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Summary judgment affirmed in favor of non-profit in ADA case by legally blind individual alleging failure to hire and failure to provide reasonable accommodation.
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After oral argument, Eleventh Circuit held that company’s damages claims arising out of illegal strike were not subject to mandatory arbitration provision of collective bargaining agreement.
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Summary judgment on numerous tort claims.
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Obtained summary judgment in federal age discrimination brought on behalf of employee by EEOC.
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Defense of major oil company in action seeking to enjoin permanently the branding of retail outlets in specific geographic market.
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Arbitrator’s ruling in favor of national fast food restaurant in first case under client’s arbitration program for employee disputes. The plaintiff claimed he was terminated because of his age and because he took FMLA leave.
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Tried to verdict claim of lifetime employment contract for international healthcare company.
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Defense of pharmaceutical company in product liability action involving oral contraceptive.
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Represented maintenance contractor in its successful defense of whistleblower claim brought pursuant to Energy Reorganization Act.
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Defense verdict in favor of unionized manufacturing company in FMLA case brought by employee terminated under company’s attendance policy.
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Defense verdict in favor of trucking company in former truck driver’s FMLA retaliation claim.
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Dismissal of claims brought against individual corporate officers of bank and mortgage servicing company for lack of personal jurisdiction.
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Dismissal of several copycat actions alleging violations of numerous federal and state lending laws.
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Representation of Alabama coal mine as plaintiff in action against union for illegal work stoppages.
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Defense of client alleged to have committed investment fraud in over 30 cases through State of Alabama.
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Representation of hospital system in class action concerning changes made to sick leave policy.
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Representation of lender against other lending institutions for failure to repurchase loans.
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BABC is working with another major national firm in defense of a number of cases and claims filed in various states that seek to hold web-based travel companies responsible for certain lodging taxes. While hotels pay taxes on what is paid to them, the cases generally allege that these online travel companies violate state and local tax codes by failing to collect and remit additional occupancy taxes on the margin and service fees that are paid to and retained by the online travel companies for their services.
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Successful representation of coal operator as plaintiff in action against manufacturer of hydraulic support longwall shields.
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Summary judgment in favor of petroleum pellet manufacturer in breach of warranty claims arising out of catastrophic failure of roofing system.
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Received summary judgment in favor of medical laboratory testing company on former employee’s claims of gender, pregnancy, race, and disability discrimination.
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Obtained summary judgment for local, family-owned business on all claims arising out of altercation between two former employees.
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Summary judgment for Alabama coal mine in mining subsidence action.
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Summary judgment in favor of lender and mortgage servicing company in TILA action.
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