Insurance companies issuing policies in Florida are still in the dark when determining whether a policy covers property damage discovered years after a policy is issued. The question is whether the damage “occurs” during a policy period. To determine whether the damage “occurs” during a policy period, courts have the option of applying the “manifestation” … Read More
Earlier this week, Retired Judge R.A. “Sonny” Ferguson Jr. explained Alabama’s Private Judging process and discussed its potential to save clients time and money. Today, Partner David. B. Walston explores the alternative dispute resolution of employment claims, one avenue of which may include Private Judging in certain cases. Litigation has become an inevitable cost of doing … Read More
To the parties litigate, nothing is more important than to have their legal matter concluded sooner rather than later. Having said that, one should always be ready to go forward with settlement or the trial of their case by completing their discovery. So, what can you do to conclude your legal matters expeditiously? In 2012, … Read More
Christian & Small Partner David L. Faulkner Jr. was recognized in the March 2015 issue of The Alabama Lawyer magazine. The issue, which coincided with the beginning of the 2015 session of the Alabama Legislature, offered profiles of the lawyers currently serving in the legislature. Faulkner, who represents District 46 (Jefferson County, including Mountain Brook, Homewood … Read More
Penned by Christian & Small Partners Jonathan W. Macklem, Richard E. Smith and J. Paul Zimmerman, an article that details the challenges small to medium-sized businesses face in an era of cyber attacks and data breaches was recently published in the Spring 2015 issue of the Primerus Paradigm. The article, which can be found here, had … Read More
In the recent case of In re Hintze, 2015 Bankr. Lexis 450 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2015), the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida held that a creditor did not adequately describe its security interest in certain collateral by including the phrase “all assets” in the security agreement. In addition to the Bankruptcy Code, … Read More
By Lisa Borden, Baker Donelson Pro Bono Shareholder & ‘Project Homeless Connect’ Volunteer Attorney Coordinator From medical testing and dental extractions to legal services and even haircuts, Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is an annual event in Birmingham that brings together a variety of services on one day for those experiencing homelessness. This year PHC will … Read More
By Catherine Ordeman, Teach for America-Alabama Corps Member This year, Teach for America-Alabama celebrates its fifth anniversary. Catherine Ordeman is a Teach For America corps member and an art teacher at Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama. In November, she launched We Are The Ones, a photography project in which nearly 200 students posed … Read More
By Rick D. Norris, Jr., Christian & Small Partner In today’s society, people are constantly snapping photos and taking videos with phones. This trend has made the use of photographs and surveillance footage in litigation more prevalent and powerful. In this blog post, we will explore different types of surveillance and best practices for the … Read More
