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New Orleans Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Case
New Orleans Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Case
A Louisiana state court recently entered summary judgment in favor of the firm’s client, a New Orleans hotel, on the grounds that the hotel did not owe a duty to protect plaintiffs from third-party criminal activity. New Orleans attorneys James Prather…
Galloway Announces Seven New Directors
Galloway Announces Seven New Directors
We are pleased to announce that Jason Camelford (New Orleans, LA), Trip McCormick (New Orleans, LA), Heather Angelico (New Orleans, LA), Patrick Schepens (Mandeville, LA), Tony C. Jones (Atlanta, GA), Nicole Fluet (Tampa, FL), Autumn George (Tampa, FL) have been named…
Galloway Supports the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar
Galloway Supports the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar
Galloway director Joe Hassinger will speak at the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar in Galveston this month. As a board member of the International Amusement & Leisure Defense Association, Joe will join other IALDA colleagues to present the Legal Roundtable. The…
Galloway Supports the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar
Galloway Supports the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar
Galloway director Joe Hassinger will speak at the 2018 AIMS Safety Seminar in Galveston this month. As a board member of the International Amusement & Leisure Defense Association, Joe will join other IALDA colleagues to present the Legal Roundtable. The…
Lafayette Attorney To Present Cybersecurity Compliance for Attorneys on Friday, December 22nd 2017
Lafayette Attorney To Present Cybersecurity Compliance for Attorneys on Friday, December 22nd 2017
Steven Bucher will be presenting “Cybersecurity Compliance for Attorneys” on Friday, December 22, 2017, at the Lafayette Bar Association. The presentation will focus on cyber risk and compliance obligations in the legal profession.
National Transportation Safety Board Addresses Probable Cause of El Faro Sinking and Maritime Industry Recommendations
National Transportation Safety Board Addresses Probable Cause of El Faro Sinking and Maritime Industry Recommendations
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) conducted a public meeting addressing the probable cause of the October 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, one of the worst maritime casualties in U.S. history. The board announced that…
Case Updates from United States Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit, Eighth Circuit, and Eleventh Circuit
Case Updates from United States Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit, Eighth Circuit, and Eleventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court Civ. Pro.: Jurisdictional v. Mandatory Processing Rules Hamer v. Neighborhood Hous. Servs. of Chicago, No. 16-658, 2017 WL 5160782 (U.S. Nov. 8, 2017): The U.S. Supreme Court clarified whether the time allowed to file appeal under…
Fifth Circuit Considers OPA’s Third-Party Defense in Connection with Mississippi River Oil Spill
Fifth Circuit Considers OPA’s Third-Party Defense in Connection with Mississippi River Oil Spill
United States v. Am. Commercial Lines, L.L.C., 2017 WL 5146110 (5th Cir. Nov. 7, 2017) Right after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck the Bligh Reef off the coast of Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The…
Pensacola Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment From The Florida First District Court of Appeal
Pensacola Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment From The Florida First District Court of Appeal
The Florida First District Court of Appeal recently affirmed an order of summary judgment obtained by Dave Jester, Austin Moretz, and Jessica Scholl of the firm’s Pensacola office. The issue on appeal was whether the general contractor was entitled to…
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 regarded two defective deeds in the borrower’s chain of title, both of which failed…
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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