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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

 

Federal Filings:

July 23, 2019

Macon v. Lolo’s Mini-mart and Sanny Chowdhury  

  • Filed by Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-01178-RDP
  • Type of case: Title VII, employment, discrimination

 

July 24, 2019

Bell v. AT&T, Services Inc.  

  • Filed by Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-01184-ACA
  • Type of case: Employment, age discrimination

 

July 30, 2019

Reynolds v. Southerncare New Beacon 

  • Filed by Gregory Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00543-WC
  • Type of case: Racial discrimination, EEOC, Employment

 

August 5, 2019

Weatherly v. 3M Company 

  • Filed by D.G. Pantazis, Jr. and Evan Pantazis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Pensacola Division
  • Civil Action No.: 3:19-cv-02938-TKW-HTC
  • Type of case: Product liability, negligence, personal injury

 

August 6, 2019

King v. Huntsville Senior Services, LLC d/b/a Regency Retirement Village

  • Filed by Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Northern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 5:19-cv-01259-HNJ
  • Type of case: Employment, FMLA, Americans with Disabilities Act
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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

 

Federal Filings:

 

June 26, 2019

Anthony Redmond v. Sacred Heart Health System Inc., et al

  • Filed by Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
  • Civil Action No.: 1:19-CV-00317
  • Type of case: Civil Rights, Title VII, Employment Discrimination and Retaliation, Race Discrimination

 

 

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

 

Federal Filings:

 

March 4, 2019

 

Hill v. Houchens Food Group, Inc d/b/a Piggly Wiggly, et al

·         Filed by Rocco Calamusa in the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Southern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00103

·         Type of case: racial discrimination, wrongful termination

 

March 5, 2019

 

Steward v.. Alabama Goodwill Industries Inc

·         Filed by Jon Goldfarb, L. William Smith, and Christina Malmat in the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Middle Division

·         Civil Action No.: 4:19-cv-00388-ACA

·         Type of case: Employment, race discrimination, gender discrimination, retaliation

 

March 8, 2019

 

Thomas v. Alabama One Credit Union

·         Filed by Kevin Jent in the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Western Division

·         Civil Action No.: 7:19-cv-00407-LSC

·         Type of case: Employment, sexual harassment, race discrimination and retaliation

 

March 8, 2019

 

Sheldon et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

·         Filed by D.G. Pantazis, Jr., Elizabeth Chavez and Robert Foote in the District Court for the Central District of Illinois

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19cv1080

·         Type of case: E.R.I.S.A.

 

March 13, 2019

 

Hunter v. Lhoist North America, LLC

·         Filed by Rachel McGinley in the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Western Division

·         Civil Action No.: 7:19-cv-00429-TMP

·         Type of case: Employment, age discrimination

 

March 14, 2019

 

Fielder v. The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center, et al

·         Filed by Jon Goldfarb, L. William Smith, and Christina Malmat in the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00186-GMB

·         Type of case: Employment, racial discrimination, retaliation,

 

March 14, 2019

 

Wyatt v. Spant Inc d/b/a The Purple Cow Convenience Store

·         Filed by Temple Trueblood in the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Southern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00131

·         Type of case: employment discrimination, sexual harassment, racial harassment, religious harassment, retaliation, discrimination

 

March 15, 2019

 

Berga v. Foley Hospital Corporation d/b/a South Baldwin Regional Medical Center et al

·         Filed by Temple Trueblood and Edward Smith in the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Southern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00138

·         Type of case: ADA, FMLA, wrongful termination

 

March 21, 2019

 

Nelson v. Tractor Supply Company Inc

·         Filed by Robert Camp in the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00470-TMP

·         Type of case: Employment

 

April 11, 2019

 

Boyer V. Wiklie

·         Filed by Jon Goldfarb, L. William Smith, and Christina Malmat in the District

          Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division

·         Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00552-JEO

          Type of case: Employment, Equal Pay Act

 

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

Federal Filings:

February 27, 2019

Turvin v. Barbour County Board of Education

  • Filed by Candis A. McGowan, Lacey K. Danley, and Victoria D. Relf in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00148-GMB
  • Type of case: Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, Employment Discrimination, Race Discrimination

 

February 25, 2019

Sutton v. DirectTV LLC

  • Filed by Rocco Calamusa, Jr. and Kevin Jent in the United States District Court Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00330-MHH
  • Type of case: Title VII, Employment Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Disparate Treatment, Pretext, Failure to Accommodate, and Retaliation

 

February 22, 2019

Hicks v. GFA Transportation Inc.

  • Filed by H. Wallace Blizzard in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Eastern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 3:19-cv-142-GMB
  • Type of case: Title VOO, Equal Pay Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Alabama Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sex Discrimination, Pay Discrimination, Termination, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, and Retaliation

 

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb in the past week:

February 12, 2019

Kiefe v. Norris

  • Filed by Patrick L. Pantazis and Craig L. Lowell in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
  • Civil Action No.: 63-CV-2019-900188.00
  • Type of case: Negligence, Motor Vehicle, Wantonness, Car Wreck, Claim for Uninsured Coverage

February 11, 2019

Holloway v. Health Services, Inc.

  • Filed by Candis A. McGowan and Lacey Danley in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00119-MHT-SMD
  • Type of case: Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 1981a, EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Race Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

February 1, 2019

Calhoun v. AK Steel Corp.

  • Filed by Gregory O. Wiggins in the United States District Court Northern District of Alabama Southern Division.
  • Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00201-MHH
  • Type of case: Employment Discrimination, Title VII, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Race Discrimination, Retaliation

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

Federal Filings:

January 28, 2019

Campbell v. Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.

