On December 16, 2007 the Arizona Cardinals were visiting the New Orleans Superdome to battle the New Orleans Saints for a spot in the playoffs. The game was an exciting display of offensive power and ultimately the Saints tied the Cardinals by the half and kept the lead for the win.
After the game, as the crowds dispersed, a group of eight individuals seated in Section 619 boarded an elevator to leave.
There are more than 6 million motorcycles registered in the United States and when you include potential passengers, it hard to ascertain the exact amount of riders traveling in our midst everyday. More motorcycle riders, however, equals more motorcycle accidents and 80% of those crashes injure or kill the rider.
Jefferson Parish, was, in fact, named in honor of Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson. A bronze statue of Jefferson stands at the entrance of the General Government Building in Gretna where all the courtrooms for the 24th Judicial District Court are located, as well as the Justice of the Peace courtroom for the Parish’s 1st District. This tribute stems from Jefferson’s substantial involvement in the purchase of Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 and his push for the passage of the Congressional Act for the Admission of Louisiana’s as a State in the Union. Act of Congress April 8, 1812, c. 50, 2 U.S. Stat. 701.
Interestingly, there was opposition to the passage of the Act and the admission of the Louisiana Territory by Josiah Quincy, a congressman from Boston. Quincy argued that the United States Constitution ‘did not permit the admission of a state on the other side of the Mississippi, a state peopled by a foreign nation, speaking a foreign tongue, and following strange laws and customs;’ as:
If Driver A tries to pass Driver B while B is making a left turn and a collision results, who is at-fault for the accident? At an intersection with a green light, when Driver B is turning left and collides with oncoming Driver A, who is traveling straight, who is at-fault for that accident? Under Louisiana Law it is Driver B, the left-turning driver, who is presumed to be at fault for both. However, the left-turning driver does have the opportunity to overcome this presumption of fault.
A left-turning driver may only be free from fault when he executed his turn after first ascertaining that the turn can be executed safely and without danger to the normal overtaking or oncoming traffic. Thus, the left-turning driver must always yield to the right-of-way of other vehicles. Accordingly, the left-turning vehicle must properly and timely signal that he is turning left and also check traffic behind him and traffic that is oncoming. Only then can he assert that he is free from fault if there is a collision between him and the passing vehicle. Ponthieu v. Dubroc, 108 So.2d 25 (La. Ct. App. 1958)
Under Louisiana Law the rear-ending driver is actually only presumed at-fault and has the opportunity to prove that he was free from fault by showing the Court the following:
1) He had his vehicle under control prior to the collision;
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