Marrero Personal Injury Lawyer
A crash on the West Bank Expressway, a fall on a jobsite near the Harvey Canal, or an injury at a Westbank plant can change the next several years of your life before you have even left the hospital. Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC is a law firm that represents injured people in Louisiana and Mississippi, handling workers’ compensation, car and truck accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death claims for families in Marrero, Jefferson Parish, and across South Louisiana.
If you are looking for a Marrero personal injury lawyer, the first thing to know is that the clock starts on the day you are hurt, and the length of that clock depends on what kind of claim you have. A claim against a negligent driver, a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, and a wrongful death claim each run on different deadlines. Some injuries involve more than one claim at the same time.
Marrero sits in the middle of heavy industry, river traffic, and commuter congestion. Truck drivers, dock workers, welders, and delivery crews share the roads with families heading across the Crescent City Connection. That mix produces serious injuries, and the insurance companies on the other side know exactly how to minimize them.
Why Choose Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe for a Marrero Injury Claim
Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC represents injured workers and accident victims in Marrero, throughout Jefferson Parish, and across Louisiana and Mississippi. The firm has recovered more than $100 million in settlements for clients. Consultations are free, the firm advances the costs of the case, and there is no fee unless we recover for you. Phones are answered 24 hours a day, and Spanish-speaking clients can work with the team in their own language from the first call.
That focus matters on the Westbank, where so many injuries happen at work. When a worker is hurt by a negligent driver or an unsafe contractor, the case often involves both a comp claim and an injury claim. Attorneys who live in only one of those worlds tend to damage the other. Our personal injury lawyers make sure the two claims support each other.
The results reflect that experience: $685,000 for a surgical tech with a lower back injury, $600,000 for a construction worker with a complex back injury, $385,000 for a project manager with back injuries after being struck in his work vehicle, and $221,000 for a land-based oil rig worker with severe burns. Past results do not guarantee a future outcome, but they show the kind of serious injuries this firm handles.
Founding partner Rob Lunsford has spent his entire legal career representing injured workers. Partners Brad Baskin and Jennifer Priebe have been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and The National Trial Lawyers, and the firm was ranked by Best Law Firms in 2026 for Workers’ Compensation Law, Claimants, in Jackson. Andrew Rueff has successfully tried dozens of jury and bench trials to verdict. Keaton Belk and Erin Heimlicher round out the attorney team. Clients consistently describe lawyers who listened, stayed professional, and fought the insurance company at every step.
Injury Claims We See Most Often Around Marrero
- Car and Truck Accidents: Commercial traffic on the West Bank Expressway, Lapalco Boulevard, and the approaches to the Crescent City Connection puts passenger vehicles beside tractor-trailers, tankers, and delivery vans. Serious crashes bring multiple insurers and disputes about who was at fault.
- Work Injuries in Industrial Settings: Shipyards, docks, fabrication shops, and plants along the river corridor produce crush injuries, falls, and burns. These are usually workers’ compensation claims, and a third party such as a contractor or equipment maker may also be liable.
- Back, Neck, and Spine Injuries: Herniated lumbar and cervical discs are among the most common injuries we handle. Insurers frequently blame degenerative disc disease, so the medical evidence has to show how the accident caused or worsened the condition.
- Shoulder and Knee Injuries: Rotator cuff tears, SLAP tears, ACL tears, and meniscus tears often require surgery and long recovery. Employers and carriers sometimes call them old sports injuries.
- Burns and Catastrophic Injuries: Fires, explosions, and chemical exposure at industrial sites can leave permanent damage and a lifetime of medical needs.
- Premises Liability: Unsafe stores, apartment complexes, parking lots, and job sites cause falls and other injuries when owners ignore hazards they should have fixed.
- Wrongful Death: When a crash or workplace incident takes a life, surviving family members may have claims for their loss, and a worker’s death may also trigger death benefits.
- Firefighter and First Responder Claims: Heart and lung disease, hypertension, hearing loss, post-traumatic stress, and job-related cancers can all support a claim.
What to Do After an Injury in Marrero, and Where Your Case Will Be Heard
Get medical care first, and tell every provider exactly how you were hurt. Gaps in treatment and vague histories are what insurers use to argue the injury was something else. Keep following your doctor’s instructions, even when you feel pressure to return to work early.
If you were hurt at work, report the injury to your employer right away. Louisiana requires notice within 30 days, and a formal claim generally must be filed within one year of the accident. If benefits have been paid, the deadline can extend to three years from the last payment. Miss the notice window and the claim can be barred entirely.
If someone else caused your injury, such as a driver or a property owner, the time limit is different. For injuries on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana gives two years from the day the injury is sustained. Older injuries remain under the former one-year period. Wrongful death claims allow the longer of one year from the death or two years from the injury, except that a death based on medical malpractice stays at one year from the date of death.
Fault matters more now than it used to. For causes of action arising on or after January 1, 2026, a person found 51 percent or more at fault recovers nothing, and anything below that reduces the award in proportion to the fault. Insurers push hard to shift blame because a few percentage points can end a claim. Do not give recorded statements or sign releases before you have talked to a lawyer.
