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Getting hit by a car while walking along Highway 22 or local Maurepas roads can turn an ordinary day into months of severe pain, physical therapy, and overwhelming medical bills. A skilled Maurepas personal injury lawyer can evaluate what your case is truly worth, advocate for your rights, and take over communication with aggressive insurance adjusters so you can focus entirely on healing.
Our Maurepas pedestrian accident lawyers have practiced law in Louisiana since 1992 and 1996, backed by more than 50 years of combined trial experience. Andre P. Gauthier holds a 9.9 “Superb” rating on Avvo and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America since 2022 for personal injury litigation. Lee “Jody” Amedee III spent 13 years representing Louisiana’s 18th Senate District before devoting his practice fully to injured clients.
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A pedestrian accident lawyer in Maurepas is judged by what happens when the insurance company refuses to pay fairly and a case goes before a jury.
Gauthier Amedee Injury Lawyers has taken injury cases to verdict. Results include a $5 million jury award in a car crash case (covered by Lawyers Weekly USA), a $4.4 million jury award (covered by Gonzales Weekly), and a $1.5 million jury award in an injury case against a big-box store (covered by The Wall Street Journal).
Andre Gauthier and Jody Amedee also won a $4 million auto accident verdict together, covered by In Touch and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Every pedestrian accident case turns on its own facts and injuries, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case.
Walking in Maurepas often means sharing a narrow shoulder with vehicle traffic on roads like Louisiana Highway 22, since many roads in the area have no sidewalk. A pedestrian accident attorney in Maurepas handles cases involving:
Each case calls for a different approach to proving fault and documenting what the driver did wrong, and that groundwork shapes everything that follows in a claim.
Louisiana law gives pedestrians the right of way at crosswalks when there is no working signal, and it puts the duty to yield on the driver in that situation under La. R.S. 32:212.
Outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk, the pedestrian must yield to cars. Even so, drivers must still use due care to avoid hitting a pedestrian, so the driver can still share the blame.
This matters because Louisiana reduces an injured person’s compensation by the share of fault a jury or judge gives them. For crashes on or after January 1, 2026, a share of 51% or more bars recovery entirely. Crashes before that date are generally covered by the older rule, which had no 51% cutoff.
A driver’s attorney will often argue the pedestrian darted into the road or wasn’t visible, so pinning down exactly where the crossing happened can decide the whole case.
On top of fault, La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1 generally gives an injured person two years from the day of the injury to file a lawsuit. If you wait too long, the other side can ask the court to dismiss your case, even if it is a strong one. Some situations, such as claims against a government body or your own insurance company, can follow different deadlines.
A lawsuit over a Maurepas pedestrian crash can usually be filed in Livingston Parish, which is part of the 21st Judicial District Court. That court sits at the Livingston Parish Courthouse, 20300 Government Blvd., Livingston. Depending on the facts, such as where the other driver lives, a case may be filed somewhere else.
Because much of Maurepas sits along rural stretches near Lake Maurepas and the Amite River, with limited lighting and few sidewalks, getting photos of where the crash happened, the position of any crosswalk markings, and witness contact information can matter as much as medical records.
Louisiana State Police or the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office typically generates the crash report, and that report becomes one of the first documents an insurance adjuster reviews. Getting medical care right away also matters for your health and for connecting your injuries to the crash in any later claim.
Andre P. Gauthier has been licensed in Louisiana since 1992, holds a 9.9 Avvo rating, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2022 for personal injury litigation. Lee “Jody” Amedee III has practiced since 1996 and previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in the 23rd Judicial District before representing clients in civil court.
Maurepas sits in Livingston Parish, so a pedestrian injury lawsuit is typically filed in the 21st Judicial District Court at the Livingston Parish Courthouse on Government Boulevard, which also serves St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes.
Gauthier Amedee Injury Lawyers offers free consultations, and personal injury cases are typically handled so you owe nothing upfront. You only pay attorney fees if the case results in a settlement or verdict in your favor.
Report the hit-and-run to law enforcement right away and ask for a copy of the crash report. The report may help police find the driver. It may also support a claim under the uninsured motorist (UM) coverage on your own auto policy, if you have that coverage. In Louisiana, UM coverage comes with a policy unless the policy owner rejected it in writing.
Every week that passes after a pedestrian accident can mean lost evidence, a harder path to proving fault, and a shorter runway before Louisiana’s filing deadline arrives.
A Maurepas pedestrian accident attorney at Gauthier Amedee Injury Lawyers can review your crash, explain how the state’s fault rules apply, and handle communication with the insurance company while you recover. There’s no upfront cost to find out where you stand.
Contact us today for a free consultation about your pedestrian accident case.
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