News & Case Studies

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) has settled a wrongful death suit for $225,000 with the family of a man who died after spending 17 days in solitary confinement on a pair of misdemeanors his family claims he never was formally booked for. Filed by the Law Offices of L. Clayton Burgess, the wrongful death… Read More »LPCC Settles Death Suit for $225K

Jail Conditions Lawsuit Against Lafayette Sheriff & Consolidated Government LAFAYETTE, LA, September 28, 2015 – A Complaint for Damages has been filed regarding jail conditions. Lafayette Parish Sheriff , Consolidated Government President and others are named. The jail conditions suit was filed in Western District of Louisiana by the Law Offices of L. Clayton Burgess… Read More »Jail Conditions Lawsuit

Law Offices of L. Clayton Burgess settles brutality suit for $400K against Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office paid $400,000 to settle a federal brutality lawsuit for the 2014 alleged beating of an inmate. Jason Brungardt, 41, of Lafayette, filed the suit last year after he said two former deputies — Brandon… Read More »Burgess settles brutality suit $400K

Dialing While Driving, Deadly Distractions The next time you’re tempted to make a phone call while you’re behind the wheel, remember this. Dialing while driving increases the risk of a crash or near-crash more than any other sort of distraction. That’s one of the findings of a special report published in the New England Journal… Read More »Dialing And Driving, Deadly Distractions

What Shouldn’t I Say After a Car Accident? After a car accident, there are steps you must take to ensure your own safety (or anyone else) and, to properly document the accident for law enforcement and insurance reasons. There are also some things you should never, ever do after a wreck. Do not leave the… Read More »After a Car Accident

Even with the reduced visibility and traction that comes with wet weather driving, many accidents are preventable. Below we provide some recommendations on how to lessen some of the risks brought about by rainy weather driving. Rainy Weather Driving Safety Think. When conditions are bad, drivers have to be focused on what’s going on around… Read More »Rainy Weather Driving Safety

Meet Graham, the Crash Test Not-So Dummy, and the Only Human ‘Designed’ to Survive a Car Crash Created in a collaboration between an artist, a trauma surgeon, and a crash investigation expert, to build “an interactive lifelike sculpture … designed with bodily features that might be present in humans if they had evolved to withstand the… Read More »Meet Graham

Are You Taking Unsafe Prescription Drugs? Excuse us for peeking inside your medicine cabinet, but you may be taking unsafe medication. Many medications prescribed by doctors may be harmful to you and your family. Medications such as Estratest, used for hot flashes, or Hylira, a gel prescribed for dry skin, are examples of the thousands… Read More »Taking Unsafe Prescription Drugs?

Enter to Win a Valentine’s Day Dinner Giveaway Valentine’s Day is almost here. The Law Offices of L. Clayton Burgess wants to show you the LOVE! We are giving away gift cards for a fine dining, romantic evening for you and your sweetheart at Romacelli! Four lucky couples will win a $50 gift card for Valentine’s… Read More »Valentine’s Day Dinner Giveaway!