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 […]
Read MoreDaughtry 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 […]
Read MoreWin for Nixon!
Faith Nixon of the Mobile office successfully defended her client, an insurance company, in a circuit court jury trial in Escambia County, Florida. The matter involved a clear liability car accident in which the driver fled the scene of the accident after the collision. The driver was uninsured and a […]
Read MoreMartin to lead Premises & Security Substantive Law Committee
Chattanooga shareholder, Sean W. Martin, has been appointed Chair of the Premises & Security Liability Substantive Law Committee of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (www.thefederation.org). Mr. Martin was also appointed to the Website Revision Project tasked with updating the Federation’s website.
Read MoreTennessee Supreme Court vacates decision finding damage caps unconstitutional
http://www.tncourts.gov/press/2015/10/20/supreme-court-vacates-decision-finding-damage-caps-unconstitutional
Read MoreTennessee 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 […]
Read MoreNixon 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreOliver and Howard sucessfully defend client
Tom Oliver and David Howard successfully defended a major transportation and USLAW client in a weeklong trial in Circuit Court in north Alabama. The plaintiff, an elderly female who was wheelchair bound at trial, alleged that the Werner driver was negligent in the operation of his tractor trailer when he […]
Read MorePresident Obama announces overtime expansion proposal
“We’ve got to keep making sure hard work is rewarded. Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve. That’s partly because we’ve failed to update overtime regulations for years — and an exemption meant for highly paid, white collar employees now leaves out […]
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