We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Reid Egbe has been named a 2017 Top 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Birmingham Business Journal. Since joining Huie in 2007, Jennifer has been recognized by numerous local and national industry groups for excellence in the legal field, and we are all incredibly proud of this new…
Huie partner Stewart McCloud obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a national cablevision carrier client and its driver. The case was tried in the District Court of Mobile County, Alabama. The lawsuit stemmed from an automobile accident where the plaintiff alleged that the cablevision carrier’s employee negligently operated his vehicle in causing the accident.…
Jim Shaw and Bart Cannon were successful in their petition for writ of mandamus to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. A summary of the featured case, Ex parte Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. , is provided below. In May of 2011, Ray Franklin (“the employee”) and Donna Franklin (“the widow”) jointly filed a complaint against Thompson Tractor…
We are pleased to announce that Stewart McCloud, Bart Cannon and Margaret “Megan” Jones have been named new partners at Huie. “Stewart, Bart and Megan joined the Firm as associates and throughout their years of service have made significant contributions to the Firm,” said John Herndon, Office Managing Partner. “Being asked to join our distinguished group…
Huie attorney Stewart McCloud recently obtained summary judgment in Jefferson County on behalf of three separate homeowners. The lawsuit involved the alleged increase in surface water draining on to the plaintiff’s downhill property. Mr. McCloud represented three families who purchased newly constructed ‘spec’ houses in Mountain Brook, Alabama. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiffs began…
On November 2, 2016, attorney Bart Cannon secured a defense verdict on behalf of an outdoor retailer in case involving a fall that occurred on the retailer’s premises. The plaintiff filed suit against the retailer alleging that she tripped and fell as a result of a dangerous and hidden condition on the retailer’s premises. At trial,…