Following are the cases released by the Alabama Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals on February 18, 2011.
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L. M. v. Jefferson County Department of Human Resources
Ex parte City of Birmingham; Petition for Writ of Certiorari (In re: Hudson v. City of Birmingham)
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Following are the cases released by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on January 21, 2011.
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Price v. Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc.
Campbell et al. v. Taylor et al.
Marks v. Reston Construction, Inc.
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No cases were released by the Alabama Supreme Court.
Following are the cases released by the Alabama Supreme Court on December 22, 2010.
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Lightning Fair, Inc. v. Rosenberg makes clear that an order granting or denying a motion to compel arbitration is appealed in the same way as any other final order. In addition, it states the standard by which the Alabama Supreme Court reviews a trial court’s Rule 54(b) certification.
In Ross v. Rosen-Rager, the Alabama Supreme Court provided guidance as to the standards by which it reviews evidentiary rulings at trial, as well as the substance of the objection that must be made at trial to preserve appellate review.
Following are the cases released by the Alabama Supreme Court on November 24, 2010.
Lighting Fair, Inc., et al. v. Rosenberg, et al.
Baldwin Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Edwards
Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association v. Association of General Contractors Self-Insurer’s Fund
Following are the cases released by the Alabama Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals on October 29, 2010.
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Alabama Board of Nursing v. Kirya
Moore v. Alabama Department of Corrections
Lightfoot attorneys (and alabamaappellatewatch.com’s contributors) Chris King and Nikaa Jordan, along with Carter B. Reid at Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP in Washington, DC, represented St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company in an appeal from a summary judgment entered in St. Paul’s favor in a lawsuit brought by the Public Building Authority of the City of Huntsville ("PBA") to enforce the terms of a surety bond that contractors building the Huntsville City Jail had posted. On October 8, 2010, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the PBA had failed to satisfy the conditions precedent to St. Paul’s obligations under the terms of the $24.36 million bond and released St. Paul from the bond in its entirety. To read full opinion, please click here. To read a news article from the opinion, please click here.
In Maloof v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co., No. 1090864, the Alabama Suprme Court reiterated the long-standing rule that it will not review an argument not presented to the trial court.
Following are the cases released by the Alabama Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals on October 1, 2010.
From the Alabama Supreme Court:
Maloof v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company
Allen v. The Estate of Juddine
Chorba-Lee Scholarship Fund, Inc., et al. v. Hale, et al.
Walker v. City of Huntsville, et al.
Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Jenkins v. Atelier Homes, Inc.
Ex parte Haynes; Petition for Writ of Mandamus (In re: Haynes v. Williams et al.)
Martin et al. v. Cash Express, Inc., et al.
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