Angela Schaefer

Litigator in Huntsville, Alabama. @UALawSchool and @SamfordU alumnus. Occasional traveler.

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If anyone graduated from @Ala_Law_School '16 (or has otherwise briefed & argued the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) and wants some nostalgia this Thursday morning, check out this freshly released SCOTUS opinion https://t.co/kLNQNnxbcf

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Lots of personal injury cases from the @ALSupremeCt today. Check out their release list here https://t.co/0xbHq3betI

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@AristotleJones True. The legislation imposes a 2 yr statute of limitations.

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Alabama SB 30, immunizing businesses and health care providers for COVID-19 related liability but for wanton, reckless, willful, or intentional misconduct, is awaiting the Governor's signature. Thoughts? Is mass COVID-19 litigation a real fear?

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Today's lesson to plaintiffs' attorneys from the #ALSCT: Don't tell the jury the defendant insurance company will be able to recoup the jury's punitive damages award through subrogation when the plaintiff has already settled out with the wrongdoer https://t.co/JtPpiYmDEt

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@FrozoneAKOKAL 1. Excellent 2. Yep, sometimes I pity the ALSCT clerks/staff attorneys

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One conclusory sentence followed by a string cite does not suffice as an "argument" for the Alabama Supreme Court. https://t.co/HgQfgPGHxc Please, hire appellate counsel. 😇

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Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2(a), prohibiting lawyer from directly communicating with a represented person, does not apply to opposing party's former employee https://t.co/k9Nqmuza3O

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Happy Monday! A nice reminder from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals that a Rule 60(b) motion does not toll your time to appeal a final judgment https://t.co/af3SzpMKPS

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@inreGray Also love the color! What brand/name is it?

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#ALSCT: Holding unauthenticated contract cannot support order compelling arbitration when document’s authenticity has been challenged https://t.co/0R0XxjrXNx

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#ALSCT: Holding transaction broker’s duties under Real Estate Consumer’s Agency and Disclosure Act (RECAD) are exclusive, and no common law duty to conduct home inspection exists https://t.co/GymuOrHcKb

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#ALSCT: Holding belated claims against previously fictitious defendants did not relate back to filing of original complaint because a reasonably diligent plaintiff would have been able to ascertain the identities earlier https://t.co/yiuYXSRHgD

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#ALSCT: Aff'g dismissal of lawsuit brought by county engineer for breach of employment contract finding Cty. Comm'n exceeded its authority by attempting to contract away the power to terminate an at-will employee at its pleasure https://t.co/j0Nhy1EQAg

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#ALSCT: Denying defendant's petition for writ of mandamus because no exception applied to general rule preventing interlocutory review of trial court's denial of motions for judgment on the pleadings turning on whether plaintiff stated a cognizable claim https://t.co/hrn9v1jwl8

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#ALSCT: Aff'g trial court's order compelling plaintiff to arbitrate his claims against defendant because the determination of whether the arbitration clause applies to plaintiff's claims is for arbitrator to decide https://t.co/bDQoiHXUuO

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#ALSCT: Holding, in a classic slip and fall case, a pothole in a parking lot is not a per se "open and obvious danger" https://t.co/ZCrZxQ52w3

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#ALSCT: Granting plaintiff’s mandamus petition and directing trial court to vacate order striking jury demand because amended complaint included two new issues on which plaintiff made timely demand for jury trial https://t.co/tYYeUQJrVO

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#ALSCT: Affirming trial court’s order granting defendant’s Rule 60 motion and setting aside of $2m default judgment because service of complaint by publication was improper https://t.co/MqnTg9YO7I

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#ALSCT: Dismissing as untimely an appeal of an order removing appellant as personal representative of brother’s estate and affirming order assessing damages against appellant for malfeasance in administration the estate https://t.co/As9l0prZOs