Practice Scott's practice is devoted to civil litigation including healthcare litigation, professional medical liability, professional hospital liability, representation of insurers and corporations in insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract and bad faith actions, and commercial litigation, including identity theft litigation. He has tried in excess of 40 complex civil cases, including the defense of doctors, hospitals, and corporations. Scott is also a frequent speaker to physician groups, hospitals and other health care providers. Highlights * Obtained an opinion from the Supreme Court of Alabama in favor of a construction company client in which the Supreme Court affirmed the denial of a motion to intervene filed by the construction company's insurer against the construction company. * Obtained summary judgment for Travelers in an insurance coverage dispute in Macon County, Alabama. * Obtained summary judgment in an action brought on behalf of deceased fetus and mother alleging failure to properly monitor fetus after mother was diagnosed with Parvovirus, allegedly resulting in death of the fetus. * Obtained summary judgment in infant wrongful death action and affirmance with opinion from the Alabama Supreme Court based on the statute of limitations and the argument that the action was not commenced within the applicable statute when the complaint was filed within the statute but service was not effectuated on the defendants for over four months. * Successfully defended an emergency physician in a wrongful death trial alleging failure to diagnosis a basilar artery stroke in the emergency department, and inappropriate discharge from the emergency department. * Successfully defended two internal medicine specialists in a wrongful death case alleging inappropriate management of a patient's anticoagulation therapy subsequent to his diagnosis with deep vein thrombosis. * Obtained judgment as a matter of law in a wrongful death action on issue of lack of proximate cause after precluding plaintiff's expert witness. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a hospital in a wrongful death case involving complications arising from conscious sedation during a shoulder reduction procedure. * Obtained summary judgment for St. Paul Travelers in insurance allocation dispute brought by Canal Insurance to recover $1,000,000 paid by Canal in settlement of case. * Successfully tried wrongful death medical malpractice action to a defense verdict in Barbour County, Alabama. * Obtained directed verdict after precluding plaintiff's expert based on lack of qualifications in a brain damage case. * Obtained summary judgment for hospital in professional liability action on ground that plaintiff failed to present evidence that alleged negligence proximately caused plaintiff's injuries. * Obtained summary judgment for physician in case alleging improper off-label use of medication. Honors And Awards Scott was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, 2010 - 2012. Scott is also a member of the following honors organizations and societies: American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomate and National Board Representative Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Kappa Mortar Board Phi Kappa Phi Jasons Honorary John A. Campbell Moot Court Board Finalist, Campbell Moot Court Competition John C. Eyster and Charles H. Eyster Memorial Scholarship Community Involvement Scott has spent his free time coaching Youth League Basketball. He is also a member of the following professional organizations: Defense Research Institute - Medical Liability Committee (Steering Committee) and Trial Tactics Committee American Bar Association - Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Litigation Section Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Birmingham Bar Association Reported Cases Witherspoon v. Edwards, 2010 WL 3724755 (Ala.). Canal Ins. Co. v. St. Paul, 2006 WL 752979 (S.D. Ala. 2006). Bassie v. Aldridge, 828 So. 2d 280 (Ala. 2002). Ex parte Vaughan Regional Medical Center/Qureshi, 768 So. 2d 374 (Ala. 2000). Johnson v. Price, 743 So.2d 436 (Ala. 1999). Bennett v. Brewer, 682 So. 2d 448 (Ala. 1996). Ex parte Main, 658 So. 2d 384 (Ala. 1995). Patterson v. Hays, 623 So. 2d 1143 (Ala. 1993). Thomas v. Baptist Medical Center - Dekalb, 614 So. 2d 997 (Ala. 1993). Speeches And Publications The Rights of the Insured When the Insurer Reserves its Rights, Insurance Coverage and Litigation - Barristers Educational Services, December 2011 Ethical Considerations in Insurance Coverage Claims - National Business Institute, December 2011 Insurance Coverage Contract Language 101 - National Business Institute, December 2011 Ethical Traps to Avoid - National Business Institute, December 2011 Tips and Tricks for Successful Settlement Negotiations - National Business Institute, December 2011 Legal Ethics in Settlement Negotiations - National Webinar for NBI and simulcast by West LegalEdCenter, April 2011 Tips and Techniques to Avoid Dental Malpractice in 2011 - National Webinar for Execsense Documentation to Avoid Lawsuits - Montgomery County Medical Society, January 2011 Settling Claims and Dealing with Medicare - The Alabama Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, April 1, 2011 Litigating in The Age of HIPPA - DRI National Meeting, Presentation to Medical Liability Committee, October 2010 Ethical Traps to Avoid - National Business Institute, September 2010 Tips and Tricks for Successful Settlement Negotiations - National Business Institute, September 2010 A Review of Alabama Bad Faith Law - 2010 (written materials for Lorman Education) Alabama Insurance Law Update - Barrister Educational Services, December 2009 Attacking Opposing Expert Testimony - National Business Institute, October 2009 Beef Up Discovery With The Latest Tools and Tactics - National Business Institute, June 2008 Giving Ethics Proper Consideration - National Business Institute, June 2008 Powerful Medical Evidence Presentation at Trial - National Business Institute, September 2007 Trial Tips to Avoid Trouble - Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, November 2002 Tort Law Update - Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, October 2000 Related News 12/7/2011, Scott Salter is Key Speaker at CLEs on the Topic of Insurance Coverage 11/15/2011, Piggott & Salter Obtain Favorable Opinion From The Supreme Court of Alabama 9/1/2011, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 12/15/2010, Scott Salter Speaks at DRI Annual Meeting 9/30/2010, Salter and Garton Prevail Before Alabama Supreme Court in Wrongful Death Action 8/7/2010, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2011 3/23/2010, Salter and Bates Successfully Defend an Emergency Physician in a Wrongful Death Trial 3/1/2010, Salter and Bates Successfully Defend Two Physicians in a Wrongful Death Case 8/5/2009, Fourteen S&A Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2010 |