UPDATE: Christian & Small placed sixth out of 100 in last night’s competition. Great job by the entire team. Clutches of the evening: Dan with Methuselah, Jonathan with Calculus, Jeremy with Southern Cross, Bob with Physicians, Richard with LA Law, and Abbott with diabetes. Congratulations to the Birmingham Public Library on their win last night. Christian … Read More
The Tuesday, April 9, UK Supreme Court blog features Deborah Alley Smith and Abbott Marie Jones and their observations of the historic United States Supreme Court same-sex marriage cases heard on March 26 and March 27, 2013. Smith and Jones offer historical context and in-depth analysis of the cases and offer likely outcomes. They anticipate … Read More
Beddingfield v. Linam 2013 WL 857288 On March 8, 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed a $600,000 jury verdict from Madison County which had been entered in a suit where a minor plaintiff, age 15, was struck in the eye with a firework shot by another minor. The injured minor and his parents sued the … Read More
The practice of law presents rewarding and challenging aspects. In addition to the legal education one receives from books, lectures and the licensing process, most lawyers who frequent the Courts and participate in a trial practice need more. Not only are you called upon to be a counselor, a communicator, a businessman or woman, you … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that partner, LaBella S. Alvis, was inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers at their Annual Meeting in Newport Beach, California. The Academy is a group of truly elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, … Read More
Paul Zimmerman has been selected to co-chair the CLM eDiscovery and ESI Committee. The Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (formerly known as the Council on Litigation Management) is a nonpartisan alliance of corporations, insurance companies, law firms and service providers committed to furthering the highest standards of litigation management. It is an inclusive and collaborative … Read More
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously concluded that class action plaintiffs cannot prevent removal of their cases from state court to federal court by stipulating before class certification that the proposed class will not seek damages in excess of the federal jurisdictional amount. In April 2011, Greg Knowles filed a class action complaint against … Read More
Partner Richard (Richie) Thayer has joined the Birmingham MS Leadership Class of 2013 – a group of young professionals in the community who have made contributions to the profession and to the our community. Since 1994, the Birmingham MS Leadership Class has honored nearly 1,100 community leaders and raised nearly $1 million dollars in the … Read More
Mike Vercher obtained a full summary judgment and dismissal of the entire case in favor of an appraisal company by arguing that the limiting language of a VA approved appraisal form negated any duty to a seller that would support fraud, negligence, wantonness, and breach of contract claims.
