Randy Sellers has practiced at Starnes Davis Florie for over 30 years and serves on the firm's Executive Committee. Practice Randy's practice has been devoted to civil litigation including healthcare, professional medical liability, long-term care, intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He has tried more than 175 complex civil cases to a jury verdict. Highlights * Counsel for UAB and UAB Research Foundation in litigation concerning inventership of new device to assist surgeons during laparoscopic surgery. * Counsel for Marshall Investments Corporation in litigation stemming from the large-scale fraud at Le Natures Inc. * Trial Counsel for Eton Park Capital Management in hedge fund/private equity litigation involving Latin American energy assets. * Represented UAB and the UAB Research Foundation in a patent dispute relating to antiviral compounds used to treat Hepatitis B and helped UAB obtain a settlement with a minimum value of $15 million. * Obtained a defense verdict for physician in a claim of missed diagnosis of temporal arteritis leading to permanent and total blindness. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of two pathologists in a case arising out of a false positive interpretation of breast tissue. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a physiatrist in a case arising from alleged failure to timely diagnose cervical myelopathy resulting in bilateral leg paresis. * Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a specialty care assisted living facility in a wrongful death case involving an assault of a visitor by an Alzheimer's dementia resident. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a hospital and nurses in a wrongful death case arising from alleged mismanagement of insulin therapy. * Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an Emergency Department physician in an eleven day wrongful death trial in the Circuit Court of Mobile County. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of two obstetricians and their professional corporation at the conclusion of an eight-day wrongful death and personal injury trial, arising from an intrauterine fetal demise which occurred 37 weeks into the plaintiff's pregnancy. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an obstetrician involving upper extremity paralysis and brain injury associated with delivery. * Obtained a jury verdict in a wrongful death case against a cardiovascular surgeon regarding complications of open heart surgery. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a vascular surgeon in litigation related to amputation of a leg as a complication of surgery. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a surgeon in a wrongful death case arising out of surgery to repair maxillofacial trauma. Honors And Awards Randy has been honored by his peers for his litigation accomplishments. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He is past Chair of the ACTL Legal Ethics & Professionalism Committee, is currently Chair of the ACTL Alabama State Committee, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Randy also served on the Faculty at the 2011 International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy at Stanford Law School. Randy has been recognized as a "Tier 1" Litigator for the state of Alabama in the 2008 - 2011 editions of Chambers USA, and was named a Litigation Star for the state of Alabama in the 2008 - 2012 editions of Benchmark Litigation. He has also been listed in Best Lawyers in America® for eleven consecutive years, 2001 - 2012, and has been named one of the top attorneys in the state of Alabama by Alabama Super Lawyers® magazine, 2008 - 2011. Community Involvement Randy is actively involved at St. Luke's Episcopal Church where he has served on the Vestry and numerous committees, including Chairman of the Outreach Committee. He currently serves as Chancellor to St. Luke's. He is involved with several outreach ministries, including prison ministry, and served on the Board of an interfaith network dedicated to assisting temporarily homeless families. Randy is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of PreSchool Partners, an organization dedicated to preschool education of underprivileged inner-city children. He is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham In 2004, he completed the Education For Ministry Program through the University of the South School of Theology. Reported Cases Thompson v. Patton, No. 1061540, 2008 WL 4531792 (Ala. Oct. 10, 2008). Ware v. Timmons, ---So. 2d --- (Ala. 2006). Holcomb v. Carraway, 945 So. 2d 1009 (Ala. 2006). Bailey v. Breaux, 888 so. 2d 1208 (Ala. 2003). Hauseman v. