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William D. Treeby
Areas of Emphasis:
• Administrative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Class Actions and Complex Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• Insurance Regulation
• Tax Exempt Organizations
Mr. Treeby joined Stone Pigman in 1966 and is a member of the firm. He has a litigation and trial practice with emphasis in insurance, administrative law and environmental litigation as well as training in alternate dispute resolution methods. He was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1966.
Representative Matters
Representing a major insurer in class action defense removed from state court under the Class Action Fairness Act, and then dismissed by the United States District Court on Motion for Summary Judgment, including argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, defending the dismissal, all arising out of the defense of regulatory approval of a major forms conversion.
Representing, as local counsel, an international construction and environmental remediation firm in defense of class actions and individual actions alleging liability for flooding of major areas of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish resulting from breaches of levees and floodwalls during the passage of Hurricane Katrina.
Representing a major New Orleans area hospital in a significant business income loss claim arising out of orders of civil authority and ingress and egress coverages under a policy issued by a major insurance company, presently pending on coverage and claims amount issues before the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, allotted to Chief Judge Ginger Berrigan, with a present trial setting in July, 2008.
Represented a major New Orleans Baptist church against its insurance company seeking to establish insurance coverage for claims made by church members and others against the pastor and trustees of the church. After trial, a Louisiana federal district court found in favor of coverage.
Representing a major tobacco company in defense of a class action case alleging damages to all "non-smokers" in Louisiana due to exposure to second hand smoke.
Represented a major insurer in a regulatory action in which the Commissioner of Insurance sought to have legislative act removing the Commissioner's ability to appeal adverse decisions of the Division of Administrative Law to be declared unconstitutional, the effect of which would have been to require the insurer to defend appeal of favorable administrative decision by the Division of Administrative Law, including successfully arguing for and achieving a reversal of a 19th Judicial District Court decision declaring the statute unconstitutional.
Defended a major petrochemical company in a class action alleging exposure to a release of chemicals resulting from a fire at its plant in St. James Parish.
Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a waste disposal company in a class action suit involving alleged personal injuries claimed by contract employees resulting from their work at a permitted hazardous waste disposal facility in Grand Bois, Louisiana. Obtained favorable settlement, after winning forum non conveniens motion to remove case from Civil District Court in Orleans Parish to Court in Jennings, Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish, in a class action suit involving alleged personal and property damage injuries allegedly resulting from operations of a permitted hazardous waste disposal facility near Mermentau, Louisiana.
Defended two separate class actions, arising out of a single major chemical plant fire incident, against a chemical manufacturer, including argument before United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in an appeal establishing groundbreaking law for the removal of class actions brought in Louisiana.
Education
Mr. Treeby received his law degree in 1966 from Tulane University School of Law, where he was named to the Order of the Coif and was a member of the Tulane Law Review Board of Editors, 1965-66. He graduated from Texas Western College with an undergraduate degree in 1964. Professional and Civic Activities
Mr. Treeby has been active for several years in the Christian Legal Society, serving as director from 1987-00 and as treasurer from 1993-00. He holds memberships in the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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