Archive | November, 2015

Congratulations to Sarah Barro for recently receiving her license to practice law in Texas. Both Sarah and Matthew D. Monson are prepared to serve your needs out of The Monson Law Firm’s Houston office. Click here to view pictures!

Mathew D. Monson, Esq. gave a 3 hours presentation on Ethics to the Insurance Professionals of Shreveport-Bossier at Ralph and Kacoo’s. We would like to thank everyone who attended, we always enjoy spending time with our friends in North Louisiana! Pictured are Matthew Monson, Esq. and Terry Chreene with Riscom. Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm was represented at the November “Comp In Focus” luncheon. We learned from guest speaker, Elizabeth Lowry, on Pharmacy Formularies. Pictured are Rhonda Coffee and Elizabeth Lowry with CorVel Corporation and Laura Abel, Esq. with The Monson Law Firm.  Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm participated in the Young Insurance Professionals of Louisiana’s 2015 Glow Ball Golf Tournament in Lake Charles. The four person scramble started with 9 holes of golf in the daylight followed by the last 9 holes played in the dark with glow balls. Pictured are Danny Gendusa with Atlantic Specialty Lines, John Faucheux with Lousinana Insurance Services, Ann’Lee Earles, CPIA, with the Monson Law Firm and Casey Lane with Lane & Associates. Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm sponsored the 2015 Rimkus Consulting Group Live Burn Demonstration and CE Seminar in Slidell. We learned from Glen Strecker on Fire Cause & Origin, Roy Adcox on how to Analyze Appliance Fires, Clifton Royston on Electrical Investigations and Scott Schroeder on Structural Fire Analysis. Pictured are Jeanne Farrell-Bindewald and Michelle Cardone with Rimkus Consulting Group and Matthew D. Monson, Esq. with The Monson Law Firm. Click here to view pictures!

The  32nd Judicial District Court recently granted a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by The Monson Law Firm attorney Sarah Murphy Barro, ruling that Southern Fidelity Insurance Company’s insurance policy did not provide insurance coverage for the plaintiffs’ claims.  In the case of “Phillip Ryan Hearn, Individually and on Behalf of his Minor Child, Peyton Rylee Hearn v. Randy Babin and Tammy Babin, Individually and on Behalf of Phillip Babin, and ABC Insurance Company,” plaintiff Peyton Hearn was injured while riding with defendant Phillip Babin on an All-Terrain Vehicle.  The plaintiffs ultimately filed a lawsuit against the Babins and their homeowners’ insurer, Southern Fidelity, asserting various causes of action, including vicarious liability, negligent supervision, and negligent entrustment.  The District Court held that Southern Fidelity did not provide insurance coverage for the plaintiffs’ claims because the Babins’ policy contained an All-Terrain Vehicle Exclusion and Motor Vehicle Liability Exclusion which excluded coverage.

The Monson Law Firm attended the North Shore Claims Association’s November lunch meeting at Friends Coastal Restaurant in Madisonville. We learned from guest speaker, Dr. Chad Domangue, on the topic of Micro Invasive Therapies for Pain Management. Dr. Domangue is one of only 200 neurologists in the country and the only one in Louisiana to be trained in interventional pain management. Pictured are Matthew Monson, Esq., Ann’Lee Earles, CPIA, Marketing Director, Dr. Chad Domangue and Laura Abel, Esq., CWCP. Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm would like to congratulate Laura Abel, Esq. for receiving her Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional Program (“CWCP”) designation.  Laura successfully completed 40 hours of workers’ compensation courses, which encompassed all aspects of effectively handling and litigating a workers’ compensation claim.  Congratulations to Laura on this great achievement! Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm won the  “Best of Show” award out of 56 exhibitors at the Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers Annual Conference in Biloxi. We had fun decorating our booth and dressing up to the “Land of Oz” theme. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to see us. We look forward to seeing you again next year! Click here to view pictures!

There’s no place like home for The Monson Law Firm at “The Land of Oz” themed Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers Conference.  Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow want to thank everyone for stopping by our booth last week! Click here to view pictures!