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, 793 So. 2d 730 (Ala. 2000). Giada v. Tucker, 746 so. 2d 998 (Ala. 1999). Axelroth v. Health Partners of Alabama, Inc., 720 So. 2d 880 (Ala. 1998). Ellis v. Hilburn, 688 So. 2d 236 (Ala. 1997). Keel v. Banach, 624 so. 2d 1022 (Ala. 1993). Levesque v. Regional Medical Center, 612 So. 2d 445 (Ala. 1993). Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center v. Robinson, 548 So. 2d 439 (Ala. 1989). Long v. Hodges, 539 So. 2d 238 (Ala. 1989). McGee v. Bradford, 534 So. 2d 1076 (Ala. 1988). Otwell v. Bryant, 497 So. 2d 111 (Ala. 1986). Baxter v. Surgical Clinic of Anniston, P.A., 495 So. 2d 652 (Ala. 1986). Guthrie v. Bio-Medical Laboratories, Inc., 442 So. 2d 92 (Ala. 1983). Watts v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co., 423 so. 2d 171 (Ala. 1982). Vulcan Freight Lines, Inc. v. South Carolina Ins. Co., Inc., 446 So. 2d 603 (Ala. 1982). Bradley v. Mariner Health, Inc., 315 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (S.D. Ala. 2004). Pinkney v. Davis, 952 F. Supp. 1561 (M.D. Ala. 1997). Zachery v. Thigpen, 895 F. Supp. 1472 (M.D. Ala. 1995). Floyd v. Broughton, 664 So. 2d 897 (Ala. 1995). Christian v. Johnson-Rast & Hays Co., 491 So. 2d 949 (Ala. Civ. App. 1986) Gallups v. Crook, 792 F. Supp. 1231 (N.D. Ala. 1992). Speeches And Publications Randal H. Sellers and Thomas J. Hurney, Jr., "Picking Juries: Questionnaires and Beyond", IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 75, No. 4, Pages 370-377 (October 2008). *Please Note: this article was reprinted with the permission of the IADC Defense Counsel Journal. Randy lectures frequently on litigation topics such as discovery and trial techniques. Randy has spoken to numerous groups, including most recently addresses to the Medical Defense and Health Law Committee at the annual meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and to the South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association at its annual meeting. Related News 10/14/2011, Benchmark Litigation Names SDF one of Alabama's Highly Recommended Litigation Firms 9/2/2011, Nine Starnes Attorneys Listed in 2011 Super Lawyers Business Edition 9/1/2011, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 7/8/2011, Starnes Davis Florie Received Top Tier Ranking in Chambers USA 2011 6/27/2011, Sellers & Reese Obtain Defense Verdict in Colbert County Medical Malpractice Trial 4/29/2011, Twenty Starnes Attorneys Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers 3/14/2011, Five Starnes Attorneys Named to Chambers USA 2011 10/27/2010, Sellers and Morris Prevail at Trial 10/15/2010, Sellers and MacKenzie Obtain Defense Verdict for Pathologists 10/6/2010, Benchmark Litigation Names SDF one of Alabama's Highly Recommended Firms 8/7/2010, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2011 7/12/2010, Sellers and Reese Obtain Defense Verdict in Favor of Physiatrist 6/16/2010, Starnes Davis Florie Obtains Top Tier Listing in Chambers USA 2010 5/1/2010, Ten Attorneys Named to Alabama Super Lawyers 2010 8/5/2009, Fourteen S&A Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2010 7/29/2009, Reese & Sellers Obtain Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Case 6/16/2009, Starnes & Atchison Obtains Top Tier Listing in Chambers USA 2009 5/6/2009, Ten Starnes Attorneys Named to Alabama Super Lawyers 12/10/2008, Starnes & Atchison Named in Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys 11/21/2008, Article by Randy Sellers Published in IADC Journal 11/20/2008, S&A Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict After a Two Week Trial 9/22/2008, Twelve S&A Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2009 6/24/2008, Six Starnes & Atchison Attorneys Named to 2008 Chambers USA. 5/7/2008, Sellers & Reese Obtain a Defense Verdict in an Eight-Day Med Mal Trial. 11/26/2007, Defense Verdict for Sellers and Morris in Med Mal Trial. 9/6/2007, Ten S&A Lawyers Listed in Best Lawyers of America 2008. 8/24/2007, Cardiothoracic surgeon exonerated in Heparin reaction case. 8/20/2007, Starnes & Atchison obtains Top Tier listing in Chambers. |