Nursing Home - Secured a defense verdict on behalf of a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice case that was tried before an arbitrator in Jefferson County, Alabama on July 8, 2019.

Gordon Sproule
Partner
Gordon Sproule
Direct
Phone
205.297.8865
Fax
205.251.1256
Email
gsproule@huielaw.com
Social
LinkedIn
Legal Asst
Darlene Garrison
Asst Email
dgarrison@huielaw.com
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Bio
Gordon Sproule leaves no stone unturned. From the smallest detail to the biggest arguments, Gordon looks for every advantage for his clients. Whether he is preparing and researching on his own, or working with a team, he brings unwavering professionalism and poise to every facet of a defense case.
Since 1996, Gordon has served as lead counsel garnering success in numerous high exposure product liability and nursing home jury trials. He represents automobile manufacturers and distributors in both product liability and warranty cases throughout the Southeast where he has served as lead trial and coordinating counsel in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina. All across Alabama, he represents nursing homes in medical malpractice and premises liability cases. His passion and concern for his clients can be seen in the many client relationships he has developed over the years. For Gordon, hard work is the only path to success and every challenge becomes another problem-solving opportunity and a chance to show his clients how far he is willing to go for them.
In his free time, Gordon enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Tracy, and supporting their two children in competitive sports and activities. Gordon and Tracy also volunteer their time to numerous charitable causes.
Gordon earned his BS from Vanderbilt University and his JD from Georgia State University College of Law.
Bar & Court Admissions
Alabama State Bar - 1996
Georgia State Bar - 1996
Mississippi State Bar - 2011
Memberships
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Birmingham Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
International Association of Defense Counsel
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Representative Experience
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Nursing Home - Successful defense of a nursing home facility in an AMLA matter tried before an arbitrator in Mobile, Alabama on October 1, 2018.
03Nursing Home - Successfully defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice case that was tried before an arbitrator in Jefferson County, Alabama on March 6, 2018.
04Nursing Home - On July 21, 2016, secured a defense verdict on behalf of a nursing home in a medical malpractice case that was tried before an arbitrator in Mobile County, Alabama.
05Product Liability – Lead and national/regional coordinating counsel for Ford Motor Company for past eight years in MS, AL, SC and NC. Tried to verdict 10+ high exposure jury trials. Throughout career, defended 100+ product cases.
06Nursing Home – Selected to represent national nursing home entity in all medical malpractice cases in the state of Alabama. Throughout career, defended 20+ nursing home cases.
07Automobile Warranty – Successfully tried three cases to defense jury verdicts. Throughout career, defended 60+ cases for major automobile manufacturers/distributors, including 11 cases in GA and AL.
08Insurance Defense – Successfully tried 10+ to jury verdicts as lead counsel. Throughout career, defended 400+ cases, including slip & falls and construction defect.
09Voluntary dismissal obtained for a development client in a construction defect case after five days of trial. (2014)
10Mobile, Alabama – A nursing home in medical malpractice case where plaintiff’s counsel requested $2 million dollars at trial. (2013)
11Mobile, Alabama – A nursing home in medical malpractice/wrongful death case, involving a stage IV decubitus ulcer. (2013)
12Clarksdale, Mississippi – Ford Motor Company in a rollover crash involving the deaths of three minors. (2012)
13Jefferson County, Mississippi – Ford Motor Company in a rollover crash resulting in a quadriplegic injury. (2012)
14U.S. District Court / Southern District of Mississippi – Ford Motor Company in a crashworthiness case involving a paraplegic injury. (2012)
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Gordon Sproule and Charles Fleming Win Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
Gordon Sproule and Charles Fleming of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart successfully defended a Mobile, Alabama nursing home in a medical malpractice case that was arbitrated in August 2013. The case...
02Gordon Sproule and Charles Fleming Defense Verdict in Mobile County
On July 21, 2016, Gordon Sproule and Charles J. Fleming, Jr. secured a defense verdict on behalf of a nursing home in a medical malpractice case that was tried before...
03Gordon Sproule and Patrick Strubel Ford Defense Verdict
March 20, 2012 Gordon Sproule and Patrick Strubel of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP recently obtained a defense verdict for Ford Motor Company following a twenty-one day trial in The...
04Sproule Secures Defense Verdict in Georgia
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart Partner Gordon Sproule secured a defense verdict in Georgia for a major automotive manufacturer in a breach of warranty matter. Sproule, a member of the State...
05Sproule and Fleming Medical Malpractice Case Defense Verdict
Huie partners R. Gordon Sproule, Jr. and Charles J. Fleming, Jr. successfully defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice case that was tried before an arbitrator in Jefferson...
06Sproule and Strubel Defense Verdict in Mississippi
...Gordon Sproule and Patrick Strubel represented Ford. This was their second defense verdict for Ford in less than a month in Mississippi. The most recent case involved a single vehicle...
07Huie Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020
...in new Best Lawyers practice areas. Gordon Sproule was recognized for excellence in the Litigation – Health Care listing. Additionally, Jennifer Segers was listed in the Medical Malpractice Law –...
08Nursing Home Facility Defense Verdict in Mobile
Gordon Sproule, Jr. and Charles J. Fleming, Jr., partners at Huie, successfully defended a Mobile, Alabama nursing home facility in an Alabama Medical Liability Act matter that was arbitrated on...
09HFS Obtains Defense Verdict for Mobile, Alabama Nursing Home
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart attorneys Gordon Sproule and Charles Fleming obtained a defense verdict for a Mobile, Alabama nursing home in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama on December...
10Huie Attorneys Receive Multiple Honors in 2019 Best Lawyers Listing
...Segers Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Jim Shaw Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Transportation Law Robert Gordon Sproule, Jr. Product Liability Litigation – Defendants J....
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Distinctions & Contributions
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Committee Member, IADC 2020 Medical Liability Track of Professional Liability Roundtable
02Listed by The Best Lawyers in America since 2020 for Litigation - Health Care; listed by The Best Lawyers in America since 2014 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
03Listed by Super Lawyers (2010, 2015-2019)
04Presenter, 2018 American Bar Association TIPS Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference; "The Role of Vehicle History and Maintenance Information in Litigating a Product Liability Claim"
05Speaking engagements at several trial strategy seminars
06Author of “Desk Reference of Operating Procedures and General Economics of Law”; an article pertaining to small and medium-size firms and a quarterly update on professional malpractice issues.