Alabama Good Will Law

<H2> United States of America v. Braxton A. Thomas,

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug-trafficking organization responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine and pure methamphetamine. Braxton A. Thomas, 38, led an extensive drug-trafficking organization (“DTO”) from 2021 to 2024. Thomas’s DTO distributed various drugs, including cocaine and pure methamphetamine, in the Mobile ... More...

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Jennifer South, individually, and as administratrix of the Estate of Julies Pierre Gillette, deceased, v. Regional Prime Television and Tommy Dwayne Hubbard </center

<h2> Anniston, Alabama personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued violation-of-the-right-of-publicity. South and Gillette were married until Gillette's death on August 19, 2014, at the age of 49. They had one daughter together ("the daughter"), who was three and one-half years old at the time of Gillette's death. The couple had lived together in a former school bui... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Devon Lemar Bledson; Devontae Gentry; Antonio Lavasia Provo; Jaylan Subry Bledson; Staci Danielle Gilbert </h1>

<h2><center> Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robberies of Two Cell Phone Stores </color="red"></h2></center><h2><center> Five Defendants Sentenced Following the Robberies of Two Cell Phone Stores in Montgomery, Alabama </h2></center> On April 25, 2023, members of a group e... More...

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Mikeal Wilson v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company

Decatur, Alabama insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. Alabama Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract Law In Alabama, an insured can sue their insurance company for bad faith if they can prove the following elements: 1. An insurance contract existed between the parties. This means that th... More...

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Edna Miller v. Village Home Care, Inc.

Huntsville, Alabama civil rights layers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. Village Home Care - Elderly Care Services Â· Alabama, United States Â· <25 Employees Village Home Care was founded 23 years ago by Douglas H. Gore. Village Home Care has been at its current location, 3302 Triana Blvd., Huntsville, AL., for over 21 years. Presently,... More...

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Kaitlyn Cislo v. Vali, Inc.

Huntsville, Alabama civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. "Vali's core competencies include Business & Acquisition Management, Operations, Maintenance, & Logistics, and Training & Simulation Services. The Vali Team has a long history of providing support to the Department of Defense and our current customers include the U.S. Army, U.... More...

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Jennifer Childers v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

Huntsville, Alabama civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. "Job discrimination is illegal in the United States. There are a number of federal laws that protect workers from discrimination in employment, including: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, rel... More...

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Joseph Clifton Smith v. Commissioner Alabama Department of Corrections

Mobile, Alabama federal public defender's claimed that Defendant's Eighth Amendment Rights were violated. Durk Van Dam was brutally murdered on November 23, 1997. Smith v. Campbell ("Smith IIIâ€), 620 F. App'x 734, 736 (11th Cir. 2015). Police found Van Dam's body in an isolated area near his pick-up truck in Mobile County. Id. On the same day that police discover... More...

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Harold D. Coggin v. SageSure Insurance Managers, L.L.C.

Birmingham, Alabama insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract. In Alabama, an insurance company may be liable for bad faith if it breaches its duty to act in good faith and with reasonable dispatch in handling an insurance claim. This duty arises from the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that is inherent in a... More...

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United States of America v. Lorenzo Mills

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for assaulting three incarcerated persons with a riot-baton and then writing a false report to cover up the beating. In April 2022, a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a four-count indictment against Lorenzo Mills, 55, that included three civil rights charges and a charge for writing... More...

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<H2> Vivian Nall and Myrus Nall v. Arash Arabi, D.P.M.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a medical malpractice negligence theory. Dr. Arabi is a podiatrist. In 2015, Vivian was being treated by Dr. Arabi for problems she was experiencing with her left foot. The Nalls allege that Dr. Arabi's negligence in his care of Vivian's foot resulted in complications of circulatory compromise a... More...

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MARCUS BERNARD WILLIAMS V. STATE OF ALABAMA

<center><h2><center>Huntsville, AL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with capital murder, burglary and attempted rape charges. </h2></center> On November 6, 1996, Mr. Williams returned home after a night of drinking and smoking marijuana with friends. Williams v. State, 795 So. 2d 753, 761 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). Upon arriving home, he... More...

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United States of America v. CHRISTOPHER LAMAR CARROLL

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine charge. </h2></center> This matter comes before the court on Christopher Lamar Carroll's "Motion for Sentence Reduction Under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 3582(c)(1)(A)â€ filed on February 19, ... More...

