Law Firm Overview

The firm's primary areas of practice are litigation and civil law, with an emphasis on personal injury, wrongful death, maritime, products liability and consumer claims. We also handle Fair Labor Standards Act claims for unpaid wages and failure to pay overtime. The firm has represented clients both individually and through class actions.

Representative clients of the Bohrer Law Firm do not include large corporations or other institutions, but primarily consist of consumers, workers, or others who have been injured or otherwise wronged by large corporations or other organizations in injury, pay or wage disputes.

At the Bohrer Law Firm, experienced trial attorneys, supported by qualified staff and experts in numerous fields, will fully investigate your case without obligation to you. If we believe that your case has merit, the Bohrer Law Firm will aggressively enforce your rights.

Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Bohrer Law Firm serves clients in East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, St. James Parish, Livingston Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, and St. Charles Parish including the communities of St. James, Iberville, Livingston, Jefferson, and Plaquemine.

If you are not from Louisiana, we work in association with lawyers throughout the country.

Areas of Practice

• Defective Drugs/Medical Devices
• Wrongful Death
• Unpaid Overtime
• Railroad/Train Injuries
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Petrochemical/Industrial Accidents
• Maritime Accidents
• Insurance Claims
• Consumer Class Actions
• Chemical & Toxic Exposure
• Car & Truck Accidents
• Cancer Insurance Policies
• Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries
• Asbestos/Mesothelioma
• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF)
• Consumer Protection
• Health & Health Care Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Transportation Law
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Automobile Accidents
• Disability Claims
• Wage and Overtime
• Synthetic Stucco
• Ephedrine/Ephedra
• Pharmaceutical Litigation
• Inland river vessels
• Commercial shrimping and fishing boats
• Pleasure boating accidents
• Commercial diving accidents
• Offshore injuries
• Death on the high seas
• 18-wheeler accident
• Uninsured motorist
• Dangerous roads
• Catastrophic injuries
• Property damage
• Fosamax
• Vioxx
• Fen-Phen
• Ketek
• Paxil, zoloft, lexapro, celexa
• Viagra
• Crestor
• Accutane
• Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (nsf)
• Quinine

Classes and Seminars

• Maritime Personal Injury, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Personal Injury Seminar, Olive Branch, Mississippi, September 27, 1995
• Maritime Personal Injury, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 1996 Encore CLE, Eldorado, Arkansas, June 20, 1996
• Maritime Personal Injury, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Yours to Choose Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 27, 1996
• Maritime Law Seminar, February 28, 1997
• Maritime Personal Injury, October 17, 1997
• Maritime Personal Injury, December 5, 1997
• Maritime Personal Injury, February 6, 1998
• Maritime Personal Injury, September 18, 1998
• Maritime Personal Injury, December 4, 1998
• Maritime Personal Injury, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 1999 Mid-Winter Convention, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 11, 1999 - February 12, 1999

Representative Cases

• Abraham v. Exxon Corporation, 85 F.3d 1126 (U.S. Court of Appeal, 5th Circuit 1996)
• Crain v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company, LEXUS 5367 (U.S. Dist 1992)
• Anderson v. Dual Drilling, Action No. 6:95 CV 1853 (U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana)
• Wyatt v. Pride Offshore, LEXUS 13335 (U.S. Dist 1996)
• JoAnn Landry Clifford Mitchell, et al v. CF Industries, Inc , (23rd Judicial District Court)
• Whitworth v. Chiles Offshore Corporation, U.S. Dist. LEXUS 13405 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana 1992)
• In The Matter of the Complaint of Ingram Barge Company, As Owner of the M/V F.R. BIGELOW and the IB-960 and Ingram Ohio Barge Company, As Owner Pro Hac Vice of the ING 371, Petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Civil Action Number 97-226 (U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana)
• In Re: I-110 South DSI, Inc. Spill, Suit No. 449,540, Division H (Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton)
• In Re: United Parcel Service, Inc., Excess Value Insurance Coverage Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1339
• Joseph Triguero, et al v. BioProducts of Louisiana, Inc.,, Suit No. 53,269 A (18th Judicial District Court)
• George Joseph, et al v. Vulcan Chemicals, Suit No. 69,443 B (23rd Judicial District)
• Noretta Thomas, et al v. A. Wilbert & Sons, L.L.C., Inc., Suit No.: 55,127 B (18th Judicial District Court)
• Robert E. Granger, et al v. Georgia Gulf Corporation, et al, Civil Action No. 01-0356-C-M1 (United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana)
• Willie B. Martin, et al v. The Liberty Life Insurance Company, Civil Action No. 00-CP-40-3000 (In the Court of Common Pleas for the Fifth Judicial Circuit)
• In Re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1407 (United States District Court, Western District of Washington)
• In Re: McDonald's Corp. Promotional Game Litigation, MDL No. 1437
• Brett Stassi, et al v. Cox Communications Louisiana, L.L.C., et al, Suit No. 56,614 B (18th Judicial District Court)
• Freddie Molden, et al v. Georgia Gulf Corporation, Civil Action No. 02-01-B-M2 (United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana)
• Kelly Donohue, et al v. Francis Services, Inc., et al,Civil Action No. 04-0170-J-M4, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 9355 (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana 2004)
• Aaron Duke, Jr., et al v. Fugro Chance, Inc., et al, Civil Action No. CV04-0695-L0 (United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana)
• Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C., et al v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications L.P., et al, 329 F.Supp. 2d, 789 and 294 F.Supp.2d 834 (United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana)
• Beaulieau Plantation, Inc., et al v. Vector Graphics, Inc., No. 33,162, Division D (Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of West Baton Rouge)
• Schenlen Blakes, et al v. Honeywell International, Inc., Suit No.: 511,626, Section 23 (Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge)
• Theresa Eglin White, et al v. City of Opelousas, et al, Suit No. 94-C-0461-D (Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry)
• Carey Carlene Abbott, et al v. Waste Management, Inc., et al , (Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston)
• Salon One, LLC v. Visa U.S.A., Inc., et al, Case No.: 04CC00677 (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange)
• John Johnson, et al v. Big Lots Stores, Inc., Civil Action No. 04-3201 N(1) (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana)
• In Re: Educational Testing Service Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12 Litigation, MDL No. 1643 (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana)
• In Re: Apple iPod Nano Litigation, MDL No. 1754 (United States District Court, Northern District of California)
• Annette Thomas, As Permanent Guardian of the Estate of Helen Cook, An Incapacitated Person, and all others similarly situated vs. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. ,et al, No. CV-05-143-2 (Circuit Court of Independence County, Arkansas, Civil Division)
• George Barasich, et al v. Shell Pipeline Company, L.P., et al, Civil Action No. 05-140 (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana)
• Zabady v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Case No. 4:07-cv-0494-SNL (United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri)
• Melson v. Directech Southwest, Inc., Civil Action No. 07-1087 F(1) (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Consumer Protection, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Social Security -- Disability, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Transportation Law