Attorney William Virgil Powell Jr.'s Legal Cases

Social Security & Disability

Briana Dominik Christiansen, Plaintiff, v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant

Mar 17, 2015

OUTCOME: Victory for our client

Claimant was wrongfully denied Social Security Disability benefits and we took the case to Federal Court and achieved a favorable determination for our client

Workers compensation

Davis Plumbing Company, Inc. v. Burns, 967 So.2d 94 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007)

Apr 20, 2007

OUTCOME: Victory for our client

In a workers comp claim the defendant would not allow plaintiff to use the pharmacy closest to his house because of a contract they had with a company in South Alabama. We successfully argued before t ... he trial court and the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals that what pharmacy to use is a right the injured worker is allowed to exercise and that the insurance carrier could not refuse to pay for medication unless it came from one of their selected providers.

Workers compensation

Crownson v. Woolard Breothers, Inc., 915 So.2d 1186 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004)

May 23, 2003

OUTCOME: Award of PTD benefits for our client

We successfully tried a workers compensation case and obtained a permanent disability decision, but the court later changed the finding from permanently disabled to 97% disabled. On appeal we successf ... ully argued that the actions of the trial court in changing the decision was improper.

William Virgil Powell Jr.'s Legal Cases (3)

Briana Dominik Christiansen, Plaintiff, v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant

Davis Plumbing Company, Inc. v. Burns, 967 So.2d 94 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007)

Crownson v. Woolard Breothers, Inc., 915 So.2d 1186 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004)