Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart attorneys, Megan Jones and Tom Bazemore, obtained summary judgment in Jefferson County, Alabama on behalf of Allstate Insurance Company in a case where the plaintiffs claimed Allstate breached the insurance contract and acted in bad faith in denying their claim. The plaintiffs argued that Allstate’s request that they sit for an examination under oath was…
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart is pleased to announce that Partner James R. Shaw has been named a Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation. The Alabama Law Foundation established the Fellows program in 1995 to honor Alabama Bar members who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to their profession and to their community. Fellows are selected by a five…
Best Lawyers©, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, named two Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart (Huie) partners 2015 “Lawyers of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area within a designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The recognized attorneys are John Civils, 2015 Birmingham Workers’ Compensation Law…
The Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart defense team of Bart Cannon and Jim Shaw recently secured a defense verdict in favor of an Alabama based logging company and its owners after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Autauga County, Alabama. The lawsuit stemmed from an automobile crash in Millbrook, Alabama. The co-owner of the…
The Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart defense team of partners, Alan Thomas and Lanier Brown, associate attorney, Chip Jett, and trial paralegal, Corey Thomas, recently secured a product liability defense verdict in favor of Toyota after a nearly two week trial in DeKalb County, Alabama where the plaintiffs requested more than $4.5 million in damages. The…
Huie partners, Stan Cash and Alan Thomas, have been recognized as “Leading Individuals” in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Stan actively defends medical malpractice cases, product liability actions, professional errors and omissions, and other complex litigation. In his career, he has tried over 100 jury trials to conclusion throughout Alabama in…