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Alabama Civil Trial Reporter

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VOLUME XXXIV #12, December 2023

Current Volume Index

Subject Matter Index

ADJOINING LANDOWNERS
Negligence–Fence Removed by Adjoining Property Owner

ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Intentional Torts–Altercation Between Neighbors

BREACH OF CONTRACT
Fraud–Home Improvement Contract/Homeowner Complains That Contractor Failed to Do Work Properly and Left Project Incomplete

CIVIL RIGHTS
Employment Discrimination–Retaliation/Counselor Alleges Discrimination and Termination Based on Race
Sex Discrimination–Male Employee Claims That He Was Terminated After Being Accused of Sexual Harassment

DEFENSE VERDICTS
Breach of Contract–Fraud/Home Improvement Contract/Homeowner Complains That Contractor Failed to Do Work Properly and Left Project Incomplete

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
Civil Rights–Retaliation/Counselor Alleges Discrimination and Termination Based on Race

FRAUD
Breach of Contract–Home Improvement Contract/Homeowner Complains That Contractor Failed to Do Work Properly and Left Project Incomplete

INTENTIONAL TORTS
Assault and Battery–Altercation Between Neighbors

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Wrongful Death–Post-Operative Patient Administered IV Opioid Medication/Respiratory Arrest

MILLION DOLLAR VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS
Defamation Per Se–Privilege/Candidate Accuses Woman of Fabricating Allegations of Sexual Abuse

DEFAMATION PER SE
Negligence
Motor Vehicle Collision–Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian on Shoulder of Road
Products Liability–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Airbag Blinds Minor
Passenger After Vehicle Pulls Into Other Vehicle's Lane of Travel
Wrongful Death–Medical Malpractice/Post-Operative Patient Administered IV Opioid
Medication/Respiratory Arrest

MOTOR VEHICLES
Negligence
Collision at Driver's Side of Vehicle
Collision–Dispute Over Loss of Vehicle's Value
Collision–Failure to Yield Right of Way
Collision–Head-On Collision
Collision–Multi-Vehicle Rear-End Collision on Interstate
Collision–Pedestrian Struck While Using Crosswalk
Collision–Rear-End Collision at Red Light
Collision–Rear-End Collision on Interstate
Collision–Rear-End Collision on Interstate Involving Multiple Vehicles
Collision–Truck Turns in Path of Oncoming Vehicle
Collision–Two-Vehicle Collision
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Collision With Intoxicated Driver
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Driver Operating Vehicle on Wrong Side of the Road
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Motorist Runs Through Red Light
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Tractor-Trailer Strikes Abandoned Vehicle on Interstate
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage/Rear-End Collision at Red Light
Collision–Vehicle Pulls Off Interstate Due to Vehicle Trouble and Is Rear-Ended by Other Vehicle
Collision–Vehicle Speeding Down Hill Strikes Vehicle Rounding Curve
Collision–Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian on Shoulder of Road

NEGLIGENCE

Adjoining Landowners–Fence Removed by Adjoining Property Owner
Motor Vehicles
Collision at Driver's Side of Vehicle
Collision–Dispute Over Loss of Vehicle's Value
Collision–Failure to Yield Right of Way
Collision–Head-On Collision
Collision–Multi-Vehicle Rear-End Collision on Interstate
Collision–Pedestrian Struck While Using Crosswalk
Collision–Rear-End Collision at Red Light
Collision–Rear-End Collision on Interstate
Collision–Rear-End Collision on Interstate Involving Multiple Vehicles
Collision–Truck Turns in Path of Oncoming Vehicle
Collision–Two-Vehicle Collision
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Collision With Intoxicated Driver
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Driver Operating Vehicle on Wrong Side of the Road
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Motorist Runs Through Red Light
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Tractor-Trailer Strikes Abandoned Vehicle on Interstate
Collision–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage/Rear-End Collision at Red Light
Collision–Vehicle Pulls Off Interstate Due to Vehicle Trouble and Is Rear-Ended by Other Vehicle
Collision–Vehicle Speeding Down Hill Strikes Vehicle Rounding Curve
Collision–Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian on Shoulder of Road
Premises Liability–Slip and Fall on Substance in Store Aisle
Products Liability–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Airbag Blinds Minor Passenger After Vehicle Pulls Into Other Vehicle's Lane of Travel

PREMISES LIABILITY
Negligence–Slip and Fall on Substance in Store Aisle

PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Negligence–Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits/Airbag Blinds Minor Passenger After Vehicle Pulls Into Other Vehicle's Lane of Travel

SEX DISCRIMINATION
Civil Rights–Male Employee Claims That He Was Terminated After Being Accused of Sexual Harassment

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Injury by Accident
Repetitive Motion Injury to Left Arm and Shoulder
Worker Alleges Back Injury From Lifting Container of Water

WRONGFUL DEATH
Medical Malpractice–Post-Operative Patient Administered IV Opioid Medication/Respiratory Arrest

Injury Index

Abrasion
Ankle
Arm
Back
Blindness
Bruise
Carotid artery
Cervical and lumbar region
Cervicalgia
Clavicle
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Death
Disc protrusion
Disfigurement
Embarrassment
Emotional anguish
Emotional distress
Eye
Femur
Fracture

 
Head
Headache
Hip
Humeral
Humiliation
Impingement syndrome
Knee
Laceration
Lip
Mental anguish
Neck
Pain and suffering
Paresthesia of skin
Scratches
Segmental and somatic dysfunction
Shoulder
Skull
Sleep disruption
Torn ligament
Traumatic brain
Wrist

Expert Witness Index

Medical Experts

CARDIOLOGY MEDICINE
Calkins, Hugh G.

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
Baker, Andrew M.

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Edmiston, Todd
Jaffe, Kenneth A.

Other Experts

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Broadhead, William G.
Storer, Tracey

EXECUTIVE NURSING PRACTICE
Marshall, David R.

PHARMACOLOGY
Sims, Pamela J.

Judge Index

Ballard, Pat
Baxley, J. Amanda
Bishop, Jody W.
Blankenship, Donald E.
Comer, Chris
Elliott, Charles B.
England, John H., III
Griffin, Greg
Hambright, Brandy B.
Harris Johnson, Tamara
Hatcher, Marshell Jackson

Jeter, Reginald L.
Marks, Emily C.
Norton, C. Joseph
Ogletree, William B.
Pipes, S. Wesley
Pool, Jimmy B.
Reid, Brooke E.
Smitherman, Carole C.
Spann, Jonathan A.
Taylor, Scott P.
Watkins, W. Keith
Youngpeter, Michael A.

Insurance Company Index

GEICO
Integon General Insurance Corporation
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Insurance Company

Attorney Index

Allen, Evan G.
Anello, Anthony R.
Bethea, Britt V.
Biggers, Calvin David
Bishop, Brandon T.
Blalock, Michael D.
Bowling, J. Michael
Brannan, James Bernard, III
Brown, H. Lanier
Burney, J. Brent
Butler, M. Warren
Caldwell, Hannah Cory
Chiepalich, C. S.
Cooks, Roderick T.
Copeland, Katie Tait
Curtis Hicks, Hope
Davis, Charles
Debruge, Marcel L.
DeShazo, Kimberly S.
Dorger, Sarah Beth Bond
Duncan, J. Brian, Jr.
Floyd, Steven P.
Ford, Samuel K.
Foushee, Raymond C.
Fox, Samantha N.
Gault, Ronald J.
Gill, G. William
Gillum, J. Randolph
Graves, Lydia
Herbert, Jason R.
Hitson, Kenneth A., Jr.
Hobbs, T. Dillon
Holtsford, Alex L., Jr.

Ifediba, Anthony
James, Fob H., IV
Jondle, Jake P.
Jordan, Joe Carl
Juliano, Jasper P.
Knox Averitt, Anne
Larson, Celeste P.
Laymon, Matthew A.
Lee, Mark W.
Leonard, Jeffrey P.
Marrero, Stephanie A.
McCarthy, Megan K.
McKenna, Dennis
Miller, Paul A.
Mitchell, Robert L.
Moak, Andrew Montgomery, Patrick G.
Moore, Frederick J., III
Moore, Stephen C.
Norris, Rick D.
Odom, Orin C., III
Pearce, Julie D.
Pitters, Amardo Wesley
Pittman, Adam W.
Rice, Richard A.
Sasser, Stanley Scott
Savarese, Steven P., Jr.
Schatz, D. Jeremy
Shelby, J. Matthew
Slaten, Clifton E.
Smalley, Jack, III
Smith, Brenden L.
Smith, Bryan D.
Smith, William F., II