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WCPFG - Recent Case Filings
Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks:
February 19, 2021
Haynes et al. v. Walmart Inc.
- Filed by: DG Pantazis Jr., Evan Pantazis, and Dennis Pantazis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Eastern Division
- Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-265
- Type of case: Breach of Contract
February 17, 2021
Turner et al. v. Vallarta Restaurant
- Filed by: Kevin Jent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-73
- Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights
February 17, 2021
Andrews v Hoover Toyota LLC
- Filed by: Wallace Blizzard in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-241
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
February 15, 2021
Hamm v. Northwest Hardwoods Inc.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Northwestern Division
- Civil Action No.: 3:21-cv-000229-LCB
- Type of case: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Discriminatory Termination, Age Discrimination Act (“ADEA”), Discriminatory Failure to Recall, Retaliation, Retaliatory Failure to Recall from Layoff, Title VII, Civil Rights
February 15, 2021
Engler v. Devinci’s Pizza, Inc. et al.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-000232-KOB
- Type of case: Fair Labor Standards Act, Non-Payment of Minimum Wage, Failure to Pay Overtime, Retaliation, Invasion of Privacy, Assault and Battery, Tip Credit, Tip Pooling, Wage Hour
February 12, 2021
Rutledge v. Sansing et al.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith and Christina M. Malmat in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-000226- RDP
- Type of case: Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Prisoner Death, Eighth Amendment, 42 UCS (§) 1983, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference, Malice of Prison Official and Corrections Officers
February 8, 2021
Sheppard v. Grede Ii LLC
- Filed by: Samuel Fisher, Sidney Jackson, and Nicki Lawsen in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-195
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
February 8, 2021
Harrington v. Stabler Pharmacy Care LLC, et al.
- Filed by: Samuel Fisher and Sidney Jackson in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-194
- Type of case: Employment, FMLA
February 5, 2021
Cox et al. v. Afimac Global
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-48
- Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights
February 3, 2021
Stallworth v. Health Care Authority of the City of Greenville
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa and Rachel McGinley in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-56
- Type of case: Employment, Disability Act of 1990
February 1, 2021
Citarella v. City of Pensacola
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa and Joshua Gale in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- Civil Action No.: 3:21-cv-182
- Type of case: Employment Discrimination
January 28, 2021
Hughie v. St. Vincent’s Health System
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-000141-KOB
- Type of case: Employment, Employment Discrimination, , Civil Rights, Title VII, Wrongful Termination, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, 42 UCS (§) 1981
January 21, 2021
Jones v. Daedong Hi-Lex of America, Inc. et al.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Eastern Division
- Civil Action No.: 3:21-cv-00054-SMD
- Type of case: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, 42 UCS (§) 1981, Retaliation, Invasion of Privacy, Assault and Battery, Negligent and/or Wanton Hiring, Supervision, Training and/or Retention, Outrage
WCPFG - Recent Case Filings
Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks:
January 15, 2021
Webb v. Board of trustees of The University of Alabama, For Its Division, The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Filed by: Greg Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-63
- Type of case: Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act
January 15, 2021
Gardener v. Western Oilfields Supply Company
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-62-GMB
- Type of case: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Title VII, Civil Rights, Disparate Treatment, Gender Discrimination, Hiring, EEOC.
January 14, 2021
Allen v. Schnellecke Logistics Alabama LLC, et al.
- Filed by: Greg Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 7:21-cv-56
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
January 11, 2021
Huff v. Edmondson
- Filed by: Evan Pantazis and Patrick Pantazis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-40
- Type of case: Motor Vehicle, Personal Injury
January 8, 2021
Maddox v. Prime Health Care
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Eastern Division
- Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-34-CLM
- Type of case: Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Employment Discrimination, Title VII, Civil Rights, Section 1981, Termination, COVID-19, Failure to Accommodate, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing EEOC Charge.
January 8, 2021
Jones v. Mar-Marl, Inc.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-17-KFP
- Type of case: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, EEOC
January 5, 2021
McKenzie v. Kasai North America Inc.
- Filed by: Gregory Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-12
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 28, 2020
McFolley v. Road-Mart, Inc.
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2078
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 28, 2020
Hayden v. Drivertime Car Sales Company LLC
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2080
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 28, 2020
Drake v. BBVA USA Bancshares Inc. et al.
- Filed by: DG Pantazis, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2076
- Type of case: ERISA, Employee Benefits
December 21, 2020
Zayler v. SMP Automotive Systems Alabama, Inc.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2048-KOB
- Type of case: Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Overtime Violation, Retaliation
December 17, 2020
Miles v. Independent Physicians Resource Inc..
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2031
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 15, 2020
Pearson v. Target Stores Inc.
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2017
- Type of case: Civil Rights, Job Discrimination
December 15, 2020
Smith v. IVM Solutions LLC
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 5:20-cv-2016
- Type of case: Employment
WCPFG - Recent Case Filings
Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks:
December 18, 2020
Matheny v. Walgreens Company
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2011
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 11, 2020
Leo et al. v. Koch Foods LLC et al.
