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Florida Case Law Update
Florida Case Law Update
In the world of Florida insurance defense, we are obtaining positive gains in recent weeks. In addition to the recent Strems Order, we have also received two additional Court Orders that help us in our continued defense in first party…
The EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
The EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID-19 and the ADA – As employers and employees navigate their way back to the workplace, the EEOC provides more guidance on the path forward. To learn more, click here: The EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID-19…
Missouri Tort Reform 2020 Update
Missouri Tort Reform 2020 Update
Missouri’s 2020 legislative session came to a close on May 15. Despite a strong start, the session ended with few items ticked off the majority’s tort reform to-do list. Efforts to shorten Missouri’s five-year statute of limitations for most tort…
Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) delayed the collection of 2019 EEO-1 Component data to 2021 due to COVID-19. For more information, click here: Employers Receive Reprieve on EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Due to COVID-19
Will the Recent Decrease in Formalities Associated with Transferring Real Property Due to COVID-19 Last?
Will the Recent Decrease in Formalities Associated with Transferring Real Property Due to COVID-19 Last?
When COVID-19 reared its ugly head, the real estate industry was immediately threatened. The U.S. President as well as governors across the country declared public health emergencies. Social distancing measures were implemented to assist in preventing the spread of and…
Safe-Berth Clauses as an Absolute Warranty: What You Need to Know
Safe-Berth Clauses as an Absolute Warranty: What You Need to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court recently found in a 7-2 decision that the safe-berth clause at issue in the long-litigated ATHOS I oil spill constituted an absolute warranty in which the charterer promised the owner that the discharge port would be…
Galloway Coloring Pages
Galloway Coloring Pages
Looking for a fun activity for the kids or a way to relax and de-stress? Check out Galloway’s coloring book, with a page for each state where we have an office. Follow the link to join the fun: Galloway Coloring…
“Daily Rate” vs. “Salary Basis” – New Developments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
“Daily Rate” vs. “Salary Basis” – New Developments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Employers in the oil and gas industry might see new FLSA litigation over overtime compensation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that an employee who is paid a daily rate is not paid on a…
Jason Waguespack Appointed to The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Board of Trustees
Jason Waguespack Appointed to The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Board of Trustees
Galloway congratulates our Managing Director, Jason Waguespack, on his appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The Ogden Museum is located in the Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans and holds the largest…
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): A Deep Dive into “Unable to Work (or Telework)”
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): A Deep Dive into “Unable to Work (or Telework)”
Regardless of the qualifying event (isolation order, childcare, COVID-19 diagnosis, etc.), employers must engage in an analysis to determine whether an absence qualifies for FFCRA leave. The touchstone for the analysis is whether, but for the qualifying event, the employee…
Katrina at 20: How Galloway Turned Crisis Into Growth
Katrina at 20: How Galloway Turned Crisis Into Growth
In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina entered the Gulf of Mexico, quickly intensifying to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. On August 29, 2005, it made landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm which caused major devastation in the Greater…
Texas Defense Attorney Adraon D. Greene Joins Prestigious FDCC
Texas Defense Attorney Adraon D. Greene Joins Prestigious FDCC
Texas defense attorney Adraon D. Greene, a Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s Houston and Dallas offices, has been accepted as a member of the exclusive Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Adraon joins…
Galloway Secures Rare Dismissal of Longshore Claim in 11th Circuit
Galloway Secures Rare Dismissal of Longshore Claim in 11th Circuit
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith recently obtained a favorable result for their client before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Special Counsel Susan F. E. Bruhnke and her sophisticated strategies led the team to secure the dismissal of a Longshore…
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…
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