Following Hurricane Ike, according to James Williams of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law, insurance companies were underpaying claims in Houston, Texas at an alarming rate. James Williams is Head of Litigation for Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law. Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law is based in New Orleans, with offices in Houston. Many policyholders in Houston, [...]
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Nationally and internationally respected for many years, the law firm of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams is a continuation of the Gauthier firm that gained major prominence with a landmark decision for clients devastated by the 1980 fire at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That wrongful death suit is only one milestone on a list that includes over $85 million in insurance recoveries for victims of Hurricane Katrina, $13 million for the families following a major airline crash, and the landmark $246 billion negotiated deal with tobacco companies concerning their hidden knowledge of the dangerous consequences of tobacco smoke.
On an international level, successful decisions won by the Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams law firm and its founder, the late nationally respected trial attorney Wendell Gauthier, include a $9.25 million breach of contract settlement in El Salvador and intervention on behalf of victims exposed to poisonous contamination in Bhopal, India. Since 2003, the law firm of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams has collected over $138 million for businesses and individual clients, representing negotiated contracts totaling over one quarter of a billion dollars.
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Following the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana state legislature moved to enact two separate pieces of legislation, according to Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law managing partner John W. Houghtaling II. The legislation, according to the Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law attorney, was to “basically aid and help with the relief process.” John [...]