- Filed by: Candis McGowan and Rocco Calamusa in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 4:20-cv-1997
- Type of case: Other Contract, Packers & Stockyard Act
December 11, 2020
Jones et al. v. Shelby County Community Corrections Corp.
- Filed by: Temple Trueblood in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1994
- Type of case: Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
December 10, 2020
Hinton v. F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc.
- Filed by: Gregory Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 7:20-cv-1979
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination (Race)
December 10, 2020
Goode v. Wolverine Tube, Inc.
- Filed by: Samuel Fisher and Sidney Jackson in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 5:20-cv-1985
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination
December 10, 2020
Tumlin v. Clements Dean Building Company LLC, et al.
- Filed by: Brian Clark in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 01-CV-2020-904141.00
- Type of case: Wrongful Death
December 9, 2020
Todd v. Hicks et al
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-01006-KFP
- Type of case: Civil Rights, 42 USC Section 1983, Malicious Prosecution, Fourth Amendment, Municipal Liability, Failure to Train and Supervise, Outrage
December 7, 2020
Wineman v. City of Jacksonville
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb, L. William Smith, Christina M. Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-01947-AKK
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination, Retaliation, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), Alabama Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“AADEA”), Wrongful Termination
December 3, 2020
Gross v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
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- Filed by: Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1930
- Type of case: Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act
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WCPFG - Recent Case Filings
Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks:
- December 2, 2020
Stewart v. Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.
- Filed by: Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-585
- Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights
December 1, 2020
Simon v. Cheney Lime & Cement Company Inc.
- Filed by: Gregory Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1909
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination (Race)
December 1, 2020
Thurmond v. RK Holdings LLP
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1907
- Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights
December 1, 2020
Fails v. State of Alabama Department of Transportation
- Filed by: Robert L. Wiggins and Russell Adams in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-984
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination
November 30, 2020
Core v. General Electric Company
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1904
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination
November 30, 2020
Feagin v. AMB Industry Groups LLC et al
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1903
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination
November 30, 2020
Mohammed v. Foster Farms
- Filed by: Kevin Jent in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-574
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination
November 25, 2020
Hubbert v. State of Alabama Department of Transportation
- Filed by: Robert L. Wiggins and Russell Adams in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-970
- Type of case: Civil Rights, Discrimination
November 24, 2020
McCurty v. Bama Concrete Products Company Inc.
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1869
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination (Race)
November 20, 2020
McKenzie v. Alabama CVS Pharmacy, LLC
- Filed by: Candis McGowan and Lacey Danley in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-966
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination (Race)
November 16, 2020
Leach v. Wolverine Tube Inc.
- Filed by: Samuel Fisher and Sidney Jackson in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1824
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination
November 16, 2020
Pounds v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC
- Filed by: Kevin Jent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1797
- Type of case: Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act
November 12, 2020
Worthington v. Troy University
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1787
- Type of case: Employment, Discrimination (Race)
November 9, 2020
Samantha Malone et al v. City of Decatur Alabama, et al
- Filed by: Robert L. Wiggins in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals – 11th Circuit
- Case No.: 20-14227
- Type of case: Appeals
November 6, 2020
Ward v. System Products and Solutions Inc. et al
- Filed by: Kevin Jent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 5:20-cv-1762
- Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights
November 5, 2020
Goldfarb v. Whole Foods Market Group Inc.
- Filed by: Jon C. Goldfarb and Patrick Pantazis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1739
- Type of case: Personal Injury
Wiggins Childs' Client Featured in Washington Post Article About Unconstitutional Dog Attacks
The Washington Post recently wrote about a Wiggins Childs' client represented by Jon Goldfarb along with William Smith, Christina Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks. The article examines numerous instances of police dogs attacking suspects captured on video in recent years, including one client, Ronald Fitts, represented by Wiggins Childs in a case alleging that officers of the Selma Police Department intentionally used excessive force in violation of the U.S. Constitution by siccing the dog on Mr. Fitts when he was not resisting. The video of the dog attack on Mr. Fitts was featured by the Post as part of a pattern of such attacks across the country.
A link to the article can be found here.
