VOLUME XIX, NO. 7

 
JULY, 2008

RECENT DECISIONS

BALDWIN COUNTY

Slander--Police Officer Accused of Multiple Assaults--Humiliation and Embarrassment. Judgment: For the Defendants. Details.

CALHOUN COUNTY

Medical Malpractice--Phenergan Overdose--Severe Headaches and Memory Loss. Verdict: $150,000. Details.

CHAMBERS COUNTY

Motor Vehicle Accident--Collision--Head Injuries. Settlement: $315,000.

JACKSON COUNTY

Slander--Allegations of Unethical Football Recruiting Practices over Web-cast--Loss of Real Estate Business Venture and Reputation. Verdict: $5,000,000. Details.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Nursing Home Negligence--Failure to Treat Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis--Death. Settlement: $437,500 (as to one party); Verdict: For the Defendant (as to one party).

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

Employment--Retaliatory Discharge of Labor Organization President--Humiliation, Mental Anguish, and Emotional Distress. Verdict: For the Defendants.