During the Great Flood of August 2016, many Louisiana communities were devastated.  However, only 25% of homes that were completely destroyed were covered by insurance.  A considerable amount of those claims were either denied or were severely underpaid. Two employees of Mensman Law flooded. During the aftermath, we closed our office for three consecutive weeks in order to help neighbors begin the cleanup and rebuild process. We pull...

You may have both! If you are in an accident and sustain an injury while in the course and scope of your employment, then you will likely have a workers’ compensation claim.  Although your employer or a co-worker may have been negligent and caused your injury, your only remedy against your own employer will almost always be in workers’ compensation. However, if you are in the course and scope of your employment and a third ...

Catastrophic claims present major complications and challenges for injured workers and their families. These types of claims involve severe injuries that result in a high level of permanent disability. In Louisiana, a claim qualifies as catastrophic if the injury results in paraplegia, quadriplegia or the total anatomical loss of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, both eyes, or one hand and one foot, or any two thereof. Louisiana law pr...

In the course of your workers' compensation claim, you will hear many terms tossed around without much explanation of the terms.  Adjusters often use insurance industry jargon instead of taking the time to fully explain your rights.  We have summarized much of that jargon below to help you understand it all. TTD - Temporary Total Disability:  This type of benefit is paid to you when your doctor indicates that you are totally...