Workers’ compensation disputes in Louisiana go before a workers’ compensation judge at the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration. You choose the venue: the parish where you were hurt, the parish where you lived, or the parish of your employer’s principal place of business. When treatment is denied, you have only 15 calendar days to file a utilization review dispute, and the medical director then has 30 days to decide. A further challenge to that decision must be filed within 45 days of its issuance. A final judgment can be appealed within 30 days if you want the judgment suspended, or within 60 days if not.
Injury lawsuits arising in Marrero are filed in Jefferson Parish, whose appeals go to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Federal cases fall in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Save photographs, medical records, pay stubs, and the names of witnesses, and keep a short written log of pain and missed work.
How Workers’ Comp and Injury Claims Fit Together
Workers’ compensation pays medical treatment and lost wages without proving anyone was negligent, but it does not pay for pain and suffering. A separate claim against a third party can. A delivery driver rear-ended on the job, or a laborer hurt by a subcontractor’s unsafe equipment, may have both.
The two claims interact. The comp insurer may have a right to be reimbursed from a third-party recovery, and settling one claim carelessly can jeopardize the other. Wage benefits also have limits. Louisiana supplemental earnings benefits, for example, are paid when you can no longer earn at least 90 percent of your pre-injury wages, and they end at release to full duty, a return to pre-injury earnings, or the 520-week maximum, with temporary total disability weeks counting toward that total.
Louisiana’s weekly compensation rates are set by the date of the accident and do not change afterward, which is one more reason to confirm early that your benefit rate was calculated correctly.
Marrero Personal Injury Questions, Answered
Do I need a lawyer for a personal injury claim in Marrero?
Not every claim requires one, but if you have a serious injury, a disputed fault question, or a denied or reduced claim, representation changes the outcome. The insurer has adjusters and lawyers working to limit what it pays.
How much does it cost to hire the firm?
Nothing up front. Consultations are free, the firm advances case costs, and we are paid only if we recover benefits or a settlement. In workers’ compensation cases, attorney fees are limited and approved under state law.
How long do I have to file an injury lawsuit in Louisiana?
For injuries on or after July 1, 2024, a lawsuit based on negligence must be filed within two years of the day the injury was sustained. Earlier injuries remain under the former one-year period.
What if I was partly at fault for the accident?
Fault is divided by percentage. For claims arising on or after January 1, 2026, being 51 percent or more at fault bars recovery entirely, and anything lower reduces your award by your share. Earlier claims remain under pure comparative fault.
Can I get workers’ comp and also sue someone?
Yes, when someone other than your employer contributed to the injury. A negligent driver or an unsafe contractor can face an injury claim alongside your comp benefits.
How quickly must I report a work injury?
Report it to your employer immediately, and no later than 30 days after the injury. A formal claim generally must be filed within one year of the accident.
What happens if my doctor-recommended treatment is denied?
You have 15 calendar days from written notice of the denial to file a dispute through the utilization review process. Missing that window can cost you the treatment.
Will my health insurance pay while my claim is pending?
Often it can, but a health insurer may seek reimbursement from a settlement, and it will usually refuse to pay for treatment that workers’ compensation should cover. Tell us about every payer so we can coordinate them.
What if the insurer says my injury was pre-existing?
A pre-existing condition does not automatically end a claim. If your work or the accident caused, worsened, or accelerated the condition, you may still be entitled to benefits. Strong medical evidence is how that argument is won.
Can I be fired for filing a claim?
Louisiana and Mississippi both protect workers from retaliation for filing a comp claim. If you were let go or punished after reporting an injury, tell us during your consultation.
What can a family recover after a wrongful death?
Surviving family members may pursue damages for their loss, and a worker’s death may also trigger comp death benefits. The deadline is the longer of one year from the death or two years from the injury, with a one-year limit when the death stems from medical malpractice.
Do you handle cases in Spanish?
Yes. Hablamos espanol, and Spanish-speaking clients can work with our team in their own language from the first call to the end of the case.
Serving Injured Clients From Marrero Across Jefferson Parish and South Louisiana
Our work starts in Marrero and extends through the Westbank communities of Harvey, Gretna, Westwego, Terrytown, Avondale, Estelle, Waggaman, and Belle Chasse, and across the river into New Orleans. We represent injured people throughout Jefferson Parish, including Metairie, Kenner, Harahan, and Lafitte, and in neighboring communities in the surrounding parishes.
Beyond the New Orleans area, the firm serves clients in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport, and across South Louisiana and north Louisiana. We also represent injured workers and accident victims in Mississippi, from Jackson and Madison to the Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, Southaven, the Delta, and north Mississippi.
Talk to a Marrero Personal Injury Attorney Today
Insurance companies move fast after an injury, and the deadlines do not wait for you to feel better. If you were hurt in a crash, on the job, or on someone else’s property, a Marrero personal injury attorney at Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe can review what happened, tell you which claims you have, and start protecting them. Call us any hour, schedule a free consultation, and pay nothing unless we recover for you.
