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Cory Watson Attorneys Tiffany Carpenter and Hamilton Jordan Lead in Legal Advocacy and Community Engagement At Cory Watson, our core values define who we are, what our clients expect, and the factors that drive our success. Beyond the courtroom, we recognize the importance of giving back to the communities we...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Welcomes Associate Attorney Jamie Cory

    [caption id="attachment_20137" align="aligncenter" width="404"] Jamie Cory, Associate Attorney at Cory Watson[/caption] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally recognized personal injury law firm with offices in Alabama and Tennessee, is proud to welcome Jamie Cory as a new associate attorney. Jamie Cory earned his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Files Largest Individual Lawsuit Against Norfolk Southern Seeking Compensation for East Palestine Victims

Single Largest Individual Lawsuit Against Norfolk Southern Filed On November 14, 2023, Seeking Compensation For East Palestine Victims According to the Federal Railway Administration, Norfolk Southern had the most derailments of all railroad companies in Ohio from 2019 through 2022, with 67 accidents total. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Retained by Family of Killed Alabama Prison Inmate Denarieya “DL” Smith

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson, a nationally distinguished personal injury firm, has been retained by the family of Denarieya “DL” Smith to investigate his death on Oct. 1, 2022, inside the Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. In the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 1, DL Smith was brutally beaten and...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Announces New Shareholder Stephen Hunt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, is proud to announce Principal Attorney Stephen Hunt, Jr. as a firm shareholder. Stephen serves as co-chair of the Drug and Medical Device Litigation practice, where he focuses his practice on complex products liability, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, among...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Welcomes Associate Attorney Julianne Zilahy

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to welcome a new associate, Julianne Zilahy, who joins the firm’s Personal Injury section in the Birmingham office. Julianne Zilahy graduated from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2019, where she first discovered a love for advocacy. She externed with...

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Leila Watson Named Lifetime Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that firm Principal and Co-Founder Leila H. Watson has been named a Lifetime Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. The designation of Lifetime Fellow recognizes a lawyer who has made significant contributions to the legal profession, to the Birmingham Bar...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Announces New Shareholder Hirlye “Ryan” Lutz

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, is proud to announce principal attorney Hirlye “Ryan” Lutz as a firm shareholder. Ryan’s practice at Cory Watson is focused on Class Action and Complex Litigation, focused on helping those injured by large corporations who place profits over...

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$9 Million Record Verdict For Lee County, AL Medical Malpractice Case

Hope Elise Johnson (Photo courtesy of the Johnson family). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama jury has returned a $9 million verdict for the family of Hope Johnson in a wrongful death medical malpractice case that breaks records for Lee County. In December of 2014, Hope Johnson visited Auburn Urgent Care...

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GM Recalls 3.5 Million Trucks and SUVs for Faulty Brake Problem

General Motors is recalling nearly 3.5 million pickup trucks and SUVs affected by faulty braking systems, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency has reported more than 113 crashes and 13 known injuries linked to General Motors vehicles with defective brakes. This issue was first brought...

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