Pryor and Townsley Obtain Summary Judgment

Carr Allison attorneys Caroline Pryor and Alex Townsley of our Mobile (AL) office, recently won Summary Judgment for a retail client in a case where the plaintiff tripped on a gas pump island, sustaining a fractured shoulder.  In support of the argument that the gas pump island was open and obvious under Alabama’s objective standard, the defense showed that nothing was blocking the plaintiff’s view of the pump island at the time of the accident and in the eight years before the accident no other patron had tripped over any gas pump island at this station.   The Court agreed that the evidence presented demonstrated that the gas pump island was in no way hidden, veiled or obscured.

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Sausaman Granted a Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman of our Jacksonville (FL) office won a recent appeal of an order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on behalf of a convenience store. The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order, which held that an undefined change in elevation where concrete met asphalt […]

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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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