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Jan

HGD Adds New Team Members to the Birmingham Office

HGD is pleased to welcome the following new team members to our Birmingham office. Welcome to the HGD Family!Casundra Tolar joins HGD as a new receptionist. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and recently relocated to Birmingham from Alpharetta, Georgia with her husba...

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11

Jan

Erik Heninger Elected Second Vice President of the Alabama Association for Justice

By Brandon MoseleyThe Alabama Association for Justice announced Wednesday that it has elected a new slate of officers. ALAJ is an association of attorneys dedicated to protecting 7th Amendment rights. The group elected its new slate of officers at its annual convention hel...

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11

Jan

Maternal Death Rates on the Rise in the U.S. and Data Suggests it is Largely Preventable

by HGD StaffAmerica boasts one of the best healthcare systems in the world, but despite our claims of world-class healthcare, our maternal death rates are among the worst in the industrialized world. This may come as a shock, but it is a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA...

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11

Jan

Erik Heninger is invited faculty for AAJ’s Trial Advocacy College on Depositions

Erik Heninger is an invited faculty member for the American Association for Justice's Trial Advocacy College on Depositions held in Philadelphia on June 6 to June 8.Taking and defending depositions are critical skills for every trial lawyer. AAJ Education’s De...

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11

Jan

HGD’s Taylor Bartlett and Lew Garrison Appointed to 3M Combat Arms Earplug MDL Leadership

HGD Partners Taylor Bartlett and Lew Garrison were both appointed to serve on the Plaintiff Leadership team for the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products liability litigation in the United States District Court. Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division.Taylor was appointed to...

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11

Jan

Jury Awards Couple $2.055 Billion in Suit Against Bayer’s Roundup for Causing Their Cancer

By Sara Randazzo and Ruth BenderThis article is being republished from the WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (May 14, 2019).A jury Monday awarded $2.055 billion to a California couple who blamed Bayer's Roundup weedkill...

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11

Jan

HGD Welcomes Two New Summer Law Clerks

HGD began their summer clerk program today welcoming two law clerks onto the team.Alexandra Calton is a rising 2L at Cumberland School of Law. She is originally from Eufaula, Alabama where she attended The Lakeside School. She then attended the University of Alabama and graduat...

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11

Jan

HGD Awarded “BBJ’s Best Places to Work in Birmingham 2019”!

Team HGD is proud to announce that they have been awarded one of the “BBJ's Best Places to Work 2019” in Birmingham in the medium size business category.This year’s Best Places to Work recognizes 35 companies that are keeping their employees happy and cult...

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11

Jan

Erik Heninger Named to Birmingham Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar 2019”

The Birmingham Business Journal has unveiled the winners for its Best of the Bar Awards, which honor excellence in Birmingham's legal industry. Congratulations to HGD’s Erik Heninger who has been named to the list.The Magic City is home to a number of at...

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11

Jan

Rapid Growth in Birmingham Leads to Increased Crashes as Construction Continues on Northern Beltline Project

According to reports by the Alabama Department of Transportation, the northern beltline of Birmingham will remain under construction for some time. This is a 52-mile section of expressway that extends from I-59/20 around Bessemer and continues to I-59 just north of Trussville. Lo...

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