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 an arbitrator in Mobile County, Alabama. The wrongful death action was brought by the estate of a nursing home resident who died following an aspiration…
On June 30, 2016, attorney Bart Cannon secured a Huie defense verdict on behalf of a trucking company in a case involving a collision between two tractor trailers that occurred in Colbert County, Alabama. The plaintiff, also a trucking company, filed suit against the defendant claiming that the defendant’s employee negligently caused the collision by failing…
On June 7, 2016, Stewart McCloud obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a dentist following a bench trial in Fairhope, Alabama. The plaintiff filed suit against her former dentist alleging claims for negligence, breach of warranty and breach of contract. At trial, the plaintiff alleged that the dentures provided by the defendant were defective…
Huie was recognized in the Chambers USA 2016 listing as a Leading Law Firm in the Litigation: General Commercial practice area. Additionally, Stan Cash and Alan Thomas were included in the listing for top-ranked Litigation: General Commercial attorneys. The rankings were compiled by the guide’s independent, London-based publisher, Chambers & Partners, based on an intensive research process…
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart Senior Partner Jim Shaw secured a defense verdict for an Alabama-based corporation in a negligence trial lasting four days in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Plaintiff’s claims first arose in December 2013 following a motor vehicle accident involving the plaintiff and a commercial truck driver returning…
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart attorneys Jim Shaw and Jennifer Reid Egbe successfully defended an Alabama-based company in an employment discrimination trial lasting four days. Plaintiff’s claims first arose in 2012, when following his termination he complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that he experienced racial harassment while employed with the company. Shaw and…