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United States of America v. DARRYL DWAYNE RUSSELL

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with: (1) a "Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence; (2) a "Motion for Additional Authority Pursuant to Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence; (3) a motion for relief pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018; and (4) a motion for compassionate release due to COVID-19 charge. </h2></cen... More...

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United States of America v. RAUL TOPETE

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine charge. </h2></center> This matter comes before the court on a motion for compassionate release f... More...

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United States of America v. ISIAH LUEVONE THOMAS

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin charge. </h2></center> On August 24-26, 2020, defendants Isiah Luevone Thomas ("Thomasâ€) and Tavara Japree Gissendanner ("Gissendannerâ€) were tried and convicted by a jury... More...

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FERLANDO CARMISE MIMS v. United States of America

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin, cocaine hydrochloride, and fentanyl charge. </h2></center> On September 28, 201... More...

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RANDY ALBRIGHT v. LOWEâ€™S HOME CENTERS, LLC

<center><h2><center> Birmingham, AL - employment Discrimination lawyer represented Plaintiff with contending Lowe's failed to promote him because of his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEAâ€) claim. </h2></center> Under Rule 56(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, summary judgment is proper "if the movant sho... More...

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Jennifer Williams v. Social Security Administration

Opelika, AL: Disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his or her application for SSID or DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. 42 U.S.C. 405 provides: (a) The Commissioner of Social Security shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, which are necessary or ... More...

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Charles Henderson v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

Mobile, Alabama personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Dick's Sporting Good, Inc. on negligence theory.... More...

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United States of America v. James Marvin Hawkins, a/k/a "D"

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.almb.uscourts.gov/sites/almb/files/Courthouse%20with%20Fountain%20small.png"> </center> A jury found James Marvin Hawkins and Wallace Eugene McCree, III, guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine and committing other related offenses. In this consolidated appeal, Hawkins and McCree challenge their convictions and sentences on multiple grounds.... More...

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United States of America v. Garnett James Lloyd, Jr.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.alsd.uscourts.gov/sites/alsd/files/upstrt2.jpg"> </center> Mobile, AL - Garnett James Lloyd, Jr. Sentenced to Five Years on Charge of Cyberstalking Garnett James Lloyd, Jr. age 48, of Morganton, North Carolina, was sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to a count charging violation of 18 USC Section 2261A(2)(b), Cyberstalking. ... More...

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Sumnar Robert Brewster v. Gary Hetzel

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/sites/alnd/files/hugo.jpg"> </center> In olden days a number of methods were used to ensure that juries reached a unanimous verdict. From the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, one Case: 16-16350 Date Filed: 01/22/2019 Page: 1 of 33 2 “method of accelerating unanimity” was to prohibit jurors from eat... More...

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William S. Kaye v. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.

Bruno’s Supermarkets, LLC (“the Debtor”) filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. In administering and ultimately liquidating the bankruptcy estate, the Trustee filed an adversary proceeding against Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. (“Blue Bell”) to recover monies the Trustee contended were owed by Blue Bell to the estate. Specifically, the Trustee sought to recover from Blue Bell more than $500,... More...

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Marnika Lewis, et al. v. Governor of Alabama, et al.

For a single day in February 2016, Marnika Lewis and Antoin Adams secured a pay raise. The Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, William Bell, had just affixed his signature to Birmingham Ordinance No. 16-28, which guaranteed Lewis, Adams, and all other wage earners in the city $10.10 per hour. But the following afternoon, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed the Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act (The ... More...

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Rodney Keister v. Stuart Bell, John Hooks, Mitchell Odom

Rodney Keister appeals the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction. Mr. Keister sought to enjoin University of Alabama (“UA”) officials from applying UA’s grounds use policy to the intersection of University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane. Application of this grounds use policy prevents him from speaking on UA’s campus unless he complies with its terms. Because the district cou... More...

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Roy Moore v. Alabama Secretary of State, John H. Merrill

Montgomery, AL - Roy Moore's Effort To Stop Certification of Doug Jone's Victory Fails Roy Moore, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, sued the Secretary of State of Alabama, John H. Merrill, seeking to enjoin him from certifying the election of Doug Jones. Moore claimed that the results should not be certified because of alleged voter fraud, but was unable to produ... More...

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Joyce Hargress v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

Joyce Hargress appeals the district court’s decision affirming the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3). After careful review, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND FACTS In May 2013, Hargress applied for disability benefits and alleged a disability onset date of January 21, 2013 due to her type II diabetes... More...

