Success Stories

Man rendered a paraplegic after being shot in hotel parking lot awarded $2.0 million

A guest staying in a New Orleans area hotel was robbed and shot by a trespasser, leaving him a paraplegic. The perpetrator had entered the premises through a hole in the property’s fence, where he targeted the client, robbed him of his paycheck, and shot him in the back before fleeing. The hotel owner denied liability by claiming he had no knowledge of the hole’s existence. However, using aerial photography, the de Boisblanc Law Firm was able to prove that the hole had existed for five years, and the court ruled that the owner knew or should have known of the defect in his fence. The client was awarded $2,000,000.

New Orleans inspection services company wins $3.2 million in an unfair trade practices/defamation case

After winning a governmental agency contract in a competitive bidding process, a New Orleans company was replaced by a third-party company who did not participate in the competitive bidding process. When the third-party company received complaints about its performance, it blamed its failures on the client. These allegations were then published in a national report, causing defamation and further financial loss to the client. The governmental agency denied that both events occurred. The de Boisblanc Law Firm was able to establish through rigorous investigation of emails and business records that the defendant’s claims were not correct, and the client was awarded $3,200,000.

Other cases

• A seaman was instructed by his employer’s agents to jump from one vessel to another while at sea, resulting in a crushed pelvis. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client award of $3.5 million. 
• A woman underwent a double mastectomy, where tissue was reserved for testing to determine the precise nature and extent of her cancer. The laboratory lost her tissue sample, depriving her of a necessary diagnosis. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client an award of $1.3 million.
• A seaman was blinded onboard his employer’s ship by a defective wench handle. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client $603,000.
• An elderly woman visited a medical provider with complaints of chest pain. The employees instructed her to wait alone in a private room, and forgot she was there. She suffered a heart attack resulting in brain injuries. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client an award of $500,000.
• An employee on an oil rig fell due to defective stairs, severely injuring his back. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client an award of $482,000.
• A woman underwent surgery, and when the wound was closed, a sponge was left inside her body, where it caused a rupture in her intestine. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client an award of $350,000.
• A woman lost vision in one eye when a careless driver threw debris from his vehicle through the window of her vehicle. The de Boisblanc Law Firm obtained the client an award of $275,000.