Robert Emmett Poundstone IV

AV Martindale-Hubbell® Preeminent Rated American Bar Foundation, Fellow Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Health Care, 2017-2022 Scott v. Dixie Homecrafters, 125 F.Supp. 2d 1311 (M.D. Ala. 2000) Breach of contract and fraud action brought by a consumer against a vinyl siding installation company arising from allegedly faulty installation. Ex parte Union Camp Corp., 816 So.2d 1039 (Ala. 2001) Breach of contract and fraud action by former contractor for a logging company against a paper manufacturer under a respondent superior theory. State v. Tenaska Ala Partners, LP, 847 So.2d 962 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002) Dispute over the Alabama Department of Revenue’s classification and assessment of an energy company’s property for ad valorem taxes. Turenne v. Turenne, 884 So.2d 844 (Ala. 2003) Business litigation between parties who formally jointly owned a nursing home and a pharmaceutical supply business concerning the obligations of each party’s respective business post-division. Ex parte State Department of Human Resources, 950 So. 2d 1165 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004) Petition for writ of certiorari against various governmental agencies and officials arising from the transfer of a governmental employee. Freightliner, LLC v. Whatley Contract Carriers, LLC, 932 So.2d 883 (Ala. 2005) Fraud action brought by trucking company over the sale and ultimate performance of 40 tractor-trailer trucks. Vickers v. Sylvest Farms, Inc., 2005 WL 2548278 (M.D. Ala. Oct. 11, 2005) Employment discrimination lawsuit. Lurie v. Globe Life and Accident Insurance Co., 2007 WL 314357 (M.D. Ala. June 30, 2007) Lawsuit alleging breach of contract and bad faith over an insurance company’s denial of a claim for life insurance proceeds. McLemore v. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, 7 So.3d 318 (Ala. 2008) Litigation alleging breach of contract in connection with land acquired to be used as site for an automobile manufacturing facility. Frazier v. Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., 607 F. Supp.2d 1255 (M.D. Ala. 2009) Class action lawsuit alleging that lender improperly understated finance charge in violation of TILA and that the lender failed to comply with additional disclosure requirements under HOEPA. Wheeler v. George, 39 So.3d 1061 (Ala. 2009) Litigation alleging contract, fraud and civil conspiracy claims in connection with land acquired to be used as the site for an automobile manufacturing facility. Ex parte American Timber & Steel Co., Inc., 102 So.3d 347 (Ala. 2011) Litigation alleging a dot.com company was liable for a fatal tractor-truck accident involving a tractor truck where the carrier and the shipping party transacted business using the dot.com defendant’s website. Affinity Hosp., LLC v. St. Vincent’s Health System, 129 So.3d 1022 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012) Litigation over the issuance of a Certificate of Need for a hospital. South Alabama Gas Dist v. Knight, 183 So.3d 971 (Ala. 2013) Lawsuit challenging the legal authority of a gas utility to operate an LP gas business. Ex parte Bronner, 171 So.3d 614 (Ala. 2014) Lawsuit challenging the scope of authority of a state agency and officer. City of Pike Road v. City of Montgomery, 202 So.3d 644 (Ala. 2015) Dispute between two municipalities over police jurisdiction boundaries.  Hunter v. City of Montgomery, 859 F.3d 1329 (11th 2017) Litigation challenging the constitutionality of an act and local ordinance providing for red-light camera citations. Richardson v. Relf, 265 So.3d 236 (Ala. 2018) Challenge to the State Department of Education Superintendent’s authority to sell a school building. City of Montgomery v. Hunter, 2020 WL 2097513 (Ala. 2020) Class action lawsuit challenging a local act allowing a municipality to implement a red light camera civil citation program. Mills v. City of Opelika, 2020 WL 2097548 (Ala. 2020) Class action lawsuit challenging a local act allowing a municipality to implement a red light camera civil citation program.