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Sandra Slater v. United States Steel Corporation

When an individual files for bankruptcy, he must file sworn disclosures listing his debts and his assets, including any pending civil claims, and identifying any lawsuits he has filed against others. Occasionally, a plaintiff who has a pending civil lawsuit fails to list the claims or lawsuit in these disclosures. In omitting this information, the plaintiff effectively takes inconsistent positions... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Francis Kelly

Montgomery, AL - Trucker Sentenced to Prison for Hauling Cocaine Robert Francis Kelly (56), of Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for possessing approximately 15 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute, announced A. Clark Morris, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. In addition to the more than five-year prison sentence, Kelly will also be su... More...

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United States of America v. Stephen K. Howard

Montgomery, AL - Auburn Date Rape Drug Distributor is Sentenced to Eight and One-Half Years Stephen K. Howard, 64, of Auburn, Alabama, was sentenced today to 8 years and 6 months in prison by Judge Myron H. Thompson for possessing with the intent to distribute a date rape drug, possessing methamphetamine, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced G... More...

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Tawuan Townes v. State of Alabama

Townes had plans to rob Woods, a known drug dealer. Woods lived in a house in Dothan with his girlfriend, India Starks. On November 13, 2008, Townes and Cornelius Benton drove to Woods's house. Townes was armed with a .22 caliber rifle, and Benton was armed with a .380 caliber pistol that belonged to Townes's brother. Townes and Benton wore dark clothing and obscured their faces to conceal their ... More...

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Trennon Putnam v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Inc.

The employee testified in his deposition that, after he graduated from high school in 1985, he worked for Bevis 2 2140873 Furniture from 1986 to 1990 and that, during his employment with Bevis Furniture, he had worked in the office the first two years and in the plant using a rivet press the latter two years. He stated that he wore earplugs when he worked at Bevis Furniture. The employee... More...

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Tawuan Townes v. State of Alabama

Tawuan Townes appeals his conviction for capital murder and his sentence of death. Townes was convicted of murder made capital for intentionally killing Christopher Woods during the course of a burglary. See § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala. Code 1975. The jury, by a vote of 10-2, recommended that Townes be sentenced to death. The Houston Circuit Court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced Tow... More...

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Spencer v. State Of Alabama

"On July 17, 2004, Officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisolm III, and Charles R. Bennett, of the Birmingham Police Department, were shot and killed, and a fourth officer, Officer Michael Collins, also of the Birmingham Police Department, was shot but survived. Officer Collins testified that while on patrol that morning, he heard a radio transmission from Officer Owen indicating that Officer Owen wa... More...

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Bohannon v. State Of Alabama

The appellant, Jerry Bohannon, appeals his convictions for two counts of murder defined as capital by § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975, because Anthony Harvey and Jerry DuBoise were murdered by one act or pursuant to one scheme or Page 2 course of conduct. The jury recommended, by a vote of 11 to 1, that Bohannon be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury's recommendation and se... More...

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Sandra Henley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

While Henley was stopped at a traffic light on December 16, 2009, an automobile operated by Charles Barbour, Jr., struck the automobile operated by Henley ("the collision"). Henley claimed that she suffered damage as a result of the collision, including personal injuries and property damage. At the time of the collision, Henley had an automobileinsurance policy with State Farm that included underi... More...

$0 (12-27-2015 - AL)

Jerry Bohannon v. State Of Alabama

The appellant, Jerry Bohannon, appeals his convictions for two counts of murder defined as capital by § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975, because Anthony Harvey and Jerry DuBoise were murdered by one act or pursuant to one scheme or Page 2 course of conduct. The jury recommended, by a vote of 11 to 1, that Bohannon be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury's re... More...

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Cofield v. Allstate Indemnity Company

Evidence submitted reflects that plaintiff had a Manufactured Home Policy of Insurance issued by Allstate in place on April 27, 2011, when he alleges his home was damaged as a result of severe weather on that date. On May 3, 2011, Mr. Cofield notified Allstate of this damage, and it began an investigation of his claim. Allstate assigned contents specialist John Wallace and struct... More...

$0 (11-21-2015 - AL)

Branch Banking & Trust Company et al. v. Rex A. Nichols and Claudene Nichols

In late 2005, Sonny began talking to Winfree about obtaining financing from Colonial Bank ("Colonial"), Winfree's employer, for the purchase of approximately 500 acres of real property in Stapleton, Alabama ("the Stapleton property"). The Nicholses intended to develop the Stapleton property into a subdivision. Both Sonny and Claudene had worked in the real-estate market in Baldwin County for seve... More...

$0 (10-26-2015 - AL)