Employment Law Court Rulings

I concur in affirming the sentences in this case, but I would rule that the record is inadequate for a ruling on the merits, resulting in a determination that we must presume the propriety of the trial court's sentencing decisions. Most often, when only a sentencing issue is raised on appeal, the…

On August 25 and 26, 2017, the Defendant, Timerell Nelson, was convicted of especially aggravated robbery, attempted second degree murder, and employment of a firearm during the commission of criminal attempt second degree murder. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to a total effective…

This is a wrongful death case. Decedent was operating his motor vehicle in the early morning when he struck a bull in the middle of the road. As a result of the collision, Decedent's vehicle careened off the road and flipped upside down into a nearby creek, where Decedent drowned. Plaintiffs,…

After a jury awarded a terminated employee compensatory damages for a county's violation of the Public Employee Political Freedom Act ("PEPFA"), the trial court awarded equitable damages. On appeal, the county argues that the trial court erred in excluding the findings of a neutral committee…

Appellant failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that he was denied parole based on impermissible discrimination.

The Appellant, Dinnie Merel Robertson, was convicted in the Lawrence County Circuit Court in case number 31906 of two counts of felony vandalism, carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed, and misdemeanor reckless endangerment. Subsequently, he pled guilty in the Lawrence County Circuit Court…

This appeal arises from the dismissal of a complaint filed against the Shelby County Retirement Board and a labor union for breach of contract for an administrative decision by the Shelby County Retirement Board, which denied the plaintiff's request for a pension benefit as a former employee of the…