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The Monson Law Firm sponsored The Insurance Professionals of Greater New Orleans Annual Christmas Celebration at Southport Hall. We enjoyed participating in the ugly sweater contest and hearing music by The Top Cats. Thank you to everyone who brought a canned good donation for the Second Harvest Food Bank Drive!  Pictured are Ann’Lee Earles, CPIA, Wayne Forest with Forest Insurance Facilities, Mary Katherine Brown with Brown Claims Management Group, Michael Orlando with Emergency Restoration, Inc. , Nanette Giraud with Giraud Insurance Agency, Matthew Monson, Esq. and Brittany Davis Stoudt with Emergency Restoration, Inc. Click here to view pictures!

The Christmas Season is fully underway for the North Shore Claims Association. At today’s Christmas party we dressed as our favorite holiday movie characters. Congrats to Olaf (Matthew Monson) for winning the award of Worst Dressed! Pictured are Matthew Edwards with Stop Guarantee, Scott Scariano with Leonard C. Quick & Associates, Ruth Damare with the NSCA, Mark Aronson with ERS, Allison Salter with Stop Guarantee, Luke Bowman with Young & Associates, Tabitha Ely with ERS, Matthew Monson, Esq. (Olaf) and Ann’Lee Earles, CPIA (Elsa) with The Monson Law Firm, and Randy Jackson with Abercrombie, Simmons & Gillette. Click to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm attended the Northshore Chapter of Professional Insurance Agent’s Christmas Luncheon at Keith Young’s Steakhouse in Madisonville. We would like to congratulate all the newly elected officers for the upcoming year! Pictured are Ann’Lee Earles, CPIA, Jodi Williams with the Louisiana Restaurant Association, Albert Pappalardo, Jr., Outgoing President of the Northshore PIA and Matthew Monson, Esq. Click here to view pictures!

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!

The Monson Law Firm sponsored a hole at the Risk Management Society’s charity golf tournament, which was held at Audubon Golf Course in New Orleans. Funds raised at the tournament are given to five different charities that RIMS selects in December each year. Pictured are Luke Bowman with Young & Associates, Ann’Lee Earles, Marketing Director, Janna Underhill, Esq. and the winner of The Monson Law Firm Fitbit, Mike Montgomery with VeriClaim. Click here to view pictures!

The Monson Law Firm attended the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana’s Big Easy Bash at the Howlin Wolf in New Orleans. We enjoyed dressing up for this fun event as the two worker bees, the bee keeper and the queen bee! Pictured are Janna Underhill, Esq., Ann’Lee Earles, Marketing Director, Matthew Monson, Esq. and Kathy Monson, Matt’s wife.

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The Monson Law Firm attended today’s New Orleans Claims Association October Lunch meeting. The Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Jim Donelon, spoke to the Association about the upcoming election and updated us on the new laws and regulations for the Louisiana insurance industry. Pictured are Matthew Monson, Esq. and Jim Donelon.  The Monson Law Firm supports Commissioner Donelon and asks that you show your support for him when you vote in the upcoming election.

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The Monson Law Firm attended the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce’s October lunch meeting at Tchefuncte Country Club. We enjoyed hearing from Louisiana Economist and Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University, Dr. Loren C. Scott, who provided a regional perspective of trends in the local economy for the upcoming year. Pictured are Sarah Barro, Esq., Dr. Scott and Ann’Lee Earles.

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The Monson Law Firm participated in the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana’s 1752 Club Saints Tailgate Party at the L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge. Pictured are Debbie Harrington with Maison Insurance, Teri Rhodes and Janice Hopkins with National General, Baylie Babin with Imperial PFS, Ann’Lee Earles with The Monson Law Firm, Leeann Manalla (1752 Club President) with Sage Sure and Cloeen Brooks with PIA of Louisiana.

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The Monson Law Firm Participated in the Baton Rouge Chapter of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana’s Fall Social. Pictured on top are Baylie Babin with Imperial PFS, Francine Berendson and Karen Kuylen with IIABL and Ann’Lee Earles with The Monson Law Firm. Pictured below are Christie Babin, Michelle Kahoe and Melissa McMorris with Atlantic Specialty Lines. Inc. and Matthew Monson with The Monson Law Firm.

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On September 11, 2015, the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans granted a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by The Monson Law Firm attorney Blake J. Lusk, ruling the insured driver was not negligent in the operation of a motor vehicle.  In the case of “Dana R. Williams and Derrick E. Sykes v. Archer Western Construction, LLC, Arch Insurance Company, Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance Company and Eileen Maldonado,” plaintiffs were guest passengers in a vehicle being operated by Eileen Maldonado when it drove into a large pothole. The pothole was alleged to be the result of road repairs being performed by Archer Western Construction. Plaintiffs made claim against Eileen Maldonado, and her insurer, Imperial, asserting that the accident was caused by Eileen Maldonado’s negligence.  Despite opposition from both co-defendants and plaintiffs, the District Court held that Eileen Maldonado was not negligent in the operation of the motor vehicle.  Accordingly, plaintiffs’ claims against Eileen Maldonado and Imperial were dismissed with prejudice.