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Aug

Erik Heninger Named President of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation

HGD Partner Erik Heninger has been named to serve as President of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation for a one-year term. The Mission of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation is to assist in removing barriers to a civil and just society for Alabama families and children by (1) p...

Aug

Erik Heninger Selected to Co-Chair Birmingham Bar Grievance Committee

Summer 2021HGD Partner Erik Heninger has been selected to serve as Co-Chair of the Birmingham Bar Association Grievance Committee. The Grievance Committee works in conjunction with the State Bar Grievance process by conducting investigations into complaints against attorneys in t...

Aug

Amanda Williamson Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in Paraquat Products Liability Litigation

July 8, 2021HGD partner Amanda Williamson has been appointed to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee (PEC) supervising the In re Paraquat Products Liability Litigation by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of ...

Aug

Latest 3M Military Earplug Trial Update

June 19, 2021On June 18th, in the third earplug trial against 3M, the plaintiff was awarded a total of $1. 7M in damages for noneconomic damage, pain and suffering, and disability. The jury found 3M to be 62% at fault and the plaintiff to be 38% at fault. This is in addition to th...

Aug

Steve Heninger and Jeff Leonard win $5 Million Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case

Jeff Leonard and Steve Heninger won a $5 million jury verdict on Friday, May 5, on behalf of a client in a medical malpractice case against a UAB neurosurgeon and UAHSF. The client sustained permanent nerve damage and irreversible pain after the doctor cut th...

Aug

Gillette’s Lawsuit against Razor Startup ShaveLogic has been dismissed

Court allows countersuit by ShaveLogic and former Gillette employees to continue Procter & Gamble's Gillette brand’s lawsuit against four former employees has been dismissed. PHOTO: DANIEL ACKER/BLOOMBERG NEWS April 21, 2017 3:42 p. m. ET By Sharon Terlep Gill...

Aug

Steve Heninger Representing Miscarriage Case that Alabama’s Supreme Court Is Turning Into An Abortion Battle

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who had a miscarriage can sue her doctor for wrongful death, according to a decision issued last Friday. The woman, Kimberly Stinnett of Helena, Alabama, was around six weeks pregnant when she first began experiencing seve...

Aug

Steve Heninger wins Alabama Supreme Court ruling in favor of wrongful death miscarriage for client

Woman can sue doctor for wrongful death after miscarriage, Alabama Supreme Court rulesBy Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al. com Email the author | Follow on Twitteron January 03, 2017 at 10:48 AM, updated Aleksandar Radovanov - Fotolia The Alabama Supreme Cou...

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