Will a DUI affect my personal injury case​?

Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, a DUI can affect your personal injury case. How it affects your case depends entirely on who got the DUI. If a drunk driver hits you, the charge can strengthen your personal injury claim and even open the door to damages that Louisiana rarely allows. If you’re the one who was charged, recovering compensation […]

What is self-defense in criminal law?

Reading Time: 3 minutesSelf-defense in criminal law is a justification: a legal recognition that using force to prevent harm to yourself or someone else isn’t a crime when the circumstances call for it. You’re not denying what happened. You’re saying the law allowed it. That distinction shapes everything about how these cases unfold, which is why a Lake […]