·         Filed by Jon C. Goldfarb and L. William Smith in the United States District Court for the Northern   District of Alabama Southern Division.

·         Civil Action No.: 2:19-cv-00151

·         Type of case: Title VII, Employment Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge,   Gender  Discrimination, Retaliation 

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The State of Our Schools

As a part of their practice, Wiggins Childs team Candis McGowan Candis A. McGowan Memberand Lacey Danley have been hired as network attorneys for the Alabama Education Association.  As such, McGowan and Danley work together on employment litigation for public school employees – a unique niche of legal work, helping to improve the inner workings of Alabama’s school systems so that school employees can instead focus on the important roles they play as educators and educational staff to Alabama students.  As AEA network attorneys, lawyers may be assigned a variety of cases, though common issues include employment status and terms, discrimination, and salary disputes.  While the team nearly always provides an opportunity for the board attorney to settle the issue outside of the courtroom, about 80% of the cases assigned will end up with litigation involved, either in state or federal court.  Due to the unique nature of many of these cases, representing these clients often requires complex steps and/or swift action pursuant to state statues regulating public education employment, such as deadlines for contesting employment actions and providing due process.

 

Lacey Danley AttorneyWhen discussing why many of the cases ultimately arise, both McGowan and Danley adamantly agree that funding is a core issue.  The team underscores how imperative it is for the legislature to do a better job funding school systems, as the lack of money allotted for these institutions affects our most valuable resource: our children.  The funding school systems do get is often spent unwisely, as many of these systems are too top heavy – meaning too many highly-paid administrators, but not nearly enough teachers and support for students. Benefits have been cut, money is scarce, and often school boards are unsupportive of their teachers and staff, leaving too much room for employee issues to arise.  Candis and Lacey make these statements not only based on their expansive knowledge of the legal standards regarding public schools, but also because they attend yearly AEA attorney seminars for further education regarding new laws and rulings that affect these cases.  Most importantly, these types of cases are near and dear to the hearts of this team, as they both grew up in families full of educators – some loved ones teaching three generations within the same community over nearly 50 years.

 

As with any employer, state educational systems are not without their employment problems.  One of the benefits AEA provides to its members is the appointment of appropriate legal counsel to public school employees so these employees have a fighting chance of being heard. While Candis and Lacey agree that to correct any injustice is rewarding, the steady resolution to seek justice for those teaching, serving, stimulating, and enriching our school children is perhaps the most inspiring.

 

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC in the past week:

Filings:

January 14, 2019

Carl Smith d/b/a The Windows Guys v. Travis Pepper et al

·         Filed by Craig L. Lowell and Patrick L. Pantazis in the Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama  

·         Civil Action No.: 44-cv-2019-900022.00

·         Type of case: Fraud, Negligence, and Breach of Contract

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HOLIDAY FILINGS

Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb LLC over the holiday season:

Federal Filings:

January 7, 2019

Warren v. Bullock

·         Filed by Brian M. Clark in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Eastern Division.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00031-ACA

·         Type of case: Title VII, EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Harassment for not strictly conforming    to accepted male stereotypes.

 

January 2, 2019

 

Ray, et al. v. Iran

·         Filed by Timothy B. Fleming, Dennis G. Pantazis, Richard D. Hailey, Robert M. Foote and Robert O’Hare Jr., in the   United States District Court Southern District of New York.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00012

·         Type of case: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”), September 11th,

  Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, The Alien Tort Claims Act, Torture     Victim Protection Act of 1991

 

Rosenthal, et al. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

·         Filed by Timothy B. Fleming, Dennis G. Pantazis, Richard D. Hailey, and Robert M. Foote in the United States District Court Southern District of New York.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-11866-UA

·         Type of case: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”), September 11th.

  Recovery of Wrongful Death Damages, Recovery of Personal Injury Damages, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Tort     Action, Alien Tort Action

 

      McGuire, et al. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

·         Filed by Timothy B. Fleming, Dennis G. Pantazis, Richard D. Hailey, and Robert M. Foote in the United States District Court Southern District of New York.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-00031-UA

·         Type of case: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”), September 11th, Recovery of Wrongful Death   Damages, Recovery of Personal Injury Damages, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Tort Action, Alien Tort Action

 

Homer, et al. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

·         Filed by Timothy B. Fleming, Dennis G. Pantazis, Richard D. Hailey, and Robert M. Foote in the United States District Court Southern District of New York.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-11910-UA

·         Type of case: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”), September 11th,

Recovery of Wrongful Death Damages, Recovery of Personal Injury Damages, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Tort Action, Alien Tort Action

 

December 23, 2018

 

Soulas, et al. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

·         Filed by Timothy B. Fleming, Dennis G. Pantazis, Richard D. Hailey, and Robert M. Foote in the United States District Court Southern District of New York.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-11909-UA

·         Type of case: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”), September 11th,

  Recovery of Wrongful Death Damages, Recovery of Personal Injury Damages, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Tort     Action, Alien Tort Action

 

December 18, 2018

 

Nelson v. City of Foley and Brandon Scott Bishop

·         Filed by Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, and Christina M. Malmat in the United States District Court for the  Southern District of Alabama Southern Division.

·         Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-00527-CG-B

·         Type of case: Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Gender Discrimination, Negligence,     Negligent and/or Wanton Supervision, Training, and/or Retention, Invasion of Privacy, Assault and Battery, Outrage, and   False Imprisonment

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