Two recent decisions issued by the Office of Administrative Law Judges in December 2025 highlight the continued filings of subsequent claims and the effects (if any) of the settlement of prior claims. Both decisions focus on whether the settlement language…
Hunting and fishing are central to life in Louisiana’s “Sportsman’s Paradise.” In the marshes and woodlands, outdoor recreation regularly intersects with landowner liability and recreational immunity, shaping how properties are opened and managed for non-commercial purposes. Liability risks often turn…
Expectation vs. Reality: The importance of clearly outlining a vessel’s purpose in offshore platform contracts after Earnest, Offshore Oil Servs., and Genesis Energy A trio of Fifth Circuit opinions further analyzed the two-prong test created in In re Larry Doiron,…
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Associate Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura has been named a Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine, a peer-voted recognition honoring rising legal talent in the Dallas legal community. View the full list. Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura Berenice…
Jason Waguespack, Managing Director of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, has been elected Chairperson of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He has served on the museum’s Board of Trustees since 2020, most recently as Board Treasurer. “It is an honor…
Two recent decisions issued by the Office of Administrative Law Judges in December 2025 highlight the continued filings of subsequent claims and the effects (if any) of the settlement of prior claims. Both decisions focus on whether the settlement language…
Hunting and fishing are central to life in Louisiana’s “Sportsman’s Paradise.” In the marshes and woodlands, outdoor recreation regularly intersects with landowner liability and recreational immunity, shaping how properties are opened and managed for non-commercial purposes. Liability risks often turn…
Expectation vs. Reality: The importance of clearly outlining a vessel’s purpose in offshore platform contracts after Earnest, Offshore Oil Servs., and Genesis Energy A trio of Fifth Circuit opinions further analyzed the two-prong test created in In re Larry Doiron,…
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Associate Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura has been named a Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine, a peer-voted recognition honoring rising legal talent in the Dallas legal community. View the full list. Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura Berenice…
Jason Waguespack, Managing Director of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, has been elected Chairperson of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He has served on the museum’s Board of Trustees since 2020, most recently as Board Treasurer. “It is an honor…
