Photos of Property Damages Admissibility Without Expert Testimony
Garvin v. Malone, 2016 Tenn. App. LEXIS 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2016). In this significant ruling, the Court distinguished the facts of this case from those seen in Hardeman County v. McIntyre. 420 S.W.3d 742 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013), as it relates to the admissibility of photographic evidence […]
Wells Elected to Blackburn Institute Advisory Board
Carr Allison shareholder and retired Mobile County District Judge Judson W. Wells, Sr., has been elected to the prestigious Blackburn Institute Advisory Board, a division of Student Affairs at the University of Alabama. The Institute works to develop a network of student leaders, the Blackburn Fellows, who have a clear […]
Saving Statute Not Always Precluded by Tolling Agreements
Circle C Construction, LLC v. D. Sean Nilsen Et Al., (Tenn. Mar. 7, 2016) The Tennessee Supreme Court sent a clear warning in Circle C. Construction, LLC v. D. Sean Nilsen; craft tolling agreements with clear intentions and even clearer language. The Court decided that absent specific language in a […]
Taylor Successfully Defeats Motion to Dismiss
Shareholder Jeremy Taylor, in our Mobile office, successfully defeated a Motion to Dismiss filed as a result of a counterclaim. In the case, an injured railroad worker who was a passenger in a pay-for-hire transport vehicle became involved in an accident with a commercial motor carrier, who came to be […]
Dram Shop Case Where Neighbor Shot Minor Survives Summary Judgment
In Tennessee, a Knox County Circuit Court Judge is permitting a wrongful death lawsuit to continue against a sports bar accused of over-serving a teenage customer, Evan Hall, who later crashed into a neighbor’s yard and was shot to death by his neighbor and former classmate Bush. Hall’s parents have […]
Daughtry Receives Favorable Verdict
Shareholder Bricker Daughtry recently obtained a verdict in favor of his client relating to a union grievance requesting additional funeral pay. The Plaintiff alleged the company violated the collective bargaining agreement. Bricker argued the company’s actions complied with the agreement. Following a full arbitration, the arbitrator agreed and upheld the […]
Judson Wells Serves as Presenter for Client Seminar in New York on Mediation
Judson W. Wells, Sr., a Carr Allison Shareholder and retired Mobile County District Judge, recently served as a presenter of a CLE seminar on the topic of mediation for a major professional liability client in New York. Wells is an active member of the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN) and […]
Daughtry and Guarino Obtain Summary Judgment
Bricker Daughtry and Michael Guarino of the Birmingham office of Carr Allison recently obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama on behalf of a transportation employer. The Plaintiff alleged tort and fraud claims arising from the investigation and denial of his workers compensation claim. At the […]
Sean Martin to Speak at FDCC Winter Meeting
Sean Martin, a Shareholder in the Chattanooga, TN office will present “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along: The Perils of In-Fighting in the Defense of a Catastrophic Loss” at the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) winter meeting in San Diego in March 2016. The presentation will discuss […]
Wells Gives Speech to Mobile Bar Association Women Lawyer’s Section
Judson Wells, Sr., a Carr Allison Shareholder and a retired Mobile County District Judge, gave a speech to the Women Lawyer’s Section of the Mobile Bar Association on February 16, 2016. Judge Wells spoke on the purpose and activities of the Mobile County Judicial Commission, a five person Commission that […]
