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Barbara Moore, Vanessa Reed, and Christine Burrell v. State of Alabama ex rel. Mayor Robin Sims, as informant, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. ...
Barbara Tanzer v. Alabama Department of Human Resources, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Barbara Tanzer, sued the Alabama Depart...
In re: Steve Williams v. Calhoun County Commission and Kim McCarson, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a former employee's cla...
In re: Town of Pine Hill v. 3M Company, Inc., decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the Town of Pine Hill could rec...
Laurie Ibach and Mark Stewart v. Bruce Stewart, individually, as Trustee of the Betty L. Stewart Living Trust, and as Trustee of the Edward T. Stewart Living Trust, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on...
TAMKO Building Products, LLC v. Mike Patterson and Lisa Patterson, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Alabama Supreme Court addressed whether ...
B.S.H., as mother and next friend of F.W.H., a minor v. Grady Scott Humphryes, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, B.S.H., sued the ...
Shirley R. Hulsey v. Build Art, LLC, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shirley R. Hulsey, sued Build Art, LLC, alleging breach of ...
William Welch v. Julie Jones, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, William Welch, sued the defendant, Julie Jones, for defamation. We...
Frederick Van Diver v. Anietra Mays, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Frederick Van Diver, sued the defendant, Anietra Mays, for ...
The New York Times Company v. Kai Spears (Certified Question from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama: 7:23-cv-00692-ACA)., decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 10, 2026,...
This case involves a dispute over a will and a deed. Carolyn Glenn, the plaintiff, sued the personal representatives of Bonnie Quinton Caldwell, Jr.'s estate and Dorothy J. Caldwell. Glenn claimed tha...
This case involves a dispute over a real estate transaction where Highland Rim Investments, LLC (Highland Rim) sued Kindra Cooper for specific performance of a contract to purchase real estate. Cooper...
This case involves a dispute over a real estate transaction where Highland Rim Investments, LLC, and Monique Dollonne (the buyers) sued Kindra Cooper (the seller) for specific performance of a contrac...
This case involves a dispute over child custody and visitation rights between B.F. (the mother) and C.D. and A.D. (the paternal grandparents). The initial divorce decree between B.F. and the child's f...
This case involves Phillip Duke, a former Walmart employee, who sued Walmart and his former supervisor, Qeon Gray, alleging wrongful termination and other claims. Duke claimed he was fired in retaliat...
Rhonda Kay Armour sued Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) alleging that SAMC breached her employment contract and discriminated against her based on her age and disability. Armour, a registered n...
This case involves Ryan Hess, a former employee of Will Pecue, who sued Pecue for breach of contract and unpaid wages. Hess claimed that Pecue failed to pay him for work performed and did not adhere t...
This case involves a dispute between Cynthia and Elkton S. Gerhard III (the plaintiffs) and Elkton S. Gerhard, Jr. (the defendant) concerning a promissory note and a mortgage. The plaintiffs sued the ...
This case involves a dispute over a real estate transaction and a subsequent lawsuit for breach of contract and fraud. Austin Moore, Adam Day, and A&A Investment Property, LLC (the buyers) entered int...
This case involves the State of Alabama's appeal of a trial court's decision to grant Brooklyn Paige Grimes's motion to suppress evidence. Grimes was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and ...
This case involves the State of Alabama's appeal of a lower court's decision to grant Mason John Grimes's motion to suppress evidence. Grimes was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and drug...
This case involves a certified question from a federal court to the Alabama Supreme Court regarding the interpretation of Alabama's state-agent immunity law. Michael Jerome Jennings sued several polic...
This case involves a dispute between Tara Grall and her ex-husband, William Grall, and his company, G-Team, P.C. Tara sued William and G-Team, alleging that William breached a settlement agreement fro...
This case involves a dispute between Tara Grall and her ex-husband, William Grall, and his company, G-Team, P.C., regarding a promissory note. Tara loaned William $250,000, secured by a promissory not...
This case involves a dispute over a real estate transaction and related agreements concerning property on Lake Martin, Alabama. The plaintiffs, Brian Smith and several LLCs, sued ARC Realty, Joy Dill,...
This case involves a dispute over the will and trust of Alton Hamric Wallace (the decedent). The decedent's daughter, Holly Wren Wallace Schumpert (the plaintiff), challenged the will and trust, alleg...
This case involves a dispute over real estate commissions related to the sale of property in Alabama. The plaintiffs, various real estate entities and individuals, sued the defendants, also real estat...
This case involves a dispute between Armstrong Methodist Church (AMC) and the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Conference) regarding the ownership and control of A...
This case involves a dispute between Baggett Chapel United Methodist Church (Baggett Chapel) and the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church (AWF Conference) over the ownership ...