Benjamin W. Buck, Jr. Joins Carr Allison Tallahassee
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Benjamin Waldo Buck, Jr. has joined our Tallahassee, Florida office. Ben’s litigation practice will include the areas of workers’ compensation, insurance defense, premises liability and labor and employment. He also has experience in the areas of taxation, probate and estate planning. Ben is admitted to practice […]
Defense Win for Martin and Petherick in Tennessee
Shareholder Sean W. Martin and Associate Michael J. Petherick, of Carr Allison’s Chattanooga (TN) office, obtained dismissal for its architectural firm client in two professional negligence cases inside of a premises liability case. Two different plaintiffs on two separate dates fell on a landing area outside of a newly constructed […]
Carr Allison Selects Seven New Shareholders and Three New Counsel
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Rob Arnwine, Jennifer Smith Baker, Carrie Hodge Bates, Michael C. Guarino and Jeffrey G. Miller (Birmingham, AL), Pamela Springrose Hallford (Dothan, AL) and Jonathan R. Maples (Mobile, AL) have been named as Shareholders. Kevin Blodgett and Todd C. Hunter, Jr. (Tallahassee, FL) and […]
National Labor Relations Board Ruling on Joint Employer Liability
On December 14, 2017, in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd., the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned an Obama-era rule that held employers potentially liable for labor-law violations committed by their franchisees and subcontractors absent direct control over the terms and conditions of employment. Prior to the decision in Hy-Brand, a […]
Nixon Prevails for Defense
Faith Nixon of Carr Allison’s Mobile, Alabama office successfully defended her client in a circuit court jury trial in Baldwin County, Alabama. The Plaintiff claimed that construction work on the client’s property caused his retaining wall to fail during a flood. He also asserted a claim for continuing trespass of […]
Gomez and Martin Earn Defense Verdict
Erin E. Gomez and Sean W. Martin of Carr Allison’s Chattanooga (TN) office obtained summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in a premises liability case on behalf of one of its restaurant clients. It was a typical Saturday evening in the restaurant […]
17 Carr Allison Attorneys Recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers
Carr Allison congratulates 17 attorneys who have earned recognition from Mid-South Super Lawyers. Ten attorneys have been selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list for 2017: Brett Adair, Russell Q. Allison, Douglas Bagwell, Charles F. Carr, Joseph H. Driver, Glenn E. Ireland, Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, Thomas L. Oliver, II, […]
Carr Allison Recognized by U.S. News and Best Lawyers for 2018
U.S. News and Best Lawyers® has recognized Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office at the Regional Tier 1 for insurance law and personal injury litigation and at the Regional Tier 3 level for appellate practice. Both the Birmingham and Mobile (AL) offices received a Regional Tier 1 ranking for workers’ compensation law. […]
Liz Ellis Joins Carr Allison in Tallahassee
Elizabeth Desloge Ellis has joined Carr Allison’s Tallahassee, FL office where her practice will focus on premises liability, construction and insurance defense matters. Liz is admitted to practice in the state of Florida and is an active member of the Tallahassee Bar Association, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and […]
Ball and Guarino Earn Defense Verdict
Shareholder Steve Ball and Associate Michael Guarino prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on September 28, 2017. The lawsuit initially involved the pursuit of missing flatbed trailers for clients with a major trucking company. After recovering the […]
