Francine B. Giugno
Francine has a varied practice in state and federal court where she focuses on insurance coverage, commercial auto liability, premises liability, construction litigation, environmental law including toxic tort, transportation, uninsured/underinsured motorist, municipal law and first party property litigation. For over 20 years, Francine has successfully represented insurance companies and corporations, winning summary judgment motions and obtaining favorable results in settlement and trials. She provides maximum value to clients through early and accurate evaluation, efficient service and quality representation.
Education
Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans LA
Juris Doctor, 1996
John Carroll University, Cleveland Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, 1991
Majors: English and Philosophy
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1996
- New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Honors
- AV ® Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- New Orleans City Business Leadership in Law Award, 2010
- DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, State Legislation Rules Task Force, Co-Representative for Louisiana
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Association, Member
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Loss Executive Association, Member
- Women in the Law Liaison of the Construction Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute
Notable Representations
Supreme Court Win in Long- Latency Occupational Disease Cases
Successfully argued in the Louisiana Supreme Court that the Comparative Fault Statute applies to wrongful death claims in long-latency occupational disease cases instead of contributory negligence, which did not provide for the assessment of fault against bankrupt entities in Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 2003-3432 (La. 7/7/04), 877 So.2d 970.
Significant Reduction of Hurricane Katrina Award on Appeal
Successfully reduced $4,008,525.25 Katrina award to $282,799.25 on appeal in Chalmette Retail Central, LLC v. Lafayette Insurance Company, 2009-0217 (La. App. 4 Cir. 10/16/09), 21 So.2d 485.
No Double Recovery on Construction Case
Successfully obtained ruling that $1,700,000 credit against any award general contractor may have entered against it from insurance proceeds from the plaintiff’s first party property carrier in Baseline Construction & Restoration of Louisiana LLC v. Favrot Realty Partnership, No. 2007-6429, Division B, Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Motion for Summary Judgment Granted
Motion for Summary Judgment granted on the “continuous or repeated seepage” clause on a pipe seepage case in Lorenzo McMillan et al. v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company, 2023 WL 8827816 (E.D. La. December 21, 2023).
Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Claims Dismissed
Partial Motion to Dismiss claims under Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) granted in Hall v. Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, 2022 WL 22858919 (E.D.La. March 23, 2022).3).