U.S. Bank National Ass’n v. Shepherd
U.S. Bank National Association ("USB"), successor in interest to Bank of America, N.A., which was the successor by merger to LaSalle Bank, National Association, as trustee for Structured Asset...
View ArticleKirkley v. Phillips
These appeals before the Supreme Court were the result of a family dispute that occurred following the death of Mr. B.J. Kirkley in 2011, concerning his will and his interest in Kirkley LLC.Karen Ann...
View ArticleHoward v. Cullman County
Michael Howard appealed the grant of summary judgment entered against him in the action he commenced on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated taxpayers in Cullman County against Cullman...
View ArticleAlabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority v. Wilson et al.
The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority ("ACIFA") and its ex officio vice president Kim Thomas appealed a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding $5 million in compensatory damages...
View ArticleCity of Pike Road v. City of Montgomery
The City of Pike Road appealed a circuit court judgment holding that a manufacturing facility owned and operated by Dow Corning Alabama, Inc., located in Mt. Meigs, an unincorporated part of...
View ArticleJohnson v. Reddoch
Jeffrey Johnson, by a through his aunt and next friend, Sue Thompson, appeals from the Mobile Circuit Court's dismissal of his action against Jim Reddoch, in his official capacity as commissioner of...
View ArticleFederal Insurance Company v. Reedstrom
Federal Insurance Company appealed a circuit court order denying its motion to compel arbitration of the breach-of-contract claim asserted against it by Kert Reedstrom. In 2008, Reedstrom entered into...
View ArticleAliant Bank v. Carter
Aliant Bank appealed the entry of an injunction against it by the Shelby Circuit Court enjoining it from interfering with a contract for the sale of real property between Kimberly and Kerry Carter, on...
View ArticleHardy ex rel. the Estate of Julius Carter, Sr. v. Hardin
Emma Carter Hardy, acting on behalf of the estate of Julius Carter, Sr., appealed a final order entered by the Montgomery Circuit Court against her and in favor of Julius Hardin in a will contest....
View ArticleEx parte Jim Burke Automotive, Inc.
Defendant Jim Burke Automotive, Inc. petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Hale Circuit Court to vacate its order denying Jim Burke Automotive's motion to transfer the...
View ArticleEx parte Richard and Betty Chesnut.
Richard and Betty B. Chesnut petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Court of Civil Appeals' opinion affirming the Madison Circuit Court's summary judgments...
View ArticleSt. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Britt
In 2004, Michael Britt purchased a Beneteau brand sailboat. Michael had insured the sailboat with St. Paul pursuant to a Seahorse Underwriters Boat Insurance Policy that provided coverage limits of...
View ArticleEx parte State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for certiorari review of the Court of Civil Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's judgment ordering State...
View ArticleDannelly Enterprises, LLC v. Palm Beach Grading, Inc.
Dannelly Enterprises, LLC ("Dannelly"), appealed a circuit court order granting a motion to compel arbitration filed by Palm Beach Grading, Inc. ("PBG"). In the fall of 2006, PBG entered into...
View ArticleRegions Bank v. BP P.L.C. et al.
Regions Bank appealed a final judgment dismissing its action against BP P.L.C., BP Corporation North America, Inc., and BP America Inc. (collectively, "BP"). In 2010, an explosion and fire occurred...
View ArticleMobile Infirmary Association v. Estate of Madeline Kidd
This case concerned the application of the relation-back doctrine to wrongful-death claims. The trial court allowed James O. Kidd, Sr., the personal representative of the estate of Madeline Kidd, to...
View ArticleEx parte Engineering Design Group, LLC
Engineering Design Group, LLC, and David Stovall, the principal of Engineering Design Group, LLC (collectively, "EDG"), and Building & Earth Sciences, Inc. ("BES"), filed separate petitions to the...
View ArticleEx parte State of Alabama.
Devonte Acosta was convicted of first-degree burglary and was sentenced to 156 months in prison. Acosta argued to the Court of Criminal Appeals that the trial court improperly prevented him from...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. v. Jordan
Plaintiffs James Jordan, Sara Jordan Muschamp, and William Jordan (as representative of the estate of Emma K. Jordan, deceased) sued the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. ("TJF") for: (1)...
View ArticleFarmers Insurance Exchange v. Morris
In 2006, plaintiff Robert Kyle Morris, a licensed insurance agent, was working for his father's independent insurance agency, the Morris Insurance Agency ("Morris Insurance"). At some point, Morris...
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