Reed is a partner at Starnes Davis Florie and has served on various firm committees. Practice Reed's practice is devoted to civil litigation, including professional medical liability, long term care/nursing home liability, pharmaceutical and medical device liability, product liability, and general personal injury, wrongful death and insurance litigation (including defense of direct claims against insurance companies for breach of contract, bad faith, and fraud). Reed has tried numerous complex jury and non-jury cases to a verdict. Highlights * Secured reversal by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals of United States District Court Order dismissing a 9 U.S.C. 4 Complaint to Compel Arbitration for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in nursing home case. * Obtained defense verdict on behalf of an emergency department physician in a seven-day wrongful death trial. * Obtained dismissal of cardiologist in wrongful death case. * Obtained jury verdict for emergency department physician in ten-day wrongful death case. * Successfully compelled malpractice claims against nursing home in Arkansas into arbitration. * Currently representing numerous nursing homes and long term care facilities throughout the State of Alabama in personal injury and wrongful death cases. * Alabama Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment obtained in case arising from breach of contract and bad faith claims against insurance company. Honors And Awards Reed was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2011 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Medical Malpractice Law. Reed is also a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2006-2009), Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC, and American Health Lawyers Association. He was asked to serve as Vice-Chair of Nursing Home/Long Term Care (2009 - 2010) and Vice Chair of Programs and Projects (2010 - 2011) for the Medical Defense and Health Law Committee for the IADC, was appointed to serve as a member of the Alabama State Bar's Judicial Liaison Committee (2009-2010), and has also been actively involved in the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Section of DRI. He was a member of the ATLA National Trial Team at Cumberland School of Law and is a frequent speaker on litigation issues, including the defense of physicians, nursing homes, and direct claims against insurance companies. Community Involvement Cathedral Church of the Advent Fire House Shelter - volunteer Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club Youth Basketball Coach Reported Cases Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC, et al. v. Wayne Rutherford, - - F.3d - -, 2010 WL 1929777 (8th Cir. May 14, 2010). Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC, et al. v. Wayne Rutherford, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Isaac Mitchell Rutherford (W.D. Ark. Mar. 17, 2009). (United States District Court for Western District of Arkansas, compelled arbitration of plaintiff's malpractice personal injury claims against defendant nursing home and related entities brought on behalf of former resident). Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC d/b/a Springdale Health and Rehab. Center, et al. v. Tresa Robinson, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Donna Faye Snow, deceased, et al., 2009 WL 140983 (W.D. Ark. Jan. 12, 2009). (United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas,in issue of first impression, entered Order compelling arbitration of wrongful death claims filed against nursing home). Vulcan Materials Company v. Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association, et al., Slip Opinion, 2007 WL 2216896 (Ala. Aug. 3, 2007) (No. 1060506). Zaden v. Elkus, 881 So. 2d 993 (Ala. 2003). McGuffey Health & Health Rehabilitation Center v. Gibson, 864 So. 2d 1061 (Ala. 2003). Marsh v. Wenzel, 732 So. 2d 985 (Ala. 1998). Speeches And Publications Class Actions and Arbitration Update in Nursing Home Cases - Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association, April 2011. Mission Impossible: Resolution of a Case with a Medicare Claimant - Alabama Nursing Home Association Owners Meeting , July 2010 Arbitration Update - Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association, May 2010 Reed R. Bates and Stephen W. Still, Jr., "Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases: Trends, Issues and a Glance into the Future", IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 76, No. 3, Pages 282-299 (July 2009). * Please Note: this article was reprinted with the permission of the IADC Defense Counsel Journal. Arbitration in Nursing Home/Health Care Cases: National Trends, Hot Topics and a Glance into the Future - 2009 IADC Mid-Year Conference, Carlsbad, CA, February 20, 2009 Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases- Alabama Nursing Home Association Owners Meeting, July 2008 Nursing Home Litigation- Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, October 2007 Nursing Home Malpractice: Evaluating and Addressing Accountability- National Business Institute, September 2007 Effectively Using Medical Evidence in Court - National Business Institute, May 2007 Medical Practice Litigation Tips - Barristers Educational Services, December 2006 Measures to Prevent Litigation and Successfully Defend Medical Malpractice cases - Turenne Pharmedco University, August 2006 Enforcement of Arbitration Provisions in Long Term Care Litigation - Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Conference, May 2006 Arbitrating Nursing Home Cases - Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers Association, November 2005 Recent Developments in Nursing Home Litigation - Lorman Education, February 2005 Related News 9/1/2011, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 8/7/2010, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2011 6/10/2010, Bates & Still Secured a Reversal Dismissing a Complaint to Compel Arbitration 8/6/2009, Article Published by Bates & Still in IADC Defense Counsel Journal 3/16/2009, Reed Bates Speaks at IADC Mid-Year Conference 6/24/2008, Reed Bates to Vice-Chair IADC Nursing Home Sub-Committee of the Medical Defense and Health Law Committee. 4/18/2008, MacKenzie and Bates Successfully Defend Wrongful Death Med Mal Trial. |