WCPFG - Recent Case Filings
Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks:
November 9, 2020
Perryman v. Sungchang Autotech
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United Stated District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 3:20-cv-913
- Type of case: Title VII, National Origin, Race Discrimination
November 5, 2020
Minniefield v. Scotch Plywood Company et al
- Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-526
- Type of case: Title VII, Sexual Harassment
November 2, 2020
Lee V. Austal USA, LLC
- Filed by: Temple Trueblood in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-522
- Type of case: Employment Discrimination (Race) and Retaliation
October 30, 2020
Adams V. Day & Zimmerman Inc
- Filed by: Samuel Fisher and Sidney Jackson in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1712
- Type of case: Employment, ADA
October 30, 2020
Zekoff v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc et al
- Filed by: DG Pantazis Jr. in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1703
- Type of case: Product Liability
October 30, 2020
Byrd v. Outokumpu Stainless, USA, LLC
- Filed by: Rachel McGinley in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-520
- Type of case: Employment, ADA
October 29, 2020
Cooks v. Altec Industries Inc
- Filed by: Gregory Wiggins in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1699
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination (Age)
October 22, 2020
Woods v. Somerby St. Vincent’s One Nineteen
- Filed by: Kevin Jent in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1663
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination (Race)
October 14, 2020
Brown v. Keystone Foods LLC et al
- Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-1619
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination (Sex)
October 13, 2020
Lattimore V. Big Lots Inc
- Filed by: DG Pantazis Jr. and Evan Pantazis in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 5:20-cv-1602
- Type of case: Personal Injury
October 5, 2020
Crawford v. City of Huntsville, Alabama
- Filed by: Gregory Wiggins in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 5:20-cv-1547
- Type of case: Other Civil Rights
October 5, 2020
Phillips v. Legacy Cabinet
- Filed by: Jon Goldfarb in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-1548
- Type of case: Other Civil Rights
September 24, 2020
Jones v. Smith’s Doughnuts Inc.
- Filed by: Rachel McGinley in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action No.: 7:20-cv-1428
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination (Sex)
September 28, 2020
Multiple Plaintiffs v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc
- Filed by: Ann Wiggins, Candis McGowan, Jon Goldfarb, Lieselotte Carmen-Burks, Robert Wiggins, and Rocco Calamusa in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Civil Action Nos.: 2:20-cv-1449 – 2:20-cv-1495
- Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination (Sex)
WCPFG Attorneys Named to B-Metro 2020 Top Women Attorneys
Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher, & Goldfarb is proud to announce that four of our attorneys who were included in the B-Metro 2020 annual listing of Top Female Attorneys in the City.
Each year, B-Metro publishes a list acknowledging the work and professionalism of the top women attorneys in the Birmingham Metro Area. This year, the following attorneys from WCPFG were featured on this list:
The complete list of B-Metro's 2020 Top Women Attorneys can be found at B-Metro 2020 Top Women Attorneys
Jon Goldfarb and WCPFG Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers®
Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher, & Goldfarb is proud to announce that Jon Goldfarb has been selected as the Lawyer of the Year 2021 for his work in Civil Rights by bestlawyers.com.
Best Lawyers® is one of the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Selections for Best Lawyers honors are made after conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers.
The lawyers honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received exceptionally high ratings from their peer surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
These honors recognize Jon's commitment to justice and equality both in and out of the courtroom. WCPFG is proud of all the hard work Jon and other WCPFG attorneys recognized by Best Attorneys have put towards their clients, their communities, and their profession.
Other WCPFG attorneys honored as Best Attorneys in their respective fields include:
Robert J. Camp Best Lawyer in
The complete list of Best Lawyers and Lawyers of the Year can be found at Bestlawyers.com
Jury Verdict Shows Mobile Blocked Black Administrator from Leading White School
Earlier this year, a Mobile jury ruled that Mobile County Schools discriminated against a Black assistant principal in denying him a job at Theodore High School, a mostly white school. The jury awarded $128,573.39 in back pay and damages.
"The jury found he was being discriminated against because he was denied the principal(ship) of Theodore which is traditionally a mostly white school, and they put him over at an African American school," said Jon Goldfarb, attorney for the Plaintiff, William Henderson.
The Mobile County Public School superintendent at the time, Martha Peek, passed on hiring Mr. Henderson and went with a white candidate instead. "He was on the road to get that job, and she jumped in," said Goldfarb.
"The reason we won the case is because there were some interviews scores," said Goldfarb" They really got caught red-handed with this fake score sheet that they couldn't explain. She tried to deny it, but we could show it came from the superintendent's office because it has the superintendent's stamp on it."
"You need the best principal at the best school regardless of their race, and if they were doing this all along then the African American students weren't getting the best principal at their school and the white students weren't getting the best principal for their schools," said Goldfarb.
For more information about the case, please read the following article written by Sarah Whites-Koditschek:
Please also read the following article written by Andrea Ramey:
Wiggins Childs Attorneys Recognized by B-Metro Magazine
Each year, B-Metro Magazine recognizes attorneys practicing in Birmingham for their commitment to the legal profession and their excellence in their craft and community.
Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb is proud to congratulate Robert Wiggins for his induction into the inaugural class of Hall of Fame attorneys.
Furthermore, the following attorneys from Wiggins Childs were recognized in the 2019 issue of B-Metro's Top Flight Attorneys:
- Samuel Fisher
- Jon C. Goldfarb
- Deborah A. Mattison
- Candis McGowan
- Dennis Pantazis
- Jennifer W. Smith
- Temple D. Trueblood
The full issue of B-Metro's Top Flight Attorneys can be found at b-metro.com/b-metro-top-flight-attorneys/35808/