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A serious accident can derail not only your plans for the immediate future but the entire course of your life. When someone else’s negligence causes that accident, you may be entitled to compensation. However, figuring out who bears liability for your accident and how much compensation you should reasonably expect for those damages can prove complicated. At Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers, we help accident victims pursue personal injury claims that provide much-needed compensation for the damages sustained in accidents across Opelousas.

Did you suffer injuries due to someone else’s negligence? An Opelousas personal injury lawyer can collect evidence of who caused your accident, lay out the full range of the damages you sustained, and interact with the insurance company on your behalf to streamline your claim.

When Do You Have Grounds for a Personal Injury Claim in Opelousas?

In order to determine whether you have grounds for a personal injury claim, lawyers and insurance companies will look at several critical factors.

Duty of care: A duty of care is a legal responsibility or requirement that one party has to prevent injury to another. Some duties of care are general, such as the duty of every driver on the road to drive safely, for example. Others are more specific, like the duty of an employer to its employees.
Breach of the duty of care: Most personal injury cases are the result of one party breached their duty of care. For example, a driver who chooses to speed or drive while distracted or an employer that ignored essential safety precautions on a job site may have breached their duty of care.
Causation: Insurance companies and lawyers will look carefully at how the breach of duty of care led to an accident with injuries. In some cases, multiple factors may have contributed to the incident, further complicating the case.
Damages: In order to file a personal injury claim in Opelousas, you will need to show that the incident led to some type of injury or damages you can be compensated for.

When you can show that another party had and breached the duty of care they had to you, leading to an accident that caused damages, you can file an injury claim to seek compensation for your losses.

Common Injury Claims in Opelousas

While you can proceed with a personal injury claim any time you are injured because of someone else’s negligence, there are some types of accidents that occur more often than others.

Industrial Accidents

Industrial accidents often occur in settings with heavy machinery or equipment. These accidents can prove devastating for workers and also people who may live or work nearby.

Construction Accidents

Around 6.1% of Opelousas residents work in the construction industry. W

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Wrongful Death Caused By An Impaired Driver Of A Commercial Vehicle

$49

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Motor Vehicle Accident Involving An Impaired Driver Resulting In Serious Injury

$31.5

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oil field safety violation resulting in severe spinal & brain injury

$12.1

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A commercial vehicle ran a red light causing a collision resulting in serious injury

$7

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rear end car collision leading to severe injury

$7

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HVAC safety violation resulting in electrocution

$4

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Vehicle Safety violation resulting in severe neck & back injury

$3.15

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18 Wheeler Accident Caused A Wrongful Death

$3

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Wrongful death caused by commercial vehicle striking a pedestrian

$2.9

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a rear-end collision sent client over guardrail resulting in major injury

$2.75

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18 Wheeler lost load on highway resulting in accident causing serious bodily injury

$2.5

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commercial vehicle accident

$2.45

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18 wheeler failed to stop caused accident resulting in brain injury

$2.2

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Neck & Back injury from a multi-vehicle wreck

$2.17

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aggressive driving caused a motor vehicle accident

$2.1

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18 Wheeler reversed into client

$2

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18 Wheeler trailor swung into client causing serious injury

$2

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18 Wheeler improper lane merge caused a serious accident

$2

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18 Wheeler collision caused severe neck and back injuries

$1.98

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injuries sustained by a multi-vehicle wreck caused by poor driving

$1.93

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motor vehicle accident caused by a motorist running a red light

$1.86

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sexual abuse violation

$1.78

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multi-vehicle rear end collision

$1.75

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driving safety violation resulting in neck and back injuries

$1.75

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motor vehicle accident causing back and brain injury

$1.69

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18 wheeler collision caused a wrongful death

$1.65

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erratic driver caused severe accident by crossing over lanes

$1.62

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A premises liability case with spinal injury

$1.6

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back injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident

$1.5

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wrongful death resulting from rear-end auto accident

$1.5

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wrongful death resulting from a motorcycle accident

$1.495

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commercial vehicle collision

$1.49

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rear-end motor vehicle collision

$1.45

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commercial vehicle accident with a cement truck

$1.425

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sexual abuse violation

$1.4

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commercial vehicle caused a T-Bone collision

$1.39

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rear-end collision caused neck and back injuries

$1.38

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commercial vehicle rear-ended client resulting in spinal injury

$1.36

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18 wheeler rear-ended client causing severe injury

$1.3

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commercial vehicle spilled hydraulic fluid in highway lead to multi-vehicle accident

$1.25

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commercial vehicle ran a read light causing a collision

$1.25

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commercial vehicle spilled hydraulic fluid in highway lead to multi-vehicle accident

$1.25

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Commercial vehicle rear-ended client

$1.25

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Commercial vehicle rear-ended caused multi-vehicle accident

