Diagnosing a Traumatic Brain Injury There are at least ten separate criteria for diagnosing TBIs. Symptoms commonly include: vomiting or headache lethargy or confusion paralysis, coma, or loss of consciousness dilated pupils or vision changes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) appearing from the ears or nose droopy eyelid or facial weakness loss of bowel control or bladder … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to welcome 2024 Summer Associates: Katie Applebaum, Savannah Harris, William Philpot, Eric Posas, Sam Rickert, and Stephen Snypes. Jim Pattillo, Summer Associate Partner, stated, “We are very excited to welcome this year’s summer associate class to the firm. This group of future litigators represents diverse backgrounds and experiences. I’m excited … Read More
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final Rule https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/noncompete-rule.pdf banning non-competition agreements. The FTC claims the Rule promotes competition by “protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation”. In support of the Rule, the FTC Chair Lina M. Khan stated: “[n]oncompete clauses keep … Read More
Today, the Alabama Supreme Court released an important opinion in Ex parte State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, SC-2023-0528 (April 5, 2024). The Court held “that the accrual date for a direct uninsured/underinsured-motorist claim against an insurer is the date of the accident.”Ex Parte State Farm at 16. This holding was in response to the … Read More
On March 1, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama found the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) to be unconstitutional and granted the plaintiffs, the National Small Business Association (“NSBA”) and Isaac Winkles (a member of the NSBA and the owner of two small businesses), summary judgment on their claim that Congress … Read More
UPDATE FinCEN issues clarification on March 4th. On March 1, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Judge Liles Burke struck down the Corporate Transparency Act, which would have required most entities under State law to not only disclose personal stakeholder information to the U.S. Treasury but in some … Read More
