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Pedestrian Rights · Walking City

Pedestrian Accident Lawyers for America's Most Walkable South

In a city built for walking, drivers still treat crosswalks as suggestions. When two tons of steel meets a person on foot, we make sure the law lands on the right side.

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The straight answer

Pedestrians hit by cars in Louisiana can recover full damages from the driver's insurer — drivers must yield at crosswalks and exercise care everywhere else. Even a jaywalking pedestrian recovers under pure comparative fault, and hit-and-run victims can often claim through their own household auto policy's UM coverage.

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Protect your claim

What to do after being hit as a pedestrian

01

Let the ambulance take you

Pedestrian impacts cause internal injuries that walk-it-off instincts miss. Go.

02

Get the driver identified

Plate, insurance, photos. If they fled, get camera locations — doorbell and business cams solve hit-and-runs.

03

Don't give statements

You may not remember the impact clearly — normal for head trauma, but insurers weaponize inconsistencies.

04

Call Branch from the hospital

We've taken cases from day one at University Medical Center. The earlier we start, the more evidence survives.

Where walkers get hit here

  • Crosswalk violations and rolling right turns
  • Distracted drivers on arterials like Claiborne and Carrollton
  • Drunk drivers around nightlife districts
  • Backing vehicles in parking lots and driveways
  • School-zone and streetcar-stop incidents
  • Hit-and-run drivers (UM coverage applies)

What your claim can include

  • Trauma care and every future surgery
  • Lost wages and career impact
  • Pain and suffering — juries take pedestrian cases seriously
  • Permanent disability and disfigurement
  • Wrongful death damages for families

Why Branch Law

When insurers see our name, the numbers change

  • Insurance companies know the Branch name — and settle accordingly. $200M+ recovered across 1,000+ Louisiana cases.
  • You deal with an attorney, not a call center. Brian's cell is on your paperwork.
  • Local to Poydras Street — we know Orleans and Jefferson Parish courts, judges, and juries.
  • Zero out of pocket. We advance every cost and collect only when you win.
$200M+Recovered for clientsAcross 1,000+ injury cases

Local counsel, not a call center

Serving Greater New Orleans & all of Louisiana

From the Quarter's crowded corners to Metairie's wide arterials, we know the intersections with histories — and we pull the city's own traffic-camera and 911 data to prove what happened.

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Answers, up front

Frequently asked questions

The driver says I stepped out suddenly. Is my case dead?
No. That's the reflex defense in every pedestrian case. Impact physics, vehicle damage location, and camera footage usually tell the real story — and comparative fault means partial blame only reduces, never bars, recovery.
What if I was hit outside a crosswalk?
You can still recover. Drivers owe a duty of care to pedestrians everywhere, and Louisiana's pure comparative fault rule means even a mostly-at-fault pedestrian recovers something — often a lot, given injury severity.
The driver fled. Who pays?
If the driver isn't found, uninsured motorist coverage on your own or a household member's auto policy typically covers you as a pedestrian. Most victims have no idea this coverage exists — check before assuming there's no case.
How long do pedestrian cases take?
Straightforward cases settle in months; serious-injury cases take longer because settling before you know your future medical needs is how victims get shortchanged. We move at the speed of your best outcome, not the insurer's.

Don't wait on the insurance company

Louisiana deadlines are strict and evidence disappears fast. The consultation is free, confidential, and carries zero obligation — and you'll know where you stand today.

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