Law Firm Overview

Description of Firm

I am committed to preserving the civil rights of individuals in employment discrimination cases arising under federal law and state law including, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the state employment discrimination statues, and various other statutory and common law theories. I also represent individuals in major personal injury  cases.

Mission Statement

James L. Arruebarrena Attorney at Law, L.L.C. is a law firm which is dedicated to protecting employment rights and the rights of injury victims. I concentrate on cases which preserve the rights of individuals in the fight against unfairness and for justice in the workplace, and the fight for fair compensation for injury victims. I believe that the monetary damages provided under federal employment discrimination laws, state employment discrimination laws and tort laws acts as a deterrent to employers who still allow prohibited discrimination and those who are responsible for negligently injuring others. Thus, I zealously seek all damages allowed by law to provide individual compensation for harm done to our clients and to discourage further wrongdoing. To that end, I fully understand the emotional toll on employees who suffer the unfairness of discrimination and upon injury victims; thus, I always consider this aspect of our clients damages as a real injury.

• Car Accidents
• 18-Wheeler Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Offshore Injury Claims
• Product Liability
• Premises Liability
• Auto Defects
• Medical Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose / Misdiagnosis
• Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
• Birth Injuries
• Catastrophic Injury
• Wrongful Death

The New Orleans personal injury firm, James L. Arruebarrena, L.L.C., Attorneys at Law, serves clients in Kenner, Lafayette, Houma, LaComb, New Iberia, Shreveport, Thibodaux, Morgan City, Raceland, Mandeville, Marrero, Metairie, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Hammond, Covington, Slidell, and communities throughout Orleans Parish and Jefferson, St. Tammany, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Tangipahoa parishes, helping injury victims and their families throughout the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico recover fair compensation for their losses.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Car Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Motorcycle Accidents
• 18-Wheeler Accidents
• Catastrophic Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose / Misdiagnosis
• Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Offshore Injury Claims
• Product Liability
• Auto Defects
• Premises Liability
• Insurance Bad Faith & Claims Disputes
• Birth Injuries
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Labor and Employment
• Employment Discrimination
• Title VII
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• False Claims Act
• Sexual Harassment
• Wrongful Termination
• Retaliation
• Whistleblower
• Disability Discrimination

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Jones Act, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Marine Cargo, Shipping, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Collections & Repossessions, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Gay & Lesbian Rights, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Constitutional Law, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Labor Disputes, Unfair Labor Practices, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Tobacco, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Toxic Torts, Pesticides, Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy, Toxic Mold, Transportation Law, Aviation, Mass Transit, Railroad, Trucking, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Workers' Compensation Law, Federal Employees, State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Fraud, Workers' Compensation Subrogation