• Kirkpatrick to Speak on Opioid Crisis at 2019 WCI Conference

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    Shareholder Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II (Birmingham, AL) is a featured speaker at the 74th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on Monday, August 12th in Orlando FL.  Bo’s presentation, “The Opium of the Working Masses: Understanding the Opioid Crisis and its Intersections with Workers’ Compensation Law” will survey the most common State and Federal governmental responses related to the opioid crisis, noting which laws seem to be the most effective in quelling the crisis, exploring how some states are amending their workers’ compensation laws and anticipating how the law may develop in the future.  For more information on the WCI Annual Conference, please visit HERE.

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    Miller and Muhonen Obtain Dismissal

    Chancey Miller and Stephen Muhonen of our Chattanooga (TN) office succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of a significant security case for a retail client. In a case where a convenience store employee was assaulted while confronting a shoplifter, allegations were that the retailer failed to provide proper security which was an […]

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    Sausaman Prevails on a Motion for Summary Judgment

    Alison H. Sausaman of our Jacksonville (FL) office prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in federal court on behalf of a national convenience store chain. The court agreed that rain on an asphalt parking lot was not a dangerous condition and granted final judgment in our client’s favor.

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    Baggett and Ingram Prevail on a Motion for Judgment

    Evan Baggett and Josh Ingram of our Birmingham (AL) office recently prevailed on a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a complex tort case. After extensive briefing and oral arguments, the court granted their motion and dismissed all the plaintiff’s claims with prejudice.

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