Sean W. Martin and Michael J. Petherick of the Chattanooga office of Carr Allison successfully obtained dismissal of a health care liability action. The Plaintiff alleged that her now deceased father fell trying to walk from the x-ray table to his wheelchair.  The Plaintiff asserted a general negligence action against […]

Steve Palmer and Hugh Harris won a Motion for Summary Judgment dismissing all wantonness claims in a case involving a rear-end motor vehicle accident.  Based on the strength of defense’s arguments, Plaintiff’s counsel decided not to even contest the MSJ and agreed to dismiss those claims.

Birmingham Shareholder Amanda Cutshall obtained a denial of compensability while defending a workers’ compensation case in Marshall County, Alabama.  The Plaintiff asked the Court to determine whether his employer would be liable for a second injury to his left shoulder.  Ms. Cutshall argued that Plaintiff failed to provide the proper […]

Birmingham Associate Anna Saunders defended a client in a workers’ compensation case in Etowah County, Alabama.  The Plaintiff alleged that he re-injured his shoulder while working with the Defendant and requested that the Court find his injuries compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act of Alabama and award him a monetary […]

Carr Allison attorneys Sean W. Martin and Derek W. Mullins of our Chattanooga (TN) office obtained summary judgment for a retail industry client in a premises liability case.  The plaintiff was delivering merchandise from the retail store and its distribution center.  While the plaintiff was loading merchandise onto his trailer […]

Shareholders Tom Oliver and Sara Beth DeLisle and Associate Anna Saunders recently obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of a major transportation client in a lawsuit arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer and passenger vehicle in Calhoun County.  The plaintiff alleged she was injured due to […]

Carr Allison’s Shareholder Sean W. Martin (Chattanooga, TN) obtained a full dismissal of a subcontractor in a lawsuit arising out of a residential construction project gone bad.  Martin’s client was responsible for installing manufactured stone on the exterior of the plaintiff’s lake house in Middle Tennessee.  The plaintiffs took no […]

Sean W. Martin and Derek W. Mullins successfully defended a campground owner in a dog bite case.  The plaintiffs were guests at a campground in upper east Tennessee.  The campground was dog friendly so long as the dog was on leash and under control at all times.  According to the […]