Shareholder Heath Vickers and Counsel Alison Sausaman, of Carr Allison’s Jacksonville (FL) office, prevailed on dispositive motions in a Section 1983 case alleging that an officer performed an unreasonable search and used excessive force during the course of an arrest. The court granted their motion to dismiss all claims against the defendant city and their motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity for an individual officer.
Shaun DeCoudres and Web Brown of our Birmingham (AL) office were granted summary judgment in Jefferson County (AL) on claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision in a death case involving a temp agency and tire wholesaler. Shaun and Web argued that the temp agency scans possible employees for placement […]
Learn MoreShaun DeCoudres and Joseph Driver of our Birmingham (AL) office recently had their summary judgment upheld by the Alabama Supreme Court. The case involved a trip and fall at a shopping center while the plaintiff was walking through a construction zone that had been established in front of a store […]
Learn MoreCourse Description: When a ransomware attack takes down your client’s systems, is it a cyber claim, an E&O claim-or both? When their vendor’s software update crashes 8.5 million computers worldwide, who’s left holding the bag? Welcome to the coverage crossroads where cyber meets E&O, and the stakes have never been […]
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