Carr Allison Welcomes Attorney Mark Pionessa

Mark Pionessa is an associate in Carr Allison’s Jacksonville, Florida office.  His practice focuses on premise liability, automobile liability and construction defect litigation.   Mark earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Florida where he received a B.S. in Food and Resource Economics, cum laude, and a […]

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Tennessee Executive Order Update

Between April 24th and April 29th, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced three Executive Orders governing a gradual opening of the State. To learn more about what this means for you, click the link below.   Tennessee Executive Order Update

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Oliver and Sausaman Published in USLAW Magazine Spring Issue

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., published an article by Carr Allison attorney’s Tom Oliver and Alison Sausaman in its Spring 2020 issue.  Their article “ADA Website Compliance: Continued Uncertainty for Business” examines the evolving landscape of ADA website accessibility lawsuits across the country and encourages businesses to proactively take measures to ensure […]

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Carr Allison Welcomes Attorney Brook Meadows

Carr Allison welcomes R. Brook Meadows, III, as an associate in our Dothan (AL) office where he will work primarily with our transportation and workers’ compensation groups.   Brook received his Bachelor of Arts in political science and criminal justice from the University of Alabama.  He then earned his JD […]

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Carr Allison’s Birmingham Attorneys Earn Summary Judgment

Shareholders Glenn E. “Charlie” Ireland and W. Walker Moss, and Associate Anna Saunders, recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national retail and hospitality client in a premises liability lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.  The lawsuit was initiated when the plaintiff […]

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Kirkpatrick Presents Webinar For ADLA

Carr Allison Shareholder Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, recently presented a webinar for Alabama Defense Lawyers Association members titled:   “Webinar – Compensability of COVID-19 Claims Under the Alabama Worker’s Compensation Act; Moving Cases Forward – How to Proceed During Quarantine.”   Bo discussed best practices to keep cases moving during […]

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Maples Obtains Summary Judgment in ADA Discrimination Claim

Jonathan Maples, a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Mobile, Alabama office, obtained summary judgment for an industrial contractor in an ADA claim filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Plaintiff initiated the lawsuit alleging that he was discriminated against when an offer of employment was […]

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Oliver Featured in Auburn’s COSAM Today

Carr Allison Shareholder Tom Oliver is featured in the April 2020 issue of COSAM Today, Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics newsletter. To read the complete article, please click here.  For more on Tom Oliver, click 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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