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EDWARD R. JACKSONEddie Jackson has practiced law for 32 years in Jasper, Alabama. He started with Tweedy, Jackson & Beech, which has become Jackson, Fikes, Hood & Brakefield.
Eddie Jackson provides mediation services for the firm. He is an Alabama State Court mediator certified by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. Please contact Mr. Jackson or his legal assistant, Annetta Waldrop, to schedule your case for mediation.
PRACTICE
Eddie’s practice has been devoted to civil and criminal litigation. He has tried a broad variety of cases including pollution, products liability, medical malpractice-wrongful death, medical malpractice-serious injury, fraud, breach of contract, negligence, wantonness, wrongful death involving trucking and other vehicular accidents, blasting, condemnation, nuisance, trespass, capital murder, murder, rape, kidnaping, robbery and drug trafficking. He has tried well over 200 civil and criminal cases to a conclusion, for both the plaintiff and defendant in state and federal courts, in local and out of state venues, with over 60 jury trials. He has been involved in numerous class actions involving credit and financing issues.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
• He is currently representing Austin Powder Company, as a defendant, in a mass torts case in Jefferson County involving approximately 300 plaintiffs in four separate suits and has represented plaintiffs in mass tort actions in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia.
• As trial co-counsel, he helped obtain a $20,000,000.00+ verdict in Federal Court in a pollution/trespass/nuisance case in favor of residents and business owners and the City of Columbus, Georgia against a foreign corporation across the river in Phenix City, Alabama. Action Marine, Inc., et al v. Continental Carbon, Inc., et al, CV-01-T-994-E, In the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Eastern Division.
• As trial co-counsel, he helped obtain a $22,000,000.00+ verdict in a fraud and breach of contract case involving an Alabama coal company against an electric power company in Tampa, Florida. (This case was settled on appeal for a confidential amount). Laguna Resources, Inc., et al v. Seminole Electric Cooperative, et al, CV-98-561, Walker County, Alabama.
• As co-counsel, he recently settled a case for the plaintiff, Cherokee Nitrogen Company, against Dynegy, Inc. involving fraud and breach of contract from the setting of natural gas prices which were a primary component of Cherokee Nitrogen’s manufacturing business. This case was settled for an undisclosed confidential amount. Nelson Brothers, et al v. Dynegy Marketing & Trade, et al, CV-03-142, Colbert County, Alabama.
• He acted as trial co-counsel for Southwest Royalties, Inc. against Chevron, Inc. which resulted in a settlement after three days of trial. Allegations in that case were that Chevron was converting, to its own use, coal bed methane gas belonging to Southwest Royalties. This case was settled for an undisclosed confidential amount. Nelson Brothers Management Services, Inc., et al vs. Chevron USA, Inc., et al, CV-03-028, Fayette County, Alabama.
• He was co-counsel for John Crump Toyota against General Motors Corporation AMG (Hummer) in a breach of contract/fraud claim in which Hummer and General Motors attempted to restrict dealer territory of John Crump Toyota which had a Hummer franchise. This case was settled for an undisclosed confidential amount. John Crump Automotive, Inc., et al v. American General Corporation, et al, CV-02-134, Walker County, Alabama.
• He represented the plaintiff, Wade “Foots” Gibson against Joy Manufacturing in an underground mine explosion case where Mr. Gibson received second and third degree burns over 70% of his body. Wade Gibson, et al v. Joy Technologies, Inc., et al, CV-95-554, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
• Acted as co-counsel in obtaining a defense verdict in a wrongful death trucking accident case where a passenger in an eighteen wheel truck, allegedly exceeding the speed limit under dangerous conditions (wet road, rainy, stormy weather), lost control, went out of its lane of travel striking another eighteen wheel truck. The plaintiffs’ vehicle burst into flames. The plaintiff passenger and the eighteen wheel truck that lost control burned in the accident. Lisa Dixon, et al v. Hot Shot Express, Inc., et al, CV-03-191, Walker County, Alabama.
• Obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff suffered a stomach rupture after a stomach stapling. Merchant vs. Dr. Barry McKernan, Walker County, Alabama.
• As co-counsel, he recently settled cases in Ponca City, Oklahoma and Phenix City, Alabama involving claims of pollution where he represented the City of Ponca City, businesses and homeowners there and homeowners and businesses in Phenix City and Columbus, Georgia. Both cases were settled. City of Ponca City, Oklahoma, et al v. Continental Carbon Company, et al, In the District Court for State of Oklahoma, CJ-2005-16PC and Charles Riley, et al v. Continental Carbon, et al, CV-04-182, Circuit Court of Russell County.
• In his criminal jury trials, he has successfully defended capital murder, murder, rape and kidnapping.
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
• Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
• Member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
• He has been named among the Best Lawyers in Alabama for the past two years in personal injury and
commercial litigation.
• He has been named a Super Lawyer in Alabama in 2007.
* He has been selected for the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialities of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation.
EDUCATION
• B.S., University of Alabama, (1973).
• J.D., Cumberland Law School (1976).
PRACTICE AREAS
• Medical malpractice
• Commercial litigation
• Criminal law
• Fraud
• Personal injury
• Environmental
• Product liability
COURTS
• All Alabama State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama.
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Board of Directors of First National Bank of Jasper Alabama.
• Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Black Warrior Council.
• Board of Directors of Walker Area Community Foundation.
• Board of Directors of Walker College Foundation.
• Board of Directors of Equines Assisting Special Individuals (EASI).
Jackson, Fikes, Hood & Brakefield - 1816 Third Avenue Suite 200, Jasper, AL 35501
Mailing address: P.O. Box 748, Jasper, AL 35502 - Phone: (205) 387-2171 - Fax: (205) 387-2174