Kirkpatrick to Speak on Opioid Crisis at 2019 WCI Conference

Posted on July 30, 2019

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.

News

Zwilling to Present Webinar on Ethical Duties When Resolving Claims Including Navigating Potential Conflicts

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 […]

Swanson Obtains Summary Judgment

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 […]

Thornton Elected to the USLAW Board of Directors

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.