Hope Hicks and Allison Ingram represented Ball Ball’s client in a matter where the plaintiff alleged that her employer and its insurer committed outrage in the handling of her workers’ compensation claim.
Hope Hicks and Allison Ingram filed for summary judgment on the outrage claim in the workers' compensation case arguing that the Defendants properly provided medical treatment and had no plan to coerce her into settlement. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Pate of the Middle District of Alabama granted summary judgment to Ball Ball’s client.
For over 20 years, Hope Hicks has advised and represented public and private employers in all employment-related matters, from preventing claims to defending them. She regularly drafts and reviews employment policies, investigates claims, conducts training sessions, and litigates state-wide. Hicks routinely handles Title VII discrimination (race, color, religion, sex, national origin), age discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, EEOC investigations, sexual harassment, workers' compensation, wage and hour (Fair Labor Standards Act), Family Medical Leave Act, and §1983 claims. She is also a frequent speaker on related topics.
Allison Ingram is Of Counsel in the Montgomery office and concentrates on civil rights defense, labor and employment law, and appellate practice. She has litigated cases in both state and federal courts in Alabama. Ingram is also admitted to practice law in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. She has orally argued cases in front of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court.
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