amazing!!!!! A big thank you from me and my family!!!”

-Karley B.