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Missouri Tort Reform 2020 Update
Missouri Tort Reform 2020 Update
Missouri’s 2020 legislative session came to a close on May 15. Despite a strong start, the session ended with few items ticked off the majority’s tort reform to-do list. Efforts to shorten Missouri’s five-year statute of limitations for most tort…
Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) delayed the collection of 2019 EEO-1 Component data to 2021 due to COVID-19. For more information, click here: Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
Galloway Director Kathryn Platt to Speak at ASCE Gulf Coast Branch Virtual Meeting
Galloway Director Kathryn Platt to Speak at ASCE Gulf Coast Branch Virtual Meeting
Galloway Director Kathryn Platt to speak at American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Gulf Coast Branch virtual meeting on the topic of “Learning from Others’ Mistakes: Avoiding Litigation or Being Prepared if It Knocks on Your Door.” The meeting will…
Will the Recent Decrease in Formalities Associated with Transferring Real Property Due to COVID-19 Last?
Will the Recent Decrease in Formalities Associated with Transferring Real Property Due to COVID-19 Last?
When COVID-19 reared its ugly head, the real estate industry was immediately threatened. The U.S. President as well as governors across the country declared public health emergencies. Social distancing measures were implemented to assist in preventing the spread of and…
Safe-Berth Clauses as an Absolute Warranty: What You Need to Know
Safe-Berth Clauses as an Absolute Warranty: What You Need to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court recently found in a 7-2 decision that the safe-berth clause at issue in the long-litigated ATHOS I oil spill constituted an absolute warranty in which the charterer promised the owner that the discharge port would be…
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger to Speak at CLM’s COVID-19 Webinar Series – Alternative Dispute Resolution Options During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger to Speak at CLM’s COVID-19 Webinar Series – Alternative Dispute Resolution Options During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger will speak at CLM’s “COVID-19 Webinar Series – Alternative Dispute Resolution Options During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond” on Thursday, April 30 at 1:30 PM ET. The webinar will address the challenges, benefits and the success…
Galloway Coloring Pages
Galloway Coloring Pages
Looking for a fun activity for the kids or a way to relax and de-stress? Check out Galloway’s coloring book, with a page for each state where we have an office. Follow the link to join the fun: Galloway Coloring…
“Daily Rate” vs. “Salary Basis” – New Developments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
“Daily Rate” vs. “Salary Basis” – New Developments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Employers in the oil and gas industry might see new FLSA litigation over overtime compensation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that an employee who is paid a daily rate is not paid on a…
Jason Waguespack Appointed to The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Board of Trustees
Jason Waguespack Appointed to The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Board of Trustees
Galloway congratulates our Managing Director, Jason Waguespack, on his appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The Ogden Museum is located in the Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans and holds the largest…
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): A Deep Dive into “Unable to Work (or Telework)”
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): A Deep Dive into “Unable to Work (or Telework)”
Regardless of the qualifying event (isolation order, childcare, COVID-19 diagnosis, etc.), employers must engage in an analysis to determine whether an absence qualifies for FFCRA leave. The touchstone for the analysis is whether, but for the qualifying event, the employee…
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 &…
ABA Names Galloway’s Jared Nelson a 2025 Top 40 Young Lawyer
ABA Names Galloway’s Jared Nelson a 2025 Top 40 Young Lawyer
Jared Nelson of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith has been named a 2025 On The Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer by the American Bar Association. This national ABA award recognizes young lawyers for excellence in legal service and impact on…
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