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Morgan A. Druhan
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Morgan Ashley Druhan was born in Mobile, Alabama. She grew up in both Alabama and Louisiana, and has been practicing law since 2016. Morgan attended the University of Kansas on a softball scholarship where she earned a B.A. in Sociology. She earned her law degree from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she graduated cum laude and was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Energy Law & Resources.
Morgan joined GLL in 2018 and practices primarily in the area of insurance defense, including catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and insurance coverage. She is very familiar with prospective Louisiana jurors after having lived across all four regions of Louisiana.
The following cases are representative of the types of cases regularly handled by Morgan:
• Zero Verdict in Wrongful Death and Survival Action Case
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
A jury returned a no liability verdict in favor of GLL’s client, a local restaurant, in a wrongful death and survival action lawsuit filed after a very sympathetic patron suffered traumatic injuries during a fall on the premises that ultimately led to her death three months later. The jury agreed with GLL that plaintiff’s death was caused by a fainting episode and was not the result of any defect in the premises or improper actions by restaurant employees.
• Summary Dismissal for Public Entity in Traumatic Amputation Case
St. James Parish, Louisiana
GLL defended a local public entity for claims brought by a contractor working on a construction site owned by the public entity. The contractor suffered an injury that required immediate amputation of his limb. GLL successfully filed a motion for summary judgment proving that the public entity had no liability for the contractor’s injuries.
• Favorable Verdict in Permanent Disability Case
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
A plaintiff who was shocked by a live electrical wire at a plant claimed that he suffered permanent disability, could never work again, and asked for $1.5 million in closing arguments. GLL successfully argued that plaintiff did not suffer permanent disability and that plaintiff was at fault. The jury returned a verdict of less than $50,000.
• Crucial Choice of Law Ruling on Punitive Damages
Iberville Parish, Louisiana
In an incredibly tragic wrongful death and survival action claim involving a 20-year old college student, plaintiffs strenuously argued for the application of New Jersey’s more favorable substantive law to their punitive damage claim because defendant’s corporate headquarters was located in New Jersey. GLL argued that the alleged tortious conduct only occurred in Louisiana and its substantive law should apply. The Court agreed, stating that “defendants effectively argued that negligent actors who engage in conduct originating in Louisiana have justified expectations of Louisiana law being applied to their wrongdoing.”
University of Kansas, B.A. in Sociology, 2013
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2016
Admissions
Louisiana, 2016
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2016
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2016
Throughout her law school and professional career, Morgan has been an active participant in providing pro bono legal work. In 2018, she was awarded the Louisiana State Pro Bono Publico Award by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers Pro Bono Award by the Lafayette Bar Association. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, Morgan was a four-year softball letterman, pitching for both the University of South Alabama and the University of Kansas.
Morgan A. Druhan
Member
Contact
Morgan Ashley Druhan was born in Mobile, Alabama. She grew up in both Alabama and Louisiana, and has been practicing law since 2016. Morgan attended the University of Kansas on a softball scholarship where she earned a B.A. in Sociology. She earned her law degree from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she graduated cum laude and was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Energy Law & Resources.
Morgan joined GLL in 2018 and practices primarily in the area of insurance defense, including catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and insurance coverage. She is very familiar with prospective Louisiana jurors after having lived across all four regions of Louisiana.
Areas of Practice
Civil LitigationPersonal Injury
Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Curriculum Vitae
The following cases are representative of the types of cases regularly handled by Morgan:
• Zero Verdict in Wrongful Death and Survival Action Case
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
A jury returned a no liability verdict in favor of GLL’s client, a local restaurant, in a wrongful death and survival action lawsuit filed after a very sympathetic patron suffered traumatic injuries during a fall on the premises that ultimately led to her death three months later. The jury agreed with GLL that plaintiff’s death was caused by a fainting episode and was not the result of any defect in the premises or improper actions by restaurant employees.
• Summary Dismissal for Public Entity in Traumatic Amputation Case
St. James Parish, Louisiana
GLL defended a local public entity for claims brought by a contractor working on a construction site owned by the public entity. The contractor suffered an injury that required immediate amputation of his limb. GLL successfully filed a motion for summary judgment proving that the public entity had no liability for the contractor’s injuries.
• Favorable Verdict in Permanent Disability Case
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
A plaintiff who was shocked by a live electrical wire at a plant claimed that he suffered permanent disability, could never work again, and asked for $1.5 million in closing arguments. GLL successfully argued that plaintiff did not suffer permanent disability and that plaintiff was at fault. The jury returned a verdict of less than $50,000.
• Crucial Choice of Law Ruling on Punitive Damages
Iberville Parish, Louisiana
In an incredibly tragic wrongful death and survival action claim involving a 20-year old college student, plaintiffs strenuously argued for the application of New Jersey’s more favorable substantive law to their punitive damage claim because defendant’s corporate headquarters was located in New Jersey. GLL argued that the alleged tortious conduct only occurred in Louisiana and its substantive law should apply. The Court agreed, stating that “defendants effectively argued that negligent actors who engage in conduct originating in Louisiana have justified expectations of Louisiana law being applied to their wrongdoing.”
University of Kansas, B.A. in Sociology, 2013
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2016
Admissions
Louisiana, 2016
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2016
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2016
Throughout her law school and professional career, Morgan has been an active participant in providing pro bono legal work. In 2018, she was awarded the Louisiana State Pro Bono Publico Award by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers Pro Bono Award by the Lafayette Bar Association. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, Morgan was a four-year softball letterman, pitching for both the University of South Alabama and the University of Kansas.
