Lockett elected Vice President at annual meeting

During the recent Alabama State Bar 2015 Annual Meeting, Tara W. Lockett, a shareholder in the firm’s Daphne Alabama office was elected as Vice-President of the Alabama State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section.

Carr and Oliver featured speakers at 2015 ATA Forum

Shareholders Charles Carr and Tom Oliver are featured speakers at the upcoming American Trucking Association’s Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel.  Tom’s presentation will examine whistleblower claims under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) and Charles will address recent trends in jury verdicts.  The ATA Forum covers a wide range […]

Oliver and Howard sucessfully defend client

Tom Oliver and David Howard successfully defended a major transportation and USLAW client in a weeklong trial in Circuit Court in north Alabama.  The plaintiff, an elderly female who was wheelchair bound at trial, alleged that the Werner driver was negligent in the operation of his tractor trailer when he […]

Thornton to present at CCWC Conference

Shareholder, Tommy Thornton will speak at the 13th Annual California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) Legislative & Educational Forum on Wednesday, July 22.  The session will provide an overview of situations in which MSA is needed, when it should be submitted to CMS, and how to navigate the process successfully […]

President Obama announces overtime expansion proposal

“We’ve got to keep making sure hard work is rewarded. Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve. That’s partly because we’ve failed to update overtime regulations for years — and an exemption meant for highly paid, white collar employees now leaves out […]

Defense win!

Sean W. Martin, shareholder of the Chattanooga, Tennessee office of Carr Allison, recently received two favorable decisions from a single lawsuit spanning two Federal District Courts in Georgia. The saga began with the filing of two separate lawsuits arising out of the same tractor trailer accident in the Superior Court […]

Charles Carr co-presenter in USLAW Webinar

USLAW’s Transportation Practice Group will launch its first national webinar on Monday, June 22nd.  The webinar, Nuclear Verdicts in Transportation Cases:  Fact or Fiction? How to Avoid Becoming the Next Statistic, will bring together two transportation lawyers whose firms collectively represent more than 20 of the top 25 motor carriers […]

Daughtry to present in conjunction with Dothan Chamber of Commerce

Bricker Daughty will be speaking on Thursday, June 11th in conjunction with the Dothan Chamber of Commerce in Dothan, Alabama.  His one-hour program will cover the intricate components of the American with Disabilities Act facing today’s business community. To find out more about this event, please click the link below: […]

Wells Re-Elected as member of Mobile Arts and Sports Association

Retired Mobile County District Judge and Carr Allison shareholder Judson W. Wells, Sr. attended the Annual Membership Meeting of the Mobile Arts and Sports Association (MASA) on June 2, 2015 in Mobile.  Judge Wells is one of only 50 Members of MASA, where he has served in that capacity since […]

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Sausaman and Iturra Obtain Final Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman and Katie L. Iturra of our Jacksonville (FL) office secured a complete defense victory on behalf of a national auto parts retailer in a federal slip-and-fall lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged that rainwater tracked into the store caused a fall that resulted in cervical fusion surgery and was […]

Sausaman and Griffis Obtain a Final Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman and Andrew-Paul Griffis of our Jacksonville (FL) office secured a complete defense victory on behalf of a national convenience store and gas station in federal court. The plaintiff alleged injuries resulting from a transitory foreign substance on the premises. Alison and Andrew-Paul successfully obtained final summary judgment […]

Zwilling to Present Webinar on Confidentiality and Privacy Ethics in Employment Practices Liability Claims – ETHICS

Course Description: EPL claims are a minefield of confidential information-from intimate details of harassment allegations to protected medical records to sensitive personnel files.  One careless disclosure can expose you and your organization to liability, regulatory sanctions, and reputational damage.  This program will give you a clear understanding of your confidentiality […]


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