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, and rendered a defense verdict, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove that her condition was related to her employment.
Course Description In today’s current litigation environment, most claims are appropriate for consideration of a potential settlement at some point. This program will walk through the stages of litigation and how they will progress absent resolution. The potential risks of nuclear verdicts will also be discussed. The program will also […]
Stephen A. Swanson of our Chattanooga (TN) office secured summary judgment for a client in DeKalb County (GA). This was a premises liability case in which the plaintiff claimed she tripped and fell on overgrown kudzu in a movie theater parking lot. The court agreed with Stephen’s arguments on two […]
Carr Allison congratulates shareholder Thomas S. Thornton, III, of our Birmingham (AL) office on being elected to the 2026-27 USLAW Board of Directors, where he will be serving as Vice Chair.
