Category: Articles
Nip It in the Bud! Police Liability Claims, presented for the National Business Institute (2013).
It is difficult to discuss liability for police officers under Alabama law without focusing on the various forms of immunity that protect police officers. The immunities and defenses provided by statute and by common law shape the type of claims that can have legs.
The Ten Commandments of a Closing Argument
Irving Younger identified the Ten Commandments of Cross Examination during a speech he gave in Montreal at the ABA annual meeting in 1975. Read More
It’s Not Who You Paid, It’s Why You Paid It, Middle District Analyzes Alabama Law Regarding the Voluntary Payment Defense
Alabama has long recognized the voluntary payment doctrine as a defense to a claim of damages. Read More
“Current Land Use and Environmental Issues,” March 12, 2003.
Developers and landowners must be aware of the local, state and federal issues that continue to evolve and directly affect the business, economic and operational aspects of developing and owning real property. Read More
What’s Up With That? Size and Placement Do Matter
As a consultant, you are hired to design and implement the scope of your work and provide knowledgeable, legal and up-to-date advice to your client. Read More
