Where a man sued the attorney representing his ex-wife, alleging that she had him arrested and incarcerated without trial, without bail and against his will, but the record showed the man was arrested as a result of his ex-wife’s complaint, ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the record showed a school board decided not to renew the contract of a bus driver because of her insubordinate and unprofessional behavior, it prevailed on her claims of race discrimination and retaliation. Background Lillie M. Cook drove a ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an all-risks policy excluded coverage for “infectious and contagious disease,” it did not provide coverage when a resort was forced to reduce in-person services because of closure orders issued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Ida Cason ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company argued a suit brought by former employees seeking to invalidate their restrictive covenants should be transferred to Florida pursuant to a choice of venue clause, its motion was denied. The clause applied to proceedings “to enforce” the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the decedent’s two children argued the non-family member their mother designated as the beneficiary of her life insurance policy had ill motives and took advantage of their mother’s mental health issues, but the children failed to support these allegations ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a doctor didn’t prescribe opioids to treat a detainee’s chronic kidney stones and pain, the doctor was nevertheless granted summary judgment on the detainee’s deliberate indifference claim. The record showed the doctor was responsive to the detainee’s needs and ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a medical management nurse showed that that she was similarly situated to other medical management nurses working at the defendant’s location, at a similar employment level and whose primary job duty was conducting medical necessity reviews, a collective action ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee alleged a prison official used excessive force towards him, but the record showed the detainee first attacked the official and the official used a limited amount of force to secure his safety, the official was granted summary ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the automobile accident giving rise to the suit occurred in Alabama; the plaintiff and nonparty witnesses were all in Alabama and Alabama law likely applied to the matter, the suit was transferred to the Northern District of Alabama. Background ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company failed to respond to an amended complaint for more than five months, despite having notice of that filing and a court order requiring it to respond within 14 days, its untimely answer was allowed, but it was ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Products Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District