The Selma Press-Conference Immunity Rule: Alabama Supreme Court Extends Peace-Officer and State-Agent Immunity to Post-Arrest Media Communications Introduction In Ex parte Devon McGuire and Spencer...
“The Constitutional-Officer Shield”: Alabama Supreme Court Re-Affirms Absolute Immunity for Sheriffs and Their Deputies Commentary on Ex parte James E. Underwood & Braden Miles, SC-2024-0263 (26 June...
Jackson v. State Farm: Enforcing Contractual Choice-of-Law Clauses that Import a Foreign Statute of Limitations into Alabama Litigation Introduction Court & Date: Supreme Court of Alabama, 20 June...
“One Appeal, Many Parcels” – The Alabama Supreme Court Sanctions Consolidated Property-Tax Assessment Appeals Introduction In Walter F. Scott III v. Alabama Department of Revenue, SC-2025-0013 (Ala....
Permissive Possession Within an Active Lease Cannot Mature into Adverse Possession – EBSCO Industries, Inc. v. Michael R. Ballard, et al. 1. Introduction EBSCO Industries, Inc. (“EBSCO”) and Michael...
Synonymy of “Hold Harmless” and “Indemnify” in Contractual Interpretation Introduction In Adams v. Atkinson, 381 So. 3d 1133 (Ala. 2025), the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether the terms...
“Home Is Where the Writ Is”: The Alabama Supreme Court Presumes a Marital Residence to Be a Defendant’s “Usual Place of Abode” and Clarifies Adult-Child Acceptance of Service under Rule 4 I....
Personal Motives, Corporate Shields: Alabama Supreme Court Narrows Vicarious Liability and Clarifies Causation in Intentional-Interference Claims – Commentary on Flickinger v. King (2025) 1....
Implied-Consent Quantum Meruit Awards Survive the “Express-Contract Bar” – JB Accounting Services, LLC; JB Accounting Tax Service Check Cashing, LLC; JB Accounting Tax Services, LLC; and Jennifer...
“Of Record Before the Clock Runs”: The Alabama Supreme Court Reinforces the Rule 59.1 Filing Requirement in Williams v. ADHR 1. Introduction In Teresa Williams and Barney's Childcare and Learning...
Waiver of “Person Aggrieved” Requirement: Jurisdiction vs. Capacity in Zoning Appeals Introduction In Ex parte Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama et al. (2025), the Supreme Court of Alabama...
Expanding Equitable Remedies in Land Encroachment Disputes: Trial Courts’ Discretion Beyond Easements Introduction In Alan Haag v. Wilson Properties, LLC, and John Owen Wilson (SC-2024-0405), the...
Enforcement of Appellate Mandamus Orders Prior to Expiration of Trial Court Jurisdiction Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme Court of Alabama’s decision in Ex parte Tramaine Bonner,...
Arbitration of Derivative Claims Under Alabama’s § 8-1-150: Binding Nonsignatories to Arbitration Agreements Introduction In Zynga, Inc. v. Gayla Hamilton Mills (SC-2024-0454) and Huuuge, Inc. v....
Rule 56(f) and the Right to Essential Discovery Before Summary Judgment Introduction In Ordonez v. Capitol Farmers Market, Inc., SC-2024-0424 (Ala. Apr. 25, 2025), the Supreme Court of Alabama...
Jurisdictional and Substantive Limits on ASORCNA Relief: Civil-Filing Requirement and Exclusion of Custodial Sexual Misconduct Introduction In Briana Marquise Matthews v. State of Alabama, 2025 WL...
Affirmation of Police Pursuit Immunity under Section 6-5-338 Introduction In Ex parte City of Montgomery and Shelton Davis (2025), the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether a municipal police...
Agency Possession Estoppel: Validity of Leases by Non-Title-Holding Lessors Introduction In Hembree Insurance Trust v. Maples Industries, Inc., the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether a named...
Continuous-Tort Accrual and Jurisdictional Limits in PFAS Contamination Suits Introduction Ex parte DuPont De Nemours, Inc. (2025) is a consolidated mandamus review by the Supreme Court of Alabama of...
Substantive Immunity Shields Municipalities from Negligent Inspection Claims Introduction The Supreme Court of Alabama’s decision in Ex parte City of Orange Beach (Apr. 4, 2025) clarifies and...