Serving the Injured Throughout Southeastern Louisiana

Your life can change in an instant when someone else is careless, distracted, or negligent. Every member of your family and every aspect of your life can be impacted down to the smallest detail when you are seriously injured in an accident or event or when a loved one’s life is taken. No price can be put on the emotional trauma, pain, and suffering you endure while you deal with the aftermath of medical expenses, lost wages or income, physical disability, mangled vehicles, and more. That is why personal injury, and wrongful death laws have been established in every state of our nation.

If you have been injured or have lost someone due to the actions or inactions of another, you deserve to be compensated. At Edwin M. Shorty, Jr. & Associates, our legal team brings decades of combined experience to your case. We understand that you are going through one of the most difficult and intense times of your life and are here to provide you with the competent and caring attention you need. We start with a comprehensive evaluation of your situation after which we conduct our own investigation into the facts and circumstances so that we can fully prepare your case for an optimum outcome.

• $3.25 Million In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a family was walking across the Danziger Bridge in search of food and basic supplies when they were met with gunfire from New Orleans police officers. The mother suffered catastrophic injuries, including the loss of her dominant right arm and multiple gunshot wounds to her leg and buttock; The daughter, then a teenager, endured a gunshot wound to the abdomen with liver damage and serious wounds to her legs and buttocks; The father sustained buckshot wounds to his head and body; and the fourteen-year-old son was traumatized by witnessing the shooting of his family, arrested, and left alone in post-storm New Orleans. The case settled for $3,250,000.
• $650 Thousand & $300 Thousand New Orleans streetcar crash: Driver and passenger were injured when a streetcar struck their Jeep Cherokee on St. Charles Avenue. Passenger settled for $650,000; Driver settled for $300,000.
• $664 Thousand Our client was a passenger in a car that was sideswiped by an 18-wheeler making an illegal turn. The accident resulted in physical injury, including significant nerve damage and other injuries that required surgery. We negotiated a settlement for our client totaling $664,000.
• $300 Thousand After defendant failed to yield and collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle on Poydras Street in New Orleans, The plaintiff endured a long and painful course of treatment for serious spinal injuries. Despite prior back surgery, the crash worsened her condition, leading to months of conservative care, diagnostic imaging showing additional spinal abnormalities, and a redo L5-S1 discectomy with foraminotomy and decompression. She continues to treat for cervical and thoracic spine complaints, and the case resolved for $300,000.
• $300 Thousand Our client sought our help after a vehicle she was a passenger in was hit by an 18-wheeler attempting to merge into her lane of travel. Our client’s injuries, which included a herniated disc, required surgery. We settled the case for $300,000
• $200 Thousand While driving in New Orleans, our client was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. He suffered a torn rotator cuff and other injuries that required therapy and could present potential medical problems in the future. Our client received $200,000 in damages.
• $168 Thousand Jury verdict arising from a March 2, 2022, Metairie accident in which a commercial vehicle abruptly reversed and backed into the plaintiffs’ Tahoe, causing a forceful impact and serious injuries.