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• H&G gets directed verdict on behalf of sugarcane truck defendant after close of evidence of two week jury trial.
• H&G gets insurance company out on summary judgment regarding the issue of whether UM policy coverage applies to guest passenger when insured vehicle is driven by an excluded driver.
• H&G successfully argues the validity of a UM Rejection Selection Form electronically signed by the named insured.
• H&G successfully defends trucking company in an Interstate 10 rear-end accident. Demand prior to jury trial $750,000.00. Plaintiff requested $2.7 million in closing arguments. Jury awarded $295,000.00.
• Louisiana 4th Circuit of Appeals upholds Civil District Court’s granting of a Motion for Summary Judgment that the City of New Orleans is self-insured, and thus, there is no UM coverage pursuant to insurance policy language.
