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Three Attorneys with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Receive Highest Peer Review Rating™ from LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® — Legal Profession’s Most Prestigious Rating Service Recognizes Local Firm — New Orleans, LA– June 11, 2012, – Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &…
Changes To Mississippi's Workers’ Compensation Law…
Changes To Mississippi's Workers’ Compensation Law…
CHANGES TO MISSISSIPPI’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW By: Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith At the end of April, Mississippi legislators passed significant changes to the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation law. The Governor signed the bill on May 15, 2012 making the…
Four Jury Trial Victories in six months for GJTBS Pensacola…
Four Jury Trial Victories in six months for GJTBS Pensacola…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith’s Pensacola office had four jury trial victories in just six months. The cases were real estate and construction related. In addition, our clients were awarded from $80,000.00 to $585,000.000 for their losses.
Summary Judgment to Defeat Misplaced Vexatious Refusal…
Summary Judgment to Defeat Misplaced Vexatious Refusal…
GJTBS prevailed on its Motion for Summary Judgment in Clinton County, IL on behalf of a national title insurer faced with a complaint from an uninsured party. real estate transaction
Verdict for GJTBS Ambulance Service Client in Personal Injury Suit…
Verdict for GJTBS Ambulance Service Client in Personal Injury Suit…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith (GJTBS) was privileged to defend an ambulance service company against a claim for personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
Larry Canada Chosen as Chair of PLDF's Construction Design Claims Committee…
Larry Canada Chosen as Chair of PLDF's Construction Design Claims Committee…
The PLDF Board of Directors has chosen Larry Canada to serve as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Construction Design Claims Committee for the 2012 term.
Larry Canada and Kathryn Breard Platt participated in the "Lawyers in the Mississippi Classroom"…
Larry Canada and Kathryn Breard Platt participated in the "Lawyers in the Mississippi Classroom"…
Larry Canada and Kathryn Breard Platt participated in the “Lawyers in the Mississippi Classroom” program by the Louisiana State Bar Association. Larry participated in Ms. Lewis-Robateau’s 7th and 8th grade class at E.P. Harney Elementary School and Kathryn participated in…
Summary Judgment Against Seller That Misrepresented Title Defect…
Summary Judgment Against Seller That Misrepresented Title Defect…
Summary Judgment Against Seller That Misrepresented Title Defect GJTBS represented a national title insurer in an action to enforce an indemnification agreement and warranty signed by a seller that the client relied upon in closing a real estate transaction, but…
Summary Judgment Obtained on Behalf of Insurance Carrier Client…
Summary Judgment Obtained on Behalf of Insurance Carrier Client…
GJTBS recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance carrier client in a first-party property claim. The Plaintiff, an animal removal services company, took an assignment from the insureds/homeowners, and claimed that bats had infested the property and the…
Texas Appeals Courts Back Insurers’ Right to Intervene in Bad Faith Suits
Texas Appeals Courts Back Insurers’ Right to Intervene in Bad Faith Suits
Texas Court Upholds Right to Intervene and Enforce § 542A.006 The Thirteenth Court of Appeals, in a group of significant decisions for property insurers in Texas, granted mandamus relief to Certain Underwriter’s at Lloyd’s, London and Trisura Insurance Company, reinforcing…
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Cyber insurance is often seen as the firewall of last resort, the last line of defense when technical safety measures fail. The truth is that many corporations need to further decode their cyber coverage policies. Carefully examining endorsements, exclusions, and…
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…
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