Attorney Loyd J Bourgeois Jr's Legal Cases

Slip and fall accident

$2,000,000 Settlement in New Orleans Hotel Premises Liability Case

Apr 10, 2026

OUTCOME: $2,000,000 settlement, plus payment of certain litigation costs, achieved before trial.

Our client suffered a serious lumbar spine injury after an incident at a New Orleans hotel. After initially being represented by another law firm that withdrew from the case, he retained our office to ... pursue his premises liability claim. The case presented several significant challenges. The client had a history of prior lumbar surgery, requiring us to establish that the hotel incident aggravated his pre-existing condition and resulted in the need for additional surgery. We retained three medical experts to address causation, future medical needs, and the long-term effects of his injuries. Our investigation also identified multiple potentially responsible entities, including the hotel owner, management company, and franchise-related parties. Litigation involved extensive discovery, expert testimony, and trial preparation. The defendants made an early settlement offer of $350,000, which our client declined after reviewing the medical evidence and anticipated future damages. A later mediation also failed to resolve the case. After completing discovery, retaining expert witnesses, and preparing for trial, the parties returned to mediation approximately five weeks before the scheduled trial date.

Car accident

$1,000,000 Policy Limits Settlement in Louisiana Ride-Share Collision

Aug 27, 2025

OUTCOME: $1,000,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of the injured clients.

Our clients, a young couple, were seriously injured when a ride-share driver made an illegal turn across oncoming traffic on Clearview Parkway, causing a significant collision. Liability was clear, but ... the claims were not resolved despite the severity of the injuries. One client underwent knee surgery and received extensive treatment for spinal injuries, including epidural steroid injections and radiofrequency ablations, with future medical care anticipated. The second client sustained cervical and lumbar injuries requiring ongoing treatment. After pre-suit negotiations failed to produce a fair resolution, we filed suit. The litigation included written discovery, multiple depositions, and a Motion for Summary Judgment addressing liability. Following extensive litigation and trial preparation, the defendants agreed to resolve the claims by paying the full available insurance coverage.

Mesothelioma and asbestos

Widow and Daughter of 59-Year Old Mesothelioma Victim Settle for Over $2 Million

Jan 28, 2016

OUTCOME: settlements exceeding $2,000,000.

My clients were the widow and daughter of a 59-year-old mesothelioma victim. This disabling and deadly disease is conclusively linked to asbestos exposure. The victim’s father worked as a sheet-metal ... mechanic at a major shipbuilding facility for over 40-years where the father was exposed to significant amounts of asbestos. The victim and his father recalled the father coming home often with clothes covered in dust. Both also recalled the father using a blower in the presence of his children to blow the dust off of his clothes prior to entering the home. The victim was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at age 59 and died less than 6 months later. His wife and adult daughter continued the fight he started to hold the shipyard and its suppliers and others accountable for their knowingly negligent use of the known cancer causing product asbestos without warning to the shipyard workers or others. My client’s experts in industrial hygiene established that the victim’s father’s exposure to asbestos in his workplace and on his clothes was beyond de minimis background levels and in excess of any recognized safe level. Experts in mesothelioma pathology conclusively established that the victim’s diagnosis was causally related to exposure to asbestos. And, the defendant’s own documents and testimony established knowledge of the dangers of asbestos and their failure to warn workers and end-users of this deadly product. After a long, hard fought battle by two of my co-counsel and I, settlements were reached with all parties approximately one-week prior to trial beginning. In total, settlements for my clients exceeded $2,000,000.

Personal injury

85-Year Old Elderly Female Settles for $175,000 after Pharmacy Fills Prescription Improperly

Sep 30, 2015

OUTCOME: $175,000 settlement

My client was a relatively healthy 85-year old who suffered only with restless leg syndrome for which she was prescribed the drug Requip (ropinirole). Following a doctor’s visit and refill of her pres ... cription, she proceeded to a local pharmacy to have the prescription refilled. Upon returning home, over the next few days she began taking the medication as prescribed. However, she started experiencing significant side-effects that she had never before experienced. These included an inability to remain still, excessive scratching, disjointed thoughts and thinking and hallucinations. Her husband brought her to the emergency room of the local hospital where vitals were taken and she was determined to be fine. She was sent home. However, she continued with the side-effects. Her family then took her back to the emergency room approximately 12-hours later. She was eventually admitted into the hospital. Upon doing lab work on her blood, it was noted that she was testing positive for an unknown drug. The doctor’s asked her family what medications she was taking, and they produced the bottle of Requip. The hospital ran tests on the pills and found they were not Requip but instead the psychotic medication – Risperdal (risperidone). The two drugs are remarkably similar in appearance, but treat vastly different conditions. Following the identification of the drug taken, the hospital was able start the correct medication and monitor the client until the Risperdal was out of her system. The client was hospitalized for a total of four days. She does not remember two of those days. Her medical bills totaled less than $500. Her doctors stated she should not have any long-term effects. I was successful in negotiating a settlement with the insurer for the pharmacy before filing suit. The total settlement was for $175,000.

Lawsuits and disputes

IN RE SUCCESSION OF HOLZENTHAL

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OUTCOME: Summary Judgment Upheld On Appeal

Deceased prepared last will and testament shortly before his untimely death leaving the majority of his estate to his friend. The testament was prepared by the decedent's long-time attorney. The ... decedent had no surviving spouse or children. The decedent's surviving brother contested the will. Our firm represented the heir under the testament and successfully obtained a summary judgment arguing that the brother could not produce any evidence that the will was invalid due to undue influence, fraud, or deceit, or that the decedent lacked capacity. The brother changed attorneys in the midst of the proceedings and his new attorney sought to change liberative deadlines that were already extended multiple times. The trial court refused the extension and ruled in the heir's favor. The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the trial court decision in a published opinion at at 101 So.3d 81 (La App. 4 Cir. 2012).

Loyd J Bourgeois Jr's Legal Cases (5)

$2,000,000 Settlement in New Orleans Hotel Premises Liability Case

$1,000,000 Policy Limits Settlement in Louisiana Ride-Share Collision

Widow and Daughter of 59-Year Old Mesothelioma Victim Settle for Over $2 Million

85-Year Old Elderly Female Settles for $175,000 after Pharmacy Fills Prescription Improperly

IN RE SUCCESSION OF HOLZENTHAL