Tennessee Supreme Court vacates decision finding damage caps unconstitutional
http://www.tncourts.gov/press/2015/10/20/supreme-court-vacates-decision-finding-damage-caps-unconstitutional
Welcome new associates!
Carr Allison is pleased to welcome four new associates to the firm! Ashley Baxter joins our Chattanooga office, William Kirby Bissell joins our Tallahassee office and Robert D. Windsor and Kaila B. Wilson join our Birmingham office. Ashley Baxter attended Emory University School of Law where she was a member […]
Congratulations to Kathy Davis!
Shareholder Kathy R. Davis was recently recognized by DRI, receiving a Leadership Award for her work as the Chair of DRI’s Construction Law Committee 2013-2015. She will continue to work with the Committee as the Immediate Past Chair.
Noletto moderates panel at PLAN regional meeting
Vincent A. Noletto, of Carr Allison’s Mobile office moderated a panel at the recent PLAN Regional Meeting in Atlanta on October 2, 2015. Other panelists were Chris Featherstun from Hiscox, Barry Postman from CSK Legal and Lawson Burnat from Pritchard & Jerden. The panel covered the recent trends in D&O, […]
Tennessee Supreme Court issues key decision for healthcare industry
Tennessee Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Estate of French v. Stratford House, 333 S.W.3d 546 (Tenn. 2011) is statutorily abrogated by Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-101 et seq. (Tennessee Healthcare Liability Act) Ellithorpe v. Weismark, 2015 Tenn. LEXIS 827 (Tenn. Oct. 8, 2015) On July 11, 2011, the Tennessee Supreme Court […]
Nixon obtains Defense verdict
Faith Nixon of the Mobile office successfully defended her client in a circuit court jury trial in Baldwin County, Alabama. The matter involved a rear end collision with clear liability on the part of Ms. Nixon’s client. The plaintiff claimed she had suffered a rotator cuff injury which required surgical […]
Oliver named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors
Thomas L. Oliver, II, a founding shareholder at Carr Allison, has been named Chair of the 2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors. The announcement was made at the NETWORK’s annual membership meeting held in Boston. He succeeds C. Erik Gustafson from LeClairRyan in Virginia. “I am so proud and very […]
Judson Wells selected as Co-Chairman of PLAN Membership Committee
Judson W. Wells, Sr. was recently selected to serve as Co-Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Professional Liability Attorneys Network (PLAN). The appointment was made by PLAN President Ben Mathis. Judge Wells, a retired Mobile County District Judge and a Carr Allison shareholder, will lead the PLAN Membership Committee […]
Daughtry appointed Chair of EPL Committee
Bricker Daughtry, a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Birmingham office has been appointed EPL Chair for the Professional Liability Defense Federation. He will serve for 2015-2016.
The Defense wins
Sean W. Martin, shareholder of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of Carr Allison, recently received two favorable decisions from a single lawsuit spanning two federal district courts in Georgia. The saga began with the filing of two separate lawsuits arising out of the same tractor trailer accident in the Superior Court […]
