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Successful Defense to Zoning and Development Attack
Successful Defense to Zoning and Development Attack
Representing a national developer, Scott Mueller and Anne Kelly successfully obtained the dismissal of a disgruntled resident neighbor and neighborhood association that contested the development of a premium 20 lot development in St. Charles County, Missouri. Over the course of…
Galloway St. Louis Office Successfully Defends Positive Precedent In Illinois for Mortgage Lenders
Galloway St. Louis Office Successfully Defends Positive Precedent In Illinois for Mortgage Lenders
Representing a national lender in the Chicago “collar counties”, Scott Mueller and Anne Kelly previously obtained the dismissal of an action to set aside a decade old foreclosure due to a technicality on the face of the summons in the…
Lafayette Attorney Obtains Successful Trial Court Defense Ruling on UM Summary Judgment
Lafayette Attorney Obtains Successful Trial Court Defense Ruling on UM Summary Judgment
Katie Penny, an attorney in Galloway’s Lafayette office, was successful in having the trial court grant our client’s Motion for Summary Judgment, finding no coverage existed under the Business Auto policy in an uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) claim because the insured company’s coverage selection of…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Announced as Sponsor for the 2017 CLM Annual Conference
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Announced as Sponsor for the 2017 CLM Annual Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (March 14, 2017) – The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) is pleased to announce Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith as sponsor for the 2017 CLM Annual Conference. CLM will host 2,000 claims professionals and outside…
Houston Attorney Kelly C. Hartmann Named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017
Houston Attorney Kelly C. Hartmann Named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to congratulate Houston attorney, Kelly C. Hartmann, for being named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by…
St. Louis Director Scott Mueller Co-Moderated A Panel at the ABA Conference
St. Louis Director Scott Mueller Co-Moderated A Panel at the ABA Conference
Scott Mueller, Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Title Insurance Litigation Committee, co-moderated a panel at the organization’s annual Spring Meeting in Charleston. The panel consisted of four underwriter’s managing claims counsel and a 90 minute discussion/Q&A, engaging the…
Third Annual Galloway Claims Conference Will Be Held March 30th, 2017 in Tampa, FL
Third Annual Galloway Claims Conference Will Be Held March 30th, 2017 in Tampa, FL
Please join us for our 3rd annual Claims Conference held at the Tampa Marriot Waterside Hotel in Tampa, FL on March 30th, 2017. The conference will begin at 11:00 am and consist of 5 courses lasting until 5 pm, with…
Mobile Attorneys David Jester and Natalie Daugherty Secure Summary Judgment With Prejudice
Mobile Attorneys David Jester and Natalie Daugherty Secure Summary Judgment With Prejudice
David Jester and Natalie Daugherty recently secured a Summary Judgment with Prejudice in a case pending in Covington County, Alabama. The case was the result of a fall from a bridge construction site that caused a catastrophic injury to the…
St. Louis Attorneys Scott Mueller and Mary Giles Prevail on Summary Judgment
St. Louis Attorneys Scott Mueller and Mary Giles Prevail on Summary Judgment
St. Louis attorneys, Scott Mueller and Mary Giles prevailed on summary judgment (after a yearlong period of court contemplation) to reform the legal description in a national lender client’s purchase money loan. Unfortunately, an attorney for the junior judgment lien…
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones Named Super Lawyers' Georgia Rising Star 2017
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones Named Super Lawyers' Georgia Rising Star 2017
Galloway Johnson is pleased to announce that Tony Jones of the firm’s Atlanta, Georgia office has been selected to Super Lawyers’ 2016 Georgia Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are…
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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