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Breaking News on Restrictive Covenants: What Does President Biden’s Executive Order on Non-Competes Mean for Employers?
Breaking News on Restrictive Covenants: What Does President Biden’s Executive Order on Non-Competes Mean for Employers?
Many businesses rely on non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants to protect their proprietary information or business strategies. Recently, President Biden issued a lengthy Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy which directs the Federal Trade Commission, along…
Galloway’s Client Wins in Mississippi
Galloway’s Client Wins in Mississippi
Galloway’s client, a large supermarket chain, recently secured a victory in Mississippi. The lawsuit stemmed from a trip and fall accident. First, the district court granted the defense’s motion to exclude the expert testimony and opinions of plaintiff’s designated expert.…
Recent Court of Appeals Ruling Makes Anti-Stacking Provisions in UM Policies a Must
Recent Court of Appeals Ruling Makes Anti-Stacking Provisions in UM Policies a Must
Almost fifty years after the Mississippi Supreme Court first decided the stacking of UM policies was permissible in 1971, the Court of Appeals has now broadened the scope even further through its decision in Brewer, et al. v. Mississippi Farm…
Jason Waguespack, Galloway’s Managing Director, Published in The Marine Insurer: “Jones Act Status Under Critical Review”
Jason Waguespack, Galloway’s Managing Director, Published in The Marine Insurer: “Jones Act Status Under Critical Review”
The article reviews the recent Court of Appeals decision in a case that could have important implications for the exposure of insurers to seamen under the Jones Act. This federal law gives seamen who were injured in the course of…
Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
In what’s been considered Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020, and now aptly dubbed as “Operation Sideswipe,” an attorney has finally pled guilty to a wire and mail fraud conspiracy, admitting that he helped orchestrate numerous vehicle crashes into…
Federal Judge Tosses Texas COVID-19 Mandate Suit
Federal Judge Tosses Texas COVID-19 Mandate Suit
In May 2021, more than 100 employees of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas (Houston Methodist) and its related facilities filed suit against the hospital claiming that requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine is making them act as “human…
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas provide employers the ability to hire foreign employees seeking temporary work status in the United States. Employers may file a petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a variety of temporary work visas pursuant to…
Tips For Employers To Enforce Restrictive Covenants In An Age Of Increasing Scrutiny
Tips For Employers To Enforce Restrictive Covenants In An Age Of Increasing Scrutiny
Restrictive covenants are governed by the states, and in recent years, we have seen a growing trend to limit the use of non-compete agreements. In 2019, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island passed legislation aimed at curtailing the use…
Galloway’s Pensacola Office Secures Dismissal with Prejudice on Two Local Cases
Galloway’s Pensacola Office Secures Dismissal with Prejudice on Two Local Cases
Attorneys Dave Jester and Alexis Mays of Galloway’s Pensacola, Florida office recently secured dismissals with prejudice on two cases brought against local lawyers and their firms within weeks of each other. The damages sought in one of the lawsuits were in…
Galloway Mourns the Loss of John Valenti
Galloway Mourns the Loss of John Valenti
John Valenti, an Associate in Galloway’s Tampa, Florida office, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 20, 2021. We are still shaken and miss him dearly. Those who worked with John remember his incredible sense of humor and personality. He…
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Cyber insurance is often seen as the firewall of last resort, the last line of defense when technical safety measures fail. The truth is that many corporations need to further decode their cyber coverage policies. Carefully examining endorsements, exclusions, and…
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
Ryan O’Connor, a defense attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans offices, has been recognized as a finalist for the Frank L. Maraist Award, presented by the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. The distinguished award, which will presented at an…
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
In one of the more unusual premises liability cases, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Catherine Arpen secured a strategic dismissal through disciplined case management and timely enforcement of discovery obligations in the case our Jacksonville team dubbed “the attack of…
Galloway Secures $800K Breach of Contract Trial Win in South Louisiana
Galloway Secures $800K Breach of Contract Trial Win in South Louisiana
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Madeline Smith Hebert and Glenn Istre secured a significant trial victory in Franklin, Louisiana, on behalf of a land buyer in a breach of contract dispute involving a waterfront residential development on the Lower Atchafalaya…
Inbox Intruders: Understanding Email Scams and Cyber Threats
Inbox Intruders: Understanding Email Scams and Cyber Threats
In technological spaces, speed and innovation are prized commodities. Unfortunately for businesses, cyber-attacks and threat actors have evolved with the times. Network security has expanded beyond the IT department to the purview of corporate executives and to the cyber &…
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