Vaughan Russell obtained summary judgment in his client’s favor in a premises liability case in Shelby County, Alabama. The plaintiff brought negligence claims for her alleged slip-and-fall in a puddle of rainwater.

At last week’s Alabama State Bar meeting, Mike Cohan was elected Vice Chairman of the Alabama State Bar Workers’ Compensation Law Section.

Tamera Erskine obtained summary judgment in favor of her client in a real estate transaction dispute involving a $20 million contract. The plaintiff alleged claims of legal malpractice, fraud, suppression and misrepresentation against her client, the landowner defendant.

Scott Sasser obtained a defense verdict in a property damage case in which the plaintiff made a direct claim against the insurer. The plaintiff argued that the damage was a covered loss and due to be paid, while Scott argued that there was no coverage for the claimed loss. After hearing testimony, a defense verdict … Read More

Jeremy W. Richter’s thoughts on the status of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation statute have been published in the "News and Updates" portion of the June 2017 issue of CLM Magazine (p. 57): "Trial Court Declares State Workers Compensation Statute Unconstitutional".

On June 15, 2017, Mike Cohan was honored alongside other past presidents of the Montgomery Claims Association in celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary.

You can read Jeremy Richter’s article, "Identifying Improper Requests for Admission," in the Spring 2017 edition of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal.

Brannan Reaves has obtained a defense verdict in his client’s favor in a premises liability action arising out of an incident in which a patron slipped and fell while exiting a local McDonald’s restaurant.

On May 20, 2017, Scott Speagle spoke at the Alabama League of Municipalities Annual Convention in Birmingham, AL, on the topic, "You Just Got a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card."

Vaughan Russell has obtained summary judgment in his client’s favor in a premises liability action arising out of an incident in which a patron of a store pulled a heavy box from an upper shelf onto herself and caused herself injury.