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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’s Jacksonville Team Secures Summary Judgment Upholding HOA Authority
Galloway’s Jacksonville Team Secures Summary Judgment Upholding HOA Authority
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith and its team in Jacksonville has secured a complete summary judgment victory in favor of our client, a Florida homeowners’ association, in a case involving a challenge to mandatory membership and assessment obligations. The Court…
Legal Analysis: $90M Nuclear Verdict Reversed in Texas Trucking Case
Legal Analysis: $90M Nuclear Verdict Reversed in Texas Trucking Case
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a $90 million verdict against Werner Enterprises, thrusting the case back into the spotlight after one of the more notable “nuclear verdicts” in Texas trucking litigation in the last 10 years. The decision reestablishes…
Risky Business: Avoiding Hidden Risks in Louisiana Contracts
Risky Business: Avoiding Hidden Risks in Louisiana Contracts
Don’t get stuck with defense and indemnity for damages that aren’t your fault! Indemnity clauses can shift legal and financial exposure onto your business, even when you’re not at fault. If you do business in the energy, transportation, and construction…
Running the Clock: Developing A Section 12 Defense Under the Defense Base Act
Running the Clock: Developing A Section 12 Defense Under the Defense Base Act
A recent decision by the Benefits Review Board may clarify how employers and carriers approach Section 12 notice defense strategies under the Defense Base Act. The Benefits Review Board’s ruling in March 2025 discusses when a claimant is presumed to…
Persistence Pays Off for Houston Attorneys in Construction Litigation Win
Persistence Pays Off for Houston Attorneys in Construction Litigation Win
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys in Houston, Texas, persisted in their vigorous construction litigation defense and earned another victory in a case where the Plaintiff sought monetary relief of over $1,000,000. Andy Krone and Les Pickett led the…
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