Stinnett v. Kennedy
Kimberly Stinnett appealed the dismissal of her claim against Karla Kennedy, M.D., alleging the wrongful death of her unborn previable child. Based on its previous holdings, the Alabama Supreme Court...
View ArticleHilyer v. Fortier
Adam Hilyer appealed a circuit court order denying his request to set aside a default judgment entered against him in a suit brought by Betti Fortier, mother and next friend of minor M.M. In 2013,...
View ArticleFMR Corp. n/k/a FMR LLC, et al. v. Howard n/k/a Hart
FMR Corp. n/k/a FMR LLC, Fidelity Management Trust Company, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (collectively, "Fidelity") appealed a circuit court order denying their motion asking the court to...
View ArticleEx parte Tenax Corp.
Tenax Corporation ("Tenax") and Tenax Manufacturing Alabama, LLC ("Tenax Alabama"), petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Conecuh Circuit Court to enter a summary...
View ArticleAlabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources v. Kellar
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ("the Department") appealed a judgment declaring that section 9-11-88(b), Ala. Code 1975, was void because it is a local law and was not...
View ArticleYarbrough v. Eversole
Myron Yarbrough appealed a circuit court judgment entered against him in his action alleging legal malpractice against Steven Eversole, Richard Perry, Jr., and Eversole Law, LLC ("the firm"). In 2006,...
View ArticleGrimes v. Alfa Mutual Ins. Co.
Warren and Johanna Grimes appealed a declaratory judgment holding that a liability policy issued by Alfa Mutual Insurance Company ("Alfa") did not provide coverage for a user of an automobile who did...
View ArticleUniversity Toyota v. Hardeman
University Toyota and University Chevrolet Buick GMC (collectively referred to as "the University dealerships") appealed a circuit court order allowing Beverly Hardeman and Vivian Roberts to pursue...
View ArticleHurst v. Sneed
Sherri Hurst and Brenda Ray had been friends and neighbors for approximately 20 years before the incident that is the basis of the underlying action. One day in 2013, Ray telephoned Hurst and asked her...
View ArticleBain v. Colbert County Northwest Alabama Health Care Authority
Melissa Bain, in her capacity as the personal representative of the estate of her deceased husband Christopher Heath ("Heath"), appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of Colbert County...
View ArticleEquity Trust Co. v. Breland
Charles Breland was a developer of real property, with properties in Alabama and Florida. In 2002, Breland hired David Hudgens to provide legal services for him and his companies. According to Hudgens,...
View ArticleCollins v. Herring Chiropractic Center, LLC
Betty Collins appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Ricardo Herring, D.C., and Herring Chiropractic Center, LLC. Collins sought damages for alleged medical malpractice with...
View ArticleHasting v. Roberts
Melvin Hasting appealed a trial court's order dismissing his claim seeking injunctive relief against Christopher Roberts, individually and in his official capacity as the director of the Office of...
View ArticleEx parte Alabama High School Athletic Assn.
In 2016, the Alabama High School Athletic Association ("the Association") and its executive director, Steven Savarese, filed petitions for a writ of mandamus challenging certain conflicting circuit...
View ArticleBond v. McLaughlin
In 2008, Kimberly Bond sued her former attorney, James McLaughlin, alleging legal malpractice. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of McLaughlin. In February 2006, Bond hired McLaughlin...
View ArticleEx parte Ingram
Teachers Becky Ingram and Nancy Wilkinson petitioned for a writ of mandamus to direct the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court to vacate its order denying their motion for a summary judgment based on State-agent...
View ArticleEx parte Caremark Rx, LLC
In June 2000, the Franklin Circuit Court entered a final judgment approving a settlement agreement in “Taff v. Caremark, Inc.,” a class-action lawsuit against the corporate predecessor of the...
View ArticleEx parte Austal USA, LLC.
Austal USA, LLC filed two petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Mobile Circuit Court to dismiss certain claims asserted against it by plaintiffs Michael Keshock, Martin Osborn, Richard...
View ArticleBevel v. Marine Group, LLC
Timothy Bevel appeals from an order granting a motion to compel arbitration. In March 2015, Bevel financed the purchase of a used Bennington brand boat and a Yamaha brand boat motor from Guntersville...
View ArticleNewell v. SCI Alabama Funeral Services, LLC
Robert Newell’s wife Lisa passed away at their home in 2013. Newell requested that Lisa's body be transported to Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. However, unbeknownst to Newell, Lisa's body was...
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