Pryor and Ryan Earn Summary Judgment

Carr Allison shareholders Caroline Pryor and Sarah Ryan recently won summary judgment in Mobile County Circuit Court (AL) for a premises owner.  The plaintiff in the case alleged that she tripped and fell on a step which she said she did not see before she fell.   The defense argued that the step was marked with four different warnings and was an open and obvious condition.  Though she said she did not see the step or the warnings before the fall, in her deposition, the plaintiff admitted that the four warnings were noticeable.  Following submission of the briefs and oral argument,  summary judgment was granted.

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Summer 2026 Law Clerks

Carr Allison Welcomes 10 1Ls and 23 2Ls to the 2026 Summer Clerk Program!

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DeCoudres and Brown Granted a Summary Judgment

Shaun DeCoudres and Web Brown of our Birmingham (AL) office were granted summary judgment in Jefferson County (AL) on claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision in a death case involving a temp agency and tire wholesaler. Shaun and Web argued that the temp agency scans possible employees for placement […]

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DeCoudres and Driver Obtain a Summary Judgment

Shaun DeCoudres and Joseph Driver of our Birmingham (AL) office recently had their summary judgment upheld by the Alabama Supreme Court. The case involved a trip and fall at a shopping center while the plaintiff was walking through a construction zone that had been established in front of a store […]

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