Sean W. Martin and Katy Beth Carr, of the Chattanooga, Tennessee office of Carr Allison, recently obtained summary judgment in a case arising from a rather elaborate scheme to abscond with a pair of blue jeans without paying: The plaintiff and five co-conspirators entered a department store within a large […]

Davidson County (Nashville). While walking down an aisle of a retailer, the plaintiff slipped on a wet floor and fell, tearing her meniscus tendon, and requiring surgery. Plaintiff’s primary proof was the store manager had walked the area moments before the plaintiff fell and had not addressed the wet floor. […]

On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously, in the case of Integrity Staffing Solutions Inc. v. Busk et al, that workers do not have to be paid for time they spend passing through security screenings.  Suit was brought by ex-workers at an Amazon.com warehouse against a staffing […]

Bricker S. Daughtry and Brad J. Booth in the firm’s Birmingham, Alabama office recently obtained an arbitrator’s decision in favor of an employer in a union grievance arbitration.  The union alleged the thirty year employee had been terminated without cause in violation of the collective bargaining agreement. The employer contended […]

Shareholder’s Glenn Ireland and Justin Hale obtained a summary judgment on behalf of a client in a premises liability case in Montgomery County, Alabama.  Plaintiff fell and injured her knee, requiring surgery.  The Court ruled in favor of Cajun’s dismissing the case for lack of notice.

Carr Allison’s Tara W. Lockett and Jonathan Maples recently obtained summary judgment in a retaliatory discharge case in Wilcox County, Alabama. In this case, Plaintiff alleged his termination was pretextual and that the company’s policy was applied in a discriminatory manner against Plaintiff.  At mediation, plaintiff’s demand was $500,000.00.  Both […]

The team of Bo Kirkpatrick and Dan Avery recently and successfully defended a fibromyalgia case pending in Etowah County, Alabama.  The plaintiff asserted she was permanently and totally disabled from an on the job injury which caused her fibromyalgia.  The court, following a trial on the merits, did not agree, […]

Plaintiff was shopping at a retail store in Chattanooga. While shopping, plaintiff failed to see a skateboard on the floor in the aisle. Plaintiff’s foot hit the skateboard and he fell to the ground. He broke his elbow. The retailer denied knowledge of the hazard and asserted the presence of […]

Faith Nixon of the Mobile office of Carr Allison recently obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama on behalf of a church and daycare facility.  The Plaintiff was a 2 ½ year old boy that attended the daycare.  He was injured when he tripped and struck […]

Sean W. Martin, a shareholder in the Chattanooga, Tennessee office of Carr Allison, obtained summary judgment for his client in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Mr. Martin’s client operates a commercial bakery. It contracted with a third party to perform sanitation services within its […]