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Mississippi Supreme Court Confirms Summary Judgment Based on Requests for Admissions
Mississippi Supreme Court Confirms Summary Judgment Based on Requests for Admissions
As previously reported here, the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the firm’s client in the case of Dillon v. PiCo, a trucking case involving a catastrophic injury. Kathryn Breard Platt of our Mississippi office obtained the judgment after the…
Summary Judgment Quieting Title Granted Despite Multiple Oppositions and Request for Continuance
Summary Judgment Quieting Title Granted Despite Multiple Oppositions and Request for Continuance
In a rather unusual suit involving six defendants and three separate lots, the Firm’s Lafayette Office was successful in quieting title to the property subject only to our client’s first-priority mortgage. The Court granted summary judgment despite multiple oppositions and…
Lafayette Attorney Steven Bucher Appointed to Vice-Chair to the ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy General Committee
Lafayette Attorney Steven Bucher Appointed to Vice-Chair to the ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy General Committee
Lafayette attorney Steven Bucher was recently appointed to Vice-Chair to the ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy General Committee for the 2018-2019 term. Steven’s practice focuses on representing companies of all shapes and sizes in civil…
Steven Bucher and David Moragas To Present at LA Claims Association Annual Conference on Cyber Law
Steven Bucher and David Moragas To Present at LA Claims Association Annual Conference on Cyber Law
Louisiana attroneys Steven Bucher and David Moragas will present at the Louisiana Claims Association Annual Conference on Friday, June 8th, 2018. Their presentation will cover, “Managing Risk on a Rapidly Evolving Landscape” and take place from 9:30am-10:30am. To learn more,…
Potential for Damages, Fees, and Costs Leads to Subordination Agreement in Favor of Client
Potential for Damages, Fees, and Costs Leads to Subordination Agreement in Favor of Client
The Firm’s Lafayette Office was asked to resolve a dispute between the client, a major financial institution, and another mortgage holder. The dispute arose from the mortgages, which were executed and recorded on the same day, being mistakenly recorded in…
Flood Protection Authority-East’s First Edition of New Quarterly Newsletter
Flood Protection Authority-East’s First Edition of New Quarterly Newsletter
The Flood Protection Authority will be bringing you news and information about our critical, state-of-the-art flood defense system and the team that manages, operates and maintains that system through future newsletters and other publications. To view the newsletter, please follow…
Louisiana Claims Association Annual Conference
Louisiana Claims Association Annual Conference
New Orleans director Joe Hassinger serves as a mediator through MAPS (www.maps-adr.com). In that capacity, he will present a seminar on negotiation and mediation strategies at the June 2018 Louisiana Claims Association Annual Conference. For more information on the conference, go to:https://lca37.wildapricot.org/events.
Minors’ Mortgages Cancelled via Summary Judgment
Minors’ Mortgages Cancelled via Summary Judgment
The Firm’s Lafayette Office successfully cancelled two separate minors’ mortgages that primed the client’s mortgage and prevented foreclosure. Although the opposing parties were uncooperative, summary judgment was granted in the client’s favor following extensive evidence being presented to the Court…
Last Minute Challenge to Foreclosure by Executory Process Defeated by Oral Argument Only
Last Minute Challenge to Foreclosure by Executory Process Defeated by Oral Argument Only
Pursuant to a last minute request for counsel by a major financial institution, the Firm’s Lafayette Office successfully defended against a property owner’s petition for injunctive relief. The property owner alleged that the client’s mortgage was not an authentic act…
Alabama Attorney Resolves Client’s Title Defect and Avoids Potential of Costly Litigation
Alabama Attorney Resolves Client’s Title Defect and Avoids Potential of Costly Litigation
George Gaston of the firm’s Mobile office resolved a client mortgage lender’s title defect without the necessity of filing potentially drawn-out and costly litigation. The matter concerned a defect with the client’s mortgage. At the time the mortgage was recorded,…
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
James Prather and Josh Dierker in Galloway’s Mandeville, Louisiana office secured a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment win in a Hurricane Ida commercial first party case. As a part of their extensive pre-trial strategy and dispositive motion practice, the Galloway…
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
More animals seem to be assisting people these days — in airports, offices, and even classrooms. Not all animals that provide help or comfort qualify as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and understanding the distinction matters…
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Roy L. Schroeder, a Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s Mandeville office, has been accepted as a member of the exclusive Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Roy joins a distinguished network of civil defense and…
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla will present at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Their session will be Monday, October 20, at 5:00 p.m. As the modern workforce…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Galloway Trailblazers and Emerging Leaders
Hispanic Heritage Month: Galloway Trailblazers and Emerging Leaders
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 each year, and it is a time to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic leaders. At Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, we honor those shaping the legal community as…
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