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With July 4th around the corner
With July 4th around the corner
This article discusses a new study recently completed by Bryan Pfister, PhD, a specialist in neural tissue engineering and bio-dynamics. The study supports the findings by Exponent, the BIA, and Neuro-Med. Low Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury from Roller Coaster…
DRI Annual Meeting in San Diego
DRI Annual Meeting in San Diego
The 2010 Defense Research Institute (DRI) Annual Meeting October 20-24, 2010, San Diego, CA. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith are once again the internet cafe sponsor. We will see you there!
NRRDA News Excerpts
NRRDA News Excerpts
NRRDA 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE The 2011 NRRDA Annual Conference will be held in Orlando, FL at the Orlando Airport Marriott from Wednesday, February 23 to Friday, February 25, 2011. Registration for the Annual Conference will be available in the…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Launches New Website
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Launches New Website
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC, A Premier Defense Litigation Law Firm, Launches New Website To Better Inform Its Clients And Connect With Its Nine Offices Across The Gulf South
March of Dimes Spotlight on Success
March of Dimes Spotlight on Success
Join us in recognizing the best in New Orleans at the March of Dimes Spotlight on Success 2010 Celebrating its 24th Anniversary, The Spotlight on Success, a party-goers delight, pays tribute to a select group of Outstanding Professionals in the greater New Orleans…
Zero Recovery – Jury rejects Plaintiff’s Bad Faith Suit Seeking $11 Million
Zero Recovery – Jury rejects Plaintiff’s Bad Faith Suit Seeking $11 Million
The owner of a popular excursion paddleboat, The Spirit of the Rivers, which sank while moored in unremarkable weather brought suit for damages on account of the insurance carrier’s declination of coverage under the marine hull policy issued to him. The carrier denied coverage…
St. Landry Parish Jury rejects Plaintiffs Inflated Request for Damages
St. Landry Parish Jury rejects Plaintiffs Inflated Request for Damages
In a stipulated liability case where a loaded tractor-trailer rear-ended a stopped school bus with stop signs and flashers out, an 18-year-old female student and her parents sought over $6 million in damages from the jury. The jury awarded damages…
Galloway director to speak at the RSA/ILTA Conference in April 2010
Galloway director to speak at the RSA/ILTA Conference in April 2010
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith director Joe Hassinger will participate in the IALDA legal seminar and mock trial to be presented at the Roller Skating Association/International Laser Tag Association conference in April. “Such seminars,” explains Mr. Hassinger, “allow defense…
Galloway directors to speak at Magna Legal Services Conference in May 2010
Galloway directors to speak at Magna Legal Services Conference in May 2010
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Directors Rick Duplantier and Joe Hassinger will speak at the Magna Legal Services’ 6th Annual Educational Conference in May 2010. This year’s program, titled Streamlining Relationships with Outside Counsel, will be attended by corporate…
3 Attorneys to Speak at the World Trade Convention April 9, 2010
3 Attorneys to Speak at the World Trade Convention April 9, 2010
Michael Grimley, Jr., Frederick “Billy” Swaim and Michael Nicaud are scheduled speakers at the 2010 World Trade Convention April 7-9 in Pensacola, Florida. Their discussion is “International Trade and Business Transactions”. The Gulf Coast Trade Alliance is an association of…
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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