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 […]
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 […]
Oliver 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 […]
President 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 […]
Defense win!
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 […]
Goolsby and Parsons obtain a favorable defense verdict
Craig W. Goolsby and Justin W. Parsons recently obtained a defense verdict in favor of an insurance brokerage firm and an individual insurance broker after a four day jury trial in Mobile County, Alabama. Plaintiff alleged that the broker negligently failed to obtain plaintiff insurance after its property burned, resulting […]
Martin and Carr obtain summary judgment
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 […]
Three noteworthy Premises Liability verdicts in Tennessee
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. […]
Workers are not entitled to pay for security check time
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 […]
Daughtry and Booth obtain arbitrator’s decision in favor of employer
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 […]
