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Widow of murdered Birmingham employee denied Workers' Comp benefits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - An Alabama widow, Keishana Jenkins, and her three children were recently denied Workers’ Compensation benefits when an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that awarded the benefits after Grady Jenkins, an employee of the city of Birmingham, was murdered on the job. -
Ala. couple suing owners of cow they crashed car into; Courts deny summary judgment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – On March 9, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of a trial court to deny summary judgment to Robert and Mary Pauline Brewer after they struck a cow while driving home in March 2015. -
Ala. nursing assistant who alleged she contracted scabies on the job will get another try for Workers' Comp
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – On July 21, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision in favor of a health center after a certified nursing assistant sued for Workers' Compensation, alleging she contracted scabies from an outbreak in the facility. -
Alabama court rules patient care technician did not establish causation in Workers' Comp claim
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – An Alabama patient care technician who sued Shelby Baptist Medical Center for an injury sustained while on the job has seen her case struck down by a state appellate court because she failed to prove medical causation. -
Alabama appeals court overturns writ in $10,000 knitting machines case
MONTGOMERY, Ala (Legal Newsline) – Alabama's Court of Civil Appeals has effectively overturned an approximately $10,000 default judgment in a long-standing squabble between two businesses over three knitting machines and a forklift. -
Court affirms dismissal of personal injury lawsuit because of plaintiff's actions during discovery process
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has upheld a lower court’s judgment to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit due to the plaintiff’s failure to take appropriate actions during the discovery process.