USLAW NETWORK Law School Diversity Scholarship applications now open
Applications are now being accepted for the USLAW NETWORK Law School Diversity Scholarship. The program is part… Continue Reading
Thomas S. Thornton, III
Firm:
Carr Allison (AL)
100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham AL 35216
United States
Birmingham AL 35216
United States
Thomas S. Thornton, III is a shareholder with the firm of Carr Allison, P.C., chair of the firm's Retail and Hospitality Practice Group, and practices in its Birmingham, Alabama, office. Tom is a member of various Bar Associations, as well as the Defense Research Institute. For DRI he serves on the Retail and MSP Compliance committees. In addition to his litigation practice, Tom also serves as National MSP Coordinating Compliance Counsel for his regional and national business and insurance clients in a consulting roll. Tom, whