Louisiana Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyers

Crashes involving 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, delivery vehicles, work trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles can be significantly different from ordinary car accident claims.

The driver may not be the only potentially responsible party. Depending on what caused the collision, responsibility could extend to an employer, trucking company, vehicle owner, maintenance provider, cargo-loading company, or another business involved in putting the vehicle on the road.

Commercial cases can also generate evidence that does not exist in a typical passenger-vehicle collision. Driver records, electronic vehicle data, maintenance histories, company policies, cargo documentation, and federal safety records may help explain why a crash occurred.

That makes early investigation particularly important when a commercial vehicle is involved. Learn more about Louisiana truck accident claims and how Hair Shunnarah approaches these cases.

Motorcyclists, pedestrians, cyclists, and people using eBikes or eScooters have little protection from the force of a motor vehicle.

These accidents frequently raise questions about visibility and right-of-way. A driver may fail to see a motorcycle before turning, overlook a pedestrian in a crosswalk, open a vehicle door into the path of a rider, or fail to leave enough space when passing.

Because the injuries can be severe while the physical evidence at the scene may be limited, photographs, video, witnesses, traffic signals, roadway markings, and the movement of the vehicles immediately before impact can become especially important.

An accident involving a rideshare driver introduces an important question that does not exist in an ordinary car crash: What was the driver doing in the app when the collision occurred?

Louisiana law requires different levels of insurance depending on the driver's status.

When a transportation network company driver is logged into the platform but has not yet accepted a ride, Louisiana requires at least $50,000 in bodily injury coverage per person, $100,000 per incident, and $25,000 for property damage. During a prearranged ride, the required coverage increases to at least $1 million for death, bodily injury, and property damage.

Louisiana strengthened its rideshare accident rules again in 2026. Effective August 1, 2026, a rideshare driver involved in an accident must provide required insurance information upon request and disclose whether they were logged into the company’s network or on a prearranged ride at the time of the crash.

Those details can help determine which policy applies when a passenger, another driver, pedestrian, cyclist, or other road user is injured.

A rollover can happen during a collision, after a vehicle leaves the roadway, or when a vehicle loses stability during a sudden maneuver.

But driver behavior isn't always the only issue.

Vehicle stability, tire failure, road conditions, defective components, and the actions of another motorist can all potentially contribute. When the circumstances warrant it, investigating why the vehicle rolled can be just as important as determining what happened immediately before it did.

Automated driving technology adds another layer to determining fault.

A crash involving an autonomous or partially automated vehicle may require examining the conduct of the person behind the wheel alongside the operation of the vehicle itself. Vehicle data, sensors, cameras, software records, and information about the automated driving system can become important evidence.

Depending on what caused the crash, responsibility may ultimately involve a driver, vehicle owner or operator, commercial entity, manufacturer, technology provider, or another party.