Christian & Small Associate Jonathan M. Hooks‘ “David Beats Goliath In War Over Words: Court Rules Free Speech Extends To Drug Company’s Marketing Efforts” post on the firm’s Nonstop Insights blog was recently featured on The Medical Marketing Daily’s website (http://paper.li/DigMedCom/1302867418). The Medical Marketing Daily is a subcategory of The Digital MedCom Daily, which is … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner David L. Faulkner Jr. has been invited to participate in the 2015-2016 Leadership Birmingham class. Class members are selected based on their leadership abilities, career accomplishments, volunteer activities, contributions to the community, and commitment to help shape a better community. Faulkner has a broad civil trial practice that includes premises liability, … Read More
Many employees believe that a hard line exists for determining if an employee is entitled to overtime compensation or is exempt from overtime requirements. Hourly rate employees are always non-exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Many employers believe that any employee paid a salary is exempt from being paid … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner LaBella S. Alvis has been named the 2015-2016 President of the Birmingham Inns of Court. The Birmingham Inn is one of nearly 400 chartered American Inns of Court in 48 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Tokyo. There are more than 30,000 active members nationwide, … Read More
Northwestern University’s football players, who receive grant-in-aid scholarships, claimed that they were “employees” within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) and petitioned for a unit election. The National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) regional director agreed that the grant-in-aid scholarship players were employees and directed an election. The … Read More
This is the fourth and final post in a four-part series on electronic discovery by Christian & Small Partner J. Paul Zimmerman. Click here to read Part I and here for Part II; and here for Part III. Electronic Discovery: The Rules are Helpful in Smaller Cases The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure contain many provisions that … Read More
