Personal Injury Defense

Personal injury defense emphasizes managing exposure tied to bodily injury allegations and incident response, often in real time. Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith supports insurers and corporate defendants with proactive and disciplined case evaluation, evidence preservation, and litigation strategies that reflect operational realities and coverage considerations.

Focused Defense for Injury Allegations Impacting Business Operations

Galloway implements a focused and tailored approach to each incident, knowing the ramifications of bodily injury claims. Our attorneys begin at the scene and move proficiently to preserve evidence, coordinate investigations, and assess potential exposure.

Litigation defense is aligned with coverage realities, from policy interpretation to reservation of rights and insurer coordination. Galloway personal injury defense attorneys are experienced and effective in managing defense with coverage and extra-contractual issues that may arise.

Our team integrates early case assessment, litigation plans, dispositive motion practice, and trial readiness focused specifically on injury exposure and business continuity.

Galloway’s Personal Injury Defense Services

• Commercial Auto and Transportation: immediate investigations and claims management supported by established responsiveness through the Firm’s 24/7 Emergency Response Team
• Premises Liability: defense of injury claims involving alleged defective conditions, code issues, security, and wrongful death for property owners, corporations in retail, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial properties, and their insurers
• Products Liability: defense for manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers on injury claims tied to product use, grounded in disciplined risk management
• Healthcare: medical malpractice and related injury claims for healthcare providers and systems
• Wrongful Death and Toxic Tort: complex injury and exposure claims with structured case-assessment, targeted motion practice, and trial readiness
• Industrial/Workplace Injury: investigation and perseveration of evidence of workplace accidents in the industrial, construction, and maritime employment sector

Technical, Complexity, Depth and Readiness

Galloway coordinates with engineering, medical, and forensic experts to test liability and causation theories, challenge methodology, and position cases for favorable outcomes. With a foundation of technical standards, testing protocols, and expert collaboration, our team handles complex claims adeptly.

When personal injury matters involve multiple parties, contractual indemnity, and additional insured considerations, Galloway manages cross-claims while aligning defense strategies across parties. We seamlessly integrate coverage and risk transfer strategies so that indemnity obligations are handled efficiently.

Galloway partners with claims professionals, TPAs, excess carriers, and corporate defendants to craft cohesive approaches that support investigation, expert selection, and motions.

Knowing that each case is unique, we employ targeted dispositive motions and evidence challenges to narrow issues or secure dismissal. When cases proceed to trial, our experienced team is ready to advise and advocate tenaciously. If cases move to appeal, we preserve issues and records to protect favorable outcomes.

24/7 Emergency Response

Timely action makes the difference between a loss and a positive result. Our 24/7 Emergency Response team takes action immediately and urgently, ensuring that details are not lost in moments of crisis.

With offices across the Gulf Coast and Midwest, our team works cross-jurisdictionally and consistently across Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. Galloway clients trust our personal injury defense attorneys to provide outstanding service that is pragmatic, sophisticated, and result oriented.