Record-Setting Louisiana Personal Injury Lawyers

Where there’s a headline, people call Arnold & Itkin. We were brought in on the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the sinking of the El Faro, the explosion of the Williams Olefins plant, and countless other nationally reported disasters. People call us because they know we’ve handled these high-stakes cases before, and we’ve delivered results. We know what it’s like to have the eyes of the country on us, and we don’t buckle under the pressure.

BP. ExxonMobil. Johnson & Johnson. Transocean. These are just a few of the industry giants we’ve beaten in court, some more than once. If you’re facing a big company, they’ll throw dozens of lawyers and paperwork, tricks, and threats at you to get you to back off. It doesn’t matter. Our Louisiana injury firm has taken them on multiple times, and we’ve delivered results, even when we were outnumbered or outspent.

No matter who you’re facing, we’ve seen it all.

Your Local Advocate in Baton Rouge: The Personal Touch

Baton Rouge sits at the center of one of the most industrially concentrated regions in the country. The petrochemical plants and refineries lining the corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans generate elevated rates of plant explosions, chemical exposure injuries, and catastrophic work accidents. These are exactly the kinds of cases we’ve handled at the national level, including the Williams Olefins explosion in nearby Geismar.

Major commercial corridors including I-10 and I-12 carry heavy freight and commuter traffic that contributes to serious truck and vehicle accidents throughout the region. The Mississippi River and the waterways surrounding Baton Rouge also make offshore and maritime injuries a significant category of claims for workers in this area. Our attorneys understand local norms, Louisiana civil law, and the 19th Judicial District Court serving East Baton Rouge Parish. That context matters when we’re building your case.

Getting Maximum Compensation for Louisiana Plaintiffs

Personal injury claims rest on a foundational legal principle: those who cause harm have an obligation to make the injured party whole. That means recovery of medical expenses, lost wages, long-term rehabilitation costs, and non-economic losses like pain and suffering. Louisiana follows a pure comparative negligence rule, which reduces your recovery by your share of fault but doesn’t bar you from compensation unless you’re found 100% at fault. Our job is to hold negligent parties accountable for what they’ve taken from you.

Our track record in Louisiana proves our approach is effective:

• $117 million verdict for an ambulance accident victim, the largest single-injury verdict in Louisiana history.
• $27.7 million verdict for the family of a fatally injured offshore worker, the largest wrongful death award in Louisiana history.
• $23 million settlement for a Louisiana plant worker after a grievous accident.
• $16.5 million settlement for a crane rigging accident in Louisiana.

In total, our firm has secured over $25 billion in verdicts and settlements. Sometimes defendants settle with our clients for far more than they initially offered. In other cases, they face us in court, where a jury rules in favor of our clients. In every scenario, our results are built on relentless advocacy and trial preparation that pushes big companies and insurers to take our clients seriously.

Holding the Line Against Insurance Companies

After an accident, insurance companies have a single goal: limit their liability as much as possible.

But while you’re just a line item on a ledger to them, “limiting liability” has real consequences for you. It can mean getting denied the medical care you need, losing your wages, job, or even your career, or facing a lifetime of medical bills, debt, and insecurity. Because insurers are so much bigger and have far more resources than almost any individual person, you start at an immediate disadvantage. You either have to accept their terms or go without the benefits you desperately need.

Our Baton Rouge personal injury lawyers make it our mission to protect you from insurers, whether they’re representing the other party or administering your own policy. Once you retain us, insurers are required by law to deal with us directly, not with you. And they quickly learn we’re not easy to push around.

Large corporate defendants often deploy teams of attorneys specifically to delay claims and minimize what they pay. We’ve faced that approach from some of the largest companies in the world. We’ve outworked and outmaneuvered them time and again, and we can bring that same resolve to your case.

Personal Injury Claims in Louisiana

With more than half a million unintentional injuries in Louisiana every year on average, the people of this state need as many strong plaintiff advocates as possible. Arnold & Itkin has recovered more than $25 billion in verdicts and settlements, many of them record-setting results across a broad variety of injury claims.

Among our many practice areas, our injury lawyers in Baton Rouge investigate claims related to:

How Long Do You Have to File a Claim in Louisiana?

Louisiana’s prescriptive period, the deadline for filing a personal injury claim, depends on when your injury occurred. For injuries that happened on or after July 1, 2024, the prescriptive period is two years from the date of injury, per House Bill 315, Act 423. For injuries that occurred before July 1, 2024, the prior one-year period still applies.

Even with two years to file, waiting is rarely in your interest. Evidence fades, witnesses become harder to locate, and critical documentation can be lost. Contacting a personal injury attorney in Baton Rouge promptly after an accident protects your ability to build the strongest possible claim. Note that exceptions apply: medical malpractice claims follow separate rules, and claims against government entities may carry shorter deadlines and specific notice requirements.

You Deserve to Work with the Best Personal Injury Attorneys

Our Louisiana injury lawyers fight for families all over the Gulf Coast. We won the largest single-injury verdict in Louisiana history, beat oil rig companies and shipping companies, and secured life-changing results for workers and motorists alike since 2004. We’ve won more than $25 billion in verdicts and settlements for honest, hardworking families. We proudly represent clients throughout Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and beyond. That’s because, when it comes to helping our clients rebuild their lives, we never stop fighting.

Get your free consultation with a personal injury lawyer in Baton Rouge today by calling (888) 493-1629.