Throughout the holiday season, Christian & Small will feature a special blog series here on Nonstop Insights called “Advocates in Our Community” that will be focused on how our attorneys and staff members actively contribute to the good of the Birmingham community outside of the office. This article has been cross-posted to the firm’s 2014 … Read More
Throughout the holiday season, Christian & Small will feature a special blog series here on Nonstop Insights called “Advocates in Our Community” that will be focused on how our attorneys and staff members actively contribute to the good of the Birmingham community outside of the office. This article has been cross-posted to the firm’s 2014 … Read More
On December 1, the Eleventh Circuit issued its opinion in Stein v. Buccaneers Limited Partnership, No. 13-15417, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 22603 (11th Cir. Dec. 1, 2014), an important case regarding whether a named plaintiff’s rejection of a defendant’s offer of judgment for full relief renders the case moot. The Court concluded that if a … Read More
In Witt v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 14-11349¸ 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 22321 (11th Cir. Nov. 25, 2014), the Eleventh Circuit recently considered when the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim for benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). In January 1997, Plaintiff submitted a claim for … Read More
Christian & Small Partners Sharon D. Stuart and Robert E. Cooper recently presented to a crowd of close to 500 attendees during the Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South® 2014 Annual CLE Seminar on Dec. 14, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel-Civic Center in Birmingham, Ala. The presentation, “Ethical Obligations in Jury Selection,” was followed by a … Read More
Christian & Small’s annual Nonstop Advocates Holiday Giving Campaign is off to a great start! With its December 2 launch, the 2014 holiday giving campaign is once again focused on supporting educational non-profits making a difference in the lives of Alabama students – but this year’s campaign also features a twist. It will serve as … Read More
Christian & Small recently defended a lawsuit initiated by two plaintiffs who had entered into a contract to construct six anchor handling towing supply vessels. In conjunction with the construction of the vessel, the plaintiffs purchased generator engines from an engine manufacturer and sold by the manufacturer’s Alabama distributor. In connection with the construction of … Read More
Christian & Small Partner Kenneth O. Simon was recently featured as one of 14 contributors to the “Perspectives on Mediation from Top Attorneys” article in the November 2014 issue of The Alabama Lawyer, an Alabama State Bar publication. Each contributor was asked to answer three questions, and Simon’s published answers can be found below: What … Read More
