Christian & Small is pleased to announce that the firm and six partners are recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA. Partners Bill D. Bensinger, Bradley H. Hightower, Thomas B. Humphries, and Daniel D. Sparks are ranked for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 2, 4, Up and Coming, and 1, respectively). Partner Richard E. Smith and Sharon … Read More
Policies almost universally contain cooperation clauses requiring the insured to assist the insurer in investigating a claim in a number of ways. This duty requires the insured to provide documents, submit to examination under oath, and otherwise assist the insurer in determining coverage. An insured’s failure to comply with cooperation conditions can be grounds for … Read More
We have been closely following the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to ban noncompete agreements and the business community’s opposition to the ban. Links to previous updates: July 9: The FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes is More Vulnerable to Attack Following the US Supreme Court’s Reversal of the Chevron Defense Doctrine April 23: FTC Issues Final Rule … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner Sharon D. Stuart has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2024 Top 250 Women in Litigation. Now in its 13th edition, the Top 250 Women in Litigation determines honorees through research of litigators’ professional activities as well as client feedback from surveys and individual interviews. According to … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 29 attorneys are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – 23 as Best Lawyers®and six as 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Special recognition to Partner Daniel D. Sparks recognized as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Mortgage Banking … Read More
F. Todd Weston, along with the team of Catherine C. Messer, and Karolyn E. Eilertsen, recently had its client’s Motion to Dismiss a 7-figure subrogation fire loss claim in North Alabama granted. Using the subrogation waiver language set forth in the American Institute of Architects General Conditions, Todd and his team successfully argued to … Read More
Artificial intelligence is becoming ever-prevalent and highly utilized in nearly every industry globally. The legal field is slowly warming up to the idea of AI, but its use is still a foreign concept to many legal practitioners. The following is the first of a two-part series on AI use in the legal profession and the … Read More
Christian & Small LLP is pleased to announce that Karolyn E. Eilertsen has joined the firm as an Associate in its Birmingham, Alabama office. A native of Louisiana, Eilertsen focuses her practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense, construction, transportation, and professional liability. Before joining Christian & Small, Eilertsen clerked for the … Read More
For more than forty years, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984) has formed the basis for upholding thousands of rules and regulations promulgated by federal agencies. Chevron required courts to defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute—the Chevron deference doctrine. … Read More
