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Galloway & The Council on Litigation Management Partners with New Orleans’ Lusher Charter School…
Galloway & The Council on Litigation Management Partners with New Orleans’ Lusher Charter School…
The Council on Litigation Management Partners with New Orleans’ Lusher Charter SchoolAugust 30, 2010 N ew York, NY – (PR.COM) – 8/30/2010 – The Council on Litigation Management (CLM) will be holding its Annual Conference in New Orleans from March 23-25,…
CPE webinar August 24th
CPE webinar August 24th
The BP Oil Spill Reimbursement Process CPE Credits: 4 Presenter: Phillip Howell, Director with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Individuals and businesses along the Gulf of Mexico coast have been hit hard by the economic impact of the 100+ day…
Pool & Spa community
Pool & Spa community
CPSC Changes VGB Interpretation to Include All Lodging August 2010 Open Letter to the Pool and Spa Community: On March 1, 2010, the Commission voted (4-1) to issue a proposed interpretive rule interpreting “public accommodations facility” to mean “an inn,…
New Jersey Supreme Court decision
New Jersey Supreme Court decision
Joe Hassinger has the report on an important new New Jersey Supreme Court decision affirming an order granting Summary Judgment to Powerhouse Gym based on an exculpatory agreement in a membership contract. The form stated, in part, that the member assumed all risks of…
NRRDA July Newsletter…
NRRDA July Newsletter…
BECOME A MEMBER OF NRRDA If you are not already a NRRDA member, here is how you can join this list of growing restaurant and retail professionals working together to reduce and manage the claims in our industry. www.joinnrrda.org Open,…
Galloway Community Support in Alabama
Galloway Community Support in Alabama
The Mobile Young Lawyers’ golf tournament was held June 25th, 2010. The proceeds from this event went to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (“AIDB”). Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith was a hole sponsor and were delightfully…
Free Webinar: How to Investigate the Suspicious Personal Injury Claim
Free Webinar: How to Investigate the Suspicious Personal Injury Claim
ADDITIONAL BENEFIT TO NRRDA MEMBERS FREE WEBINAR!! A special webinar will be held Wednesday, August 18 at 2p.m. CST. “Catching them Cold: How to Investigate the Suspicious Personal Injury Claim” The presented topics will include: 1. Creating a strategic plan to…
Happy Birthday NRRDA!
Happy Birthday NRRDA!
Happy Birthday NRRDA! The National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary and Launches 2010 Membership Drive The National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), which represents some of the largest national retail and restaurant chains dedicated to the…
ACC Houston Chapter’s July CLE hosted by Galloway
ACC Houston Chapter’s July CLE hosted by Galloway
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Houston Chapter presents its monthly CLE July 13th sponsored by Galloway, Johnson, Tomkins, Burr & Smith. The CLE will be taught by Thomas J. Smith, a Director of Galloway and Laura W. Doerre, Vice…
Six attorneys join the Galloway team
Six attorneys join the Galloway team
St. Louis- Matthew Barnhart New Orleans- Cheri Chestnut Houston- Anthony Sullivan Lafayette- Jason Wilson Tampa- Mike Ruel and Autumn George Please read their bios in the attorney section of the website for details. Welcome aboard ALL!
71 Galloway Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
71 Galloway Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith proudly announces that 71 attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers and its…
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…
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