Posts in January, 2016

Jan 29 ATTORNEY FEES / INSURANCE - EX PARTE STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO.

Ex parte State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., [Ms. 1141039, Jan. 29, 2016] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. 2016). A UIM carrier that advances the ...

Jan 29 WRONGFUL DEATH & STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS - ALVARADO V. ESTATE OF KIDD

Alvarado v. Estate of Kidd, [Ms. 1140706, Jan. 29, 2016] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. 2016). To file a wrongful death action, the plaintiff ...

Jan 29 CLASS ACTIONS - REGIONS BANK V. BP P.L.C.

Regions Bank v. BP P.L.C., [Ms. 1141170, Jan. 29, 2016] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. 2016). Because the class settlement of the Deepwater ...

Jan 29 INSURANCE - ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. V. BRITT, CONSERVATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BRITT

St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Britt, Conservator of the Estate of Britt, [Ms. 1140423, Jan. 29, 2016] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. ...

Jan 25 How Class Actions Protect Ordinary Citizens

The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled that companies may not avoid class-action lawsuits by buying off individual ...

Jan 22 ATTORNEY FEES - WAGNON V. GRAVELLE

Wagnon v. Gravelle , [Ms. 2140580, Jan. 22, 2016] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). Attorney fees under the Alabama Litigation ...