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IALDA to launch its new website – www.ialda.org…
IALDA to launch its new website – www.ialda.org…
IALDA, the International Amusement & Leisure Defense Association is pleased to announce the launch of its new website – www.ialda.org. IALDA is an international non-profit association of defense attorneys, operators, insurance professionals and industry experts whose mission is to promote and…
Galloway attorney appointed to Louisiana Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority
Galloway attorney appointed to Louisiana Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority
GJTBS Director Joe Hassinger has been appointed to, and elected Vice-Chairman of, the State of Louisiana Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority. The Authority was created by the Louisiana Legislature in 2010 and is statutorily charged with the development and implementation…
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,…
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!
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…
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…
Learn, Network, and Connect at Galloway’s 8th Annual Claims & Litigation Conference in New Orleans
Learn, Network, and Connect at Galloway’s 8th Annual Claims & Litigation Conference in New Orleans
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith will proudly present the 8th Annual Galloway Claims and Litigation Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans on Thursday, October 23, 2025. The full day of engaging sessions and networking has grown to a…
Galloway’s Mobile, Alabama Team Secures Summary Judgment for Insurer
Galloway’s Mobile, Alabama Team Secures Summary Judgment for Insurer
Nathan Burrow, a Director in Mobile, Alabama for Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, delivered pragmatic and forward-thinking representation on behalf of an insurance client in a bad-faith claim arising out of the denial of a fire loss claim under…
Jason Waguespack Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame
Jason Waguespack Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Managing Director Jason Waguespack has been named a 2025 Leadership in Law Honoree by New Orleans CityBusiness. Because this marks Jason’s third time receiving this honor, he will be inducted into the Leadership in Law Hall…
Galloway Attorney Delivers Remarks at U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony in New Orleans
Galloway Attorney Delivers Remarks at U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony in New Orleans
Special Counsel Megan Jackler, an attorney with Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s New Orleans and Mandeville offices, was invited to serve as guest speaker at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s…
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…
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