Gerri Plain was recently elected to the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association as the District 1 Director. The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) is a professional organization of over 900 attorneys dedicated to the defense of civil actions and the…
Amanda Graham obtains a defense verdict in a disputed liability and causation motor vehicle accident case. The matter was tried in the Circuit Court of Etowah County before Judge George C. Day in September of 2022. The suit arose…
On November 4, 2014, Plaintiffs Steven Thomas and Lance Thomas, who are father and son, turned onto New Bethel Road from Shipley Hollow Road. Steven Thomas was operating a Victory 8-Ball motorcycle. Lance Thomas was operating a Harley Davidson…
Gerri Plain Obtains Summary Judgment Plaintiff was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Highway 43 in Colbert County when he rear-ended Defendant’s vehicle. Defendant had stopped at a yellow traffic signal. Plaintiff was airlifted from the scene and sustained significant…
Amanda Graham obtained a defense verdict in a clear liability car accident case with disputed causation of injuries. The case arose out of a two-vehicle accident that occurred on January 4, 2018 in Shelby County, Alabama on Pelham Parkway at…
David Wilson spoke at the 2022 DRI Trucking Law Seminar titled “The Future of Trucking Litigation: Smarter, Faster, Better” held April 27-29, 2022 in Austin, TX. The seminar was attended by approximately 540 participants from the trucking industry, insurance claims…
Gaines Gault Hendrix was ranked the #1 “Most Prolific Trial Law Firm” in Alabama over a 20-year period as reported by The Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter. Over that period of time, the firm’s attorneys tried 489 cases to verdict. Gaines…
The Plaintiff, Tinia Young, claimed that she was in the Publix store in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama when she slipped and fell on a wet and sticky substance on the floor in the Health and Beauty Aisle. She testified that…
Between 2005 and 2008, Vintage Homes constructed a number of homes in the Ross Bridge development. Certain homeowners, including the Fandettis, Purters, and Veals, claimed that Vintage had failed to construct their homes in a workmanlike manner, resulting in various…
Gaines Gault Hendrix is proud to announce that Amanda Graham and Chris Mauck from the Birmingham office are now Partners at Gaines Gault Hendrix. Additionally, Shelley Lewis from the Huntsville office, and David Wilson and Marc Jaskolka from the Birmingham…