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Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
In what’s been considered Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020, and now aptly dubbed as “Operation Sideswipe,” an attorney has finally pled guilty to a wire and mail fraud conspiracy, admitting that he helped orchestrate numerous vehicle crashes into…
Federal Judge Tosses Texas COVID-19 Mandate Suit
Federal Judge Tosses Texas COVID-19 Mandate Suit
In May 2021, more than 100 employees of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas (Houston Methodist) and its related facilities filed suit against the hospital claiming that requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine is making them act as “human…
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas
Nonimmigrant Employment Visas provide employers the ability to hire foreign employees seeking temporary work status in the United States. Employers may file a petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a variety of temporary work visas pursuant to…
Galloway Mourns the Loss of John Valenti
Galloway Mourns the Loss of John Valenti
John Valenti, an Associate in Galloway’s Tampa, Florida office, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 20, 2021. We are still shaken and miss him dearly. Those who worked with John remember his incredible sense of humor and personality. He…
Does Your Company Plan to Hire Foreign Workers Temporarily in a Specialty Occupation? Important Dates to Remember
Does Your Company Plan to Hire Foreign Workers Temporarily in a Specialty Occupation? Important Dates to Remember
Important Dates for the Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Electronic Registration Process March 2, 2021: Petitioners and registrants can begin creating H-1B registrant accounts at noon Eastern. March 9, 2021: H-1B registration period opens at noon Eastern. March 25,…
Juvie Cruz Cardenas Selected to Serve on Steering Committee for the 2021 Texas Minority Counsel Program
Juvie Cruz Cardenas Selected to Serve on Steering Committee for the 2021 Texas Minority Counsel Program
After a highly competitive selection process, Juvie Cruz Cardenas was selected to serve on the Texas Minority Counsel Program’s (TMCP) Steering Committee for the 2021 Annual Conference. The TMCP was created in 1993 and is the premier client development, networking,…
Helping Employers Open for Business: Alabama Law Seeks to Protect Businesses from COVID Exposure Claims
Helping Employers Open for Business: Alabama Law Seeks to Protect Businesses from COVID Exposure Claims
Alabama Passes Law Providing Businesses with Civil Immunity from COVID
Galloway’s Managing Director Jason P. Waguespack to Speak at Marine Insurance Nordics
Galloway’s Managing Director Jason P. Waguespack to Speak at Marine Insurance Nordics
Director Jason Waguespack will participate in a panel discussion at Marine Insurance Nordics on May 6, 2021. The panel discussion topic is Geopolitics and Sanctions- Keeping the Right Side of the Law. The session will review the latest sanctions rules, including…
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger Has Successfully Completed the Harvard Program on Negotiation
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger Has Successfully Completed the Harvard Program on Negotiation
Galloway Director Joe Hassinger has successfully completed the Harvard Program on Negotiation PON Global program. As Harvard explains, PON Global, offered by the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, is designed to provide cutting-edge negotiation skills, teach overcoming…
Nicole Fluet Recognized by Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Nicole Fluet Recognized by Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorney Nicole Fluet was recognized as the 2025 recipient of the Joseph P. Metzger Outstanding Achievement Award by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. She was honored at the association’s annual Florida Liability Claims Conference in Orlando,…
Florida Rule Changes Took Effect: Everything Changes…Or Did It?
Florida Rule Changes Took Effect: Everything Changes…Or Did It?
In July 2024, our Florida team of attorneys alerted clients on significant changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure promulgated by the Florida Supreme Court that took effect on January 1, 2025. Galloway’s four Florida offices – Pensacola, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Jacksonville – coordinated…
The EEOC’s New Employment Focus: Less DEI, More Scrutiny
The EEOC’s New Employment Focus: Less DEI, More Scrutiny
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is currently undergoing strategic reorientation under the leadership of Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas. While enforcement priorities are being re-calibrated, the agency’s ability to implement broad policy adjustments is presently constrained by its lack…
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…
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