Yvette Shaughnessy's Contact Details

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Hoffoss Devall

Lake Charles, LA, US • 10 - 19 Employees
Legal/Attorney

Our firm specializes in all areas of personal injury, including traumatic brain injury, 18 wheeler litigation, motor vehicle accidents, Jones Act/Maritime injury, and products liability. We employ the most current trial techniques and pride ourselves in thorough pretrial litigation practice and investigation. What's more, we use the latest legal research programs and courtroom technology in our trials. Our attorneys are required to attend annual trial technique training and continuing legal education over and above the requirements mandated by the Louisiana State Bar Association. We believe these factors give us an edge over other firms in representing injured individualsTwo areas of particular interest are health insurance litigation and bad faith insurance litigation. We represent patients and insureds all over the State of Louisiana in claims against their health care providers for improper and unlawful insurance billing practices. Additionally, we represent numerous insureds in actions against their own insurance companies for failure to pay claims timely, which can result in the assessment of penalties and attorney's fees for the insured.In addition to the above, he handle complex FLSA litigation for workers against their employers for failure to comply with federal and state wage laws. Oftentimes, the employers are not paid properly, which can result in the assessment of penalties and attorney's fees awarded in favor of the employee.