Lockett Wins Defense Verdict
On June 19, 2017, shareholder Tara W. Lockett from the Mobile, Alabama office received a defense verdict following a worker’s compensation trial on June 1, 2017 in Conecuh County, Alabama. At trial, Plaintiff asserted he was permanently and totally disabled and in addition to seeking indemnity benefits asserted he had […]
Jones Elected Vice-Chair of PLAN Board of Directors
Allan S. Jones, shareholder in the firm’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN). PLAN’s member firms elected him to the position. Allan will serve one year as Vice-Chair, which includes firm membership selection and coordination, before moving […]
Vickers Named 2017 Florida Rising Star
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Heath L. Vickers, Counsel in our Jacksonville (FL) office, has been selected to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Heath has been recognized as a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers every year since 2013. Fewer than 2.5 percent of the […]
Guarino Chosen for Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum
Michael C. Guarino, an associate in Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently selected to the 2017 class of the Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum. Michael is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. The Future Leaders Forum develops leaders from a group of motivated attorneys who have been […]
Lockett Serves on Community College Presidential Advisory Committee
Tara W. Lockett, a shareholder in the firm’s Daphne, Alabama office was appointed by State Representative Adline Clarke to serve on the Bishop State Community College’s Presidential Advisory Committee and recently concluded her service. The purpose of the committee was to aid the Chancellor and the Board for the Alabama […]
DOL Withdraws Worker Classification Guidance
On June 7, 2017, the US Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew its 2015 and 2016 informal guidance related to classification of workers as independent contractors (where a worker is not considered an employee of the business for which the individual is providing work) or joint employees (where a worker is […]
Gulfport Office is Growing!
Carr Allison is pleased to announce the expansion of legal services to our clients with the addition of Nicole Collins Huffman and Nicole M. Harlan in the Gulfport, MS office. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Nikki Huffman joins Carr Allison as counsel after serving as vice president of litigation for one of […]
Jacksonville Just Got Bigger!
Carr Allison is pleased to announce the expansion of legal services to our clients with the addition of Lloyd Johnson Sarber III and Heath L. Vickers in the Jacksonville, FL office. Lloyd Johnson Sarber III joins Carr Allison as a shareholder where his practice will focus on civil trial defense […]
Alabama Judge Amends Workers’ Compensation Act Order
Update: Following the entry of his May 8, 2017 Order finding the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act unconstitutional, Judge Pat Ballard has now entered an amended order, likely in light of the industry response. Under the amended order, the original May 8, 2017 order is stayed indefinitely, instead of becoming effective […]
Local Judge Rules Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation Act Unconstitutional
On May 8, 2017, Judge Pat Ballard in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Alabama, entered an Order which determined that two provisions in the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act are unconstitutional. The Order found that Ala. Code §§ 25-5-68 (maximum compensation) and 25-5-90 (statutory attorney’s fee) were invalid under both […]
