Goldfish® Recall – Salmonella Victim Sues Pepperidge Farm® After Becoming Critically Ill
COLUMBUS, Miss. - A Mississippi mother who survived a life-threatening case of salmonella poisoning after eating Goldfish crackers is suing Pepperidge Farm and their ingredient manufacturer Associated Milk Producers, Inc., (AMPI), seeking compensation for her injuries. The suit filed in federal court in Mississippi is believed to be the first...
Continue ReadingFormer Alamerica Bank Building Purchased by Local Investment Groups
CW Holdings and Vulcan View Partners have purchased the former Alamerica Bank Building at 2170 Highland Avenue in Birmingham’s historic Five Points South neighborhood. CW Holdings is comprised of shareholders from Cory Watson Attorneys, and Vulcan View Partners is comprised of principals from Iron Mountain Insurance and Iron Mountain Investments....
Continue ReadingLawsuit Filed On Behalf of Teen “Body Slammed” by School Security Guard
Hospitalized Huntsville, AL Student Obtains Legal Representation Against Security Guard A high school student who suffered traumatic head injuries at the hands of a school security guard is suing the guard and the guard’s employer for negligence in the incident that sent the teen to the intensive care unit. The...
Continue ReadingB-Metro Magazine Taps Five Cory Watson Attorneys for Top Flight Awards
Birmingham-based B-Metro magazine has named five Cory Watson Attorneys as “Top Flight Lawyers.” Ernest Cory, Leila Watson, Jerome Tapley, Beth Chambers and Doug Dellaccio received the honor and are featured in the Top Flight Lawyers list published in the magazine’s March 2018 edition. B-Metro's Top Flight Lawyers are recognized based upon their body of work...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Leads Charge on Opioid Litigation Battle
Arkansas Counties and Cities File Joint Lawsuit Against Opioid Drug Manufacturers BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys is leading the charge on groundbreaking opioid litigation, working with county, city and state officials to represent the people of Arkansas in the fight against the opioid epidemic. In an unprecedented approach, hundreds of...
Continue ReadingErnest Cory Inducted as Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys is pleased to announce that firm Co-Founder and Managing Shareholder Ernest Cory has been inducted as a 2018 Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. The Birmingham Bar Foundation Society of Fellows is a membership organization of select Birmingham attorneys and judges who are committed to giving...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Adds New Associate Attorney Joel Caldwell
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Joel Caldwell as an Associate Attorney to the firm. Joel Caldwell focuses his practice on mass torts litigation, motor vehicle accidents, toxic torts, personal injury, and civil litigation. He received his...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Founding Principals Named 2018 Birmingham “Lawyer of the Year”
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that Ernest Cory and Leila Watson have been named by Best Lawyers® as the 2018 Birmingham “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Lawyers with this designation are chosen based on peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading...
Continue ReadingNissan Hit With $25 Million Jury Verdict In Faulty Brakes Case
A jury in Los Angeles has returned a $25 million verdict for Hilario Cruz, Araceli Mendez, and Solomon Mathenge against Nissan in a lawsuit blaming faulty brakes for a car crash that killed three people. The crash that occurred at an intersection in Hollywood involved a minivan and an Infiniti...
Continue Reading$671 Million Settlement of DuPont-Chemours Lawsuit Involving Toxic Chemical C-8
REACTION FROM PLAINTIFF CO-LEAD COUNSEL JON C. CONLIN OF CORY WATSON ATTORNEYS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – DuPont and its affiliate company Chemours will pay $670.7 million in cash to settle approximately 3,550 lawsuits involving the toxic chemical C-8, which was used at a DuPont plant outside Parkersburg, WV. An independent Science Panel had...
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