NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish man says an accident involving the Dodge van he was driving and a freight truck left him with lost wages and costly medical bills.
Fouad Cherkaoui filed a lawsuit Jan. 4 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against J.A. Benoit Pinel, Artisan Freight LLC, Inland Lease & Rental LLC and Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc., alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, Cherkaoui was struck from behind on May 16 by a freight truck operated by Pinel as they traveled westbound in the 1900 block of Interstate 10 in Jefferson Parish. Pinel, the suit says, was driving a truck employed by Artisan Freight, owned by Inland Lease & Rental, and insured by Prime Property & Casualty. Cherkaoui claims he suffered severe and disabling injuries from the crash, including $6,335 in medical bills to date, with treatment ongoing.
Cherkaoui seeks damages of more than $75,000, including medical bills, lost wages, property damage and litigation costs. He is represented by attorneys Seth H. Schaumburg, Anthony J. Russo, Dean J. Favret and Angela C. Imbornone of the New Orleans firm Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte & Schaumburg.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Case number 2:16-CV-00003