$1.25

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driver safety violation resulted in serious neck injury

$1.25

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Motor vehicle accident caused by driver crossing over lanes into oncoming traffic

$1.22

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a T-Bone motor vehicle collision caused client vehicle to flip and roll

$1.21

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18 wheeler ran a stop sign causing a serious motor vehicle accident

$1.20

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a rear-end motor vehicle accident resulting in serious injury

$1.20

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18 wheeler lost load on highway resulting in serious injury

$1.15

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18 wheeler caused serious accident

$1.12

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a rear-end collision vehicle accident

$1.1

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a rear-end collision vehicle accident

$1.1

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motor vehicle accident caused by illegal passing

$1.03

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medical malpractice causing serious leg injury

$1.03

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Commercial Vehicle lost control of trailer resulting in serious back and neck injury

$1

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Crane operator was struck by a falling pole

$1

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T-Bone motor vehicle accident

$1

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A commercial vehicle failed to yield causing a severe accident

$1

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product failure resulted in leg injury

$1

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Failure to use lighting on an 18-wheeler log truck caused a serious accident

$1

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wrongful death caused by an 18 wheeler accident

$1

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motor vehicle accident caused by a failure to yield

$999

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motor vehicle accident caused by a rear-end collision

$985

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commercial vehicle in reverse collided with client

$980

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failure to yield resulted in a serious motor vehicle accident

$978

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motor vehicle accident caused by a failure to yield

$975

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18 wheeler caused a rollover accident

$960

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18 wheeler rear ended client

$952

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driving safety violation resulting in serious injury

$950

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commercial vehicle rear-ended client while at a complete stop

$950

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client vehicle rear-ended at high speed

$950

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motor vehicle accident resulted in severe neck injury

$935

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commercial vehicle accident

$925

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tow truck failed to secure load resulting in severe injury

$925

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18 wheeler failed to yield at an intersection

$910

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motor vehicle accident caused by a rear end collision

$900

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a rear end collision caused by a failure to stop at a sign

$900

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a T-Bone collisions resulted in a multi-vehicle accident

$900

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commercial vehicle accident

$900

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a head-on auto collision

$900

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a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious injury

Compare Our Reviews

Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers4.9

Kasie C.

Very professional and transparent.

Tim W.

To begin with I’d like to share my daughter’s and my experience with Morris and Dewitt law firm in Shreveport, we made an appointment based on a recommendation from a friend of my daughter. She was involved as a passenger in a one vehicle accident, driver was ok unfortunately she wasn’t so lucky. Crushed vertebra, needed back surgery. Talked to Mr. Morris, Maliyah and Leanna about legal options as surgery was scheduled the next day. The team assured us my daughter was in good hands, we felt relieved. Fast forward 2 months, best decision ever. Thank y’all so much!!

BOLD-en S.

I appreciate the team at Morris & Dewett for helping me navigate my case. My experience began on a very high note with Attorney Heather and her assistant in the Shreveport office. They were very impressive and truly listened to my account of the incident, helping to set the important details in the proper place. It was quite comforting to speak directly with the lawyer and not just an assistant; Heather made me feel like what I had to say mattered, and she gained my trust immediately.

As the case progressed, I was reassigned to a lawyer in the Ruston office who met with me via phone, and finally worked with another attorney back in the Shreveport office to close the case. While these changes caused some initial uncertainty, the team eventually brought me up to speed and reassured me that the case was moving forward.

The staff was consistently professional. I especially appreciated Mrs. Star, who was wonderful to work with; she would reach out with professional and friendly reminders about upcoming meetings, which was very helpful.

I did experience one issue regarding my physical therapy. There was a mix-up where a $1,000 deposit needed for a new PT office was sent to the orthopedic office (FLEX) instead. Because the funds went to the other provider, I wasn't able to begin that specific therapy program, though I was able to continue my recovery using home exercises from my previous center.
Regarding the final settlement, I was not entirely happy with the final amount, but I was made aware of the specific policy limits associated with the other driver's insurance carrier. I appreciate that the legal team reached out to medical facilities to try to reduce my bills and was successful with some of them. Additionally, the managers approved a reduction in the firm’s fee by a few hundred dollars when the initial office amount was higher than my client portion. This effort to ensure I received a fair share did not go unnoticed.

The closing process was efficient. Attorney Coleman was very thorough in offering to walk me through the paperwork, and I also appreciated the company swag bag at the end. Thank you to the whole team for your help! Great Law Firm.

Pamela O.

So far so good . Checked on us often . Took care of dr visits etc. Easy to work with.

Roslyn R.

I was referred by a friend for Morris & Dewitt Injury Lawyers & staff….im glad I was….they are beyond polite & caring….they get the job done….I can go on & on….if you have a accident & need some great lawyers….THEY ARE WHAT YOU NEED!!!!

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