MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | MAY 3, 2010

A class action lawsuit was filed on Friday, April 30, 2010, in Alabama Federal Court, Southern Division, stemming from the April 20th explosion on the offshore drilling vessel, Deepwater Horizon.  The lawsuit was filed on behalf of persons owning property within 10 miles of the Gulf of Mexico shore, who will most directly feel the impact of this explosion and resulting oil spill. Attorneys Larry Morris and Clay Hornsby of the Birmingham, Alabama firm Morris, Haynes & Hornsby are representing those affected by these events, including Class Representative George C. Simpson.

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Transocean, LTD and BP America, et al

 

 

MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | MARCH 23, 2010

A lawsuit was filed today in Mobile County Circuit Court stemming from an incident that occurred on July 24, 2009 at the Dollar General on Azalea Road in Mobile, Alabama.  On that date, Antonio Love, who is deaf and mentally disabled, was wrongfully pepper-sprayed, tasered and arrested by Mobile police officers while he was in the store’s bathroom.

Lawsuit Filed Against City of Mobile and Dollar General

 

 

MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 16, 2009

On Thursday, an Etowah County Circuit Court jury awarded a 28 year old Boaz man a $1.25 million judgment in an unintended gun discharge case.  The trial, which took place in Gadsden before Etowah County Circuit Judge Anthony Clark Hall, began October 8th and lasted one week.  Lead counsel for the plaintiff was Todd Wheeles of Morris, Haynes & Hornsby in Birmingham.  Assisting attorney Wheeles during the trial was Tommy James, also of Morris, Haynes & Hornsby.  The jury began deliberating on Thursday at approximately 12:45 p.m. and concluded at approximately 3:45 p.m., taking only about 3 hours to return a verdict.  Of the $1.25 million judgment, $500,000 was for compensatory damages and $750,000 was for punitive damages. 

Etowah County Jury Awards $1.25 Million in Unintended Gun Discharge Case

 

 

MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE |  november 19, 2009

A $2,000,000.00 claim was filed today with the Mobile City Clerk in relation to the incident where a deaf and mentally challenged man was tasered at a Dollar General store. Birmingham attorney Tommy James of the firm Morris, Haynes & Hornsby represents Antonio Love, the deaf and mentally challenged man who was pepper-sprayed and tasered by Mobile police officers in the bathroom of a Dollar General store in Mobile. The incident occurred on July 24, 2009, at the Dollar General on Azalea Road. A notice of claim is required to be filed with the city clerk under Alabama law within six months of an incident when a city and its employees could potentially be defendants in a lawsuit.

$2,000,000.00 claim filed in case where deaf and mentally challenged man was tasered in store bathroom



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | September 23, 2009

Morris, Haynes & Hornsby has been named one of Birmingham’s Best Places to Work by the Birmingham Business Journal. The firm was honored in the September 11, 2009 edition of the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in Birmingham. Morris, Haynes & Hornsby employees at both the Birmingham and Alexander City offices completed workplace satisfaction surveys conducted by Quantum Workplace in order to qualify as a nominee one of Birmingham’s Best Places to Work 2009. The companies with the highest scores on the survey were selected as Best Places to Work.

Morris, Haynes & Hornsby Named One of Birmingham’s Best Places to Work 2009



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | July 2, 2009

Attorneys Diane Sharpe of Dadeville and Jeremy Knowles of Morris, Haynes & Hornsby in Alexander City have settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1 million against MHF Logistical Solutions of Jacksonville, Florida on behalf of the family of Dorothy Hodge.

Intersection Fatality Settled for $1 million



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | June 30, 2009

In the midst of the furor over other happenings at the United States Supreme Court, a recent United States Supreme Court decision that will affect over 44% of the United States population by severely curtailing the ability of workers aged 40 and above to prove age discrimination at their employment has been largely ignored. In the case of Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 126 S. Ct. 2343 (June 18, 2009), the Court held, by a 5-4 vote, that in order to prove that a person was discriminated against under the ADEA (the Age Discrimination in Employment Act), that person must prove that his firing or demotion occurred only because of his age. Prior to this decision, following well-established United States Supreme Court precedent in its interpretation of Title VII discrimination actions based upon race, sex or religion, it was necessary only to show that a person’s age was one consideration among others for his firing or demotion. In other words, under the Gross decision, it is not enough to show that an employee’s age was one of several factors used to fire or demote him, as was true under existing precedent; an employee must show that but for his age, he would not have been fired or demoted.

US Supreme Court Decision on Age Discrimination Will Adversely Affect Aging Workers in Today's Economy



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | June 22, 2009

A lawsuit filed last Thursday, June 18th, in Calhoun County Circuit Court against Wingate Inns International, Inc. and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al. is the second suit to be filed arising from an incident involving a hot tub contaminated with Legionella bacteria at the Wingate Inn located in Oxford, Alabama.

Two Separate Lawsuits Filed Against Wingate Inn in Oxford, Alabama Stemming from Hot Tub Contamination



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | June 17, 2009

Hanlon Gilliland has joined Morris, Haynes & Hornsby as legal assistant to partner Randy Haynes. She is based out of the Alexander City office. Ms. Gilliland has previously worked for East Alabama Medical Center and Healthsouth Corporation. She is a graduate of Auburn University.

Hanlon Gilliland Joins Firm as Legal Assistant



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | May 13, 2009

Morris, Haynes & Hornsby partners Larry Morris and Clay Hornsby were named by Alabama Super Lawyers magazine as two of the top attorneys in Alabama for 2009. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.

Partners Larry Morris and Clay Hornsby Named to 2009 Alabama Super Lawyers List



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | April 7, 2009

A lawsuit was filed today in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court arising from the death of Johnnie Mack Whitten, 58, who had been a resident of the W.D. Partlow Developmental Center in Tuscaloosa. Partlow is operated by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

Lawsuit Filed Against Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and it's Employees Stemming from Death of Partlow Resident



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | April 2, 2009

Iralyn Franklin has joined the law firm of Morris, Haynes and Hornsby as Marketing Director. She will be based out of the firm’s Birmingham office, but will head marketing efforts for the firm’s Alexander City office as well. Ms. Franklin’s marketing background includes internships at Talladega Superspeedway and the Bruno Event Team, and a degree in Business Administration from Birmingham-Southern College.

Iralyn Franklin Joins Firm as Marketing Director



MORRIS, HAYNES & HORNSBY PRESS RELEASE | March 11, 2009

Candace Nichols recently joined Morris, Haynes & Hornsby as paralegal to attorney Tommy James. Nichols and James will primarily handle serious injury or death cases involving abuse and neglect of children, the elderly, the mentally ill and those with special needs. Nichols previously worked at Engel, Hairson & Johanson.

Candace Nichols Joins Firm as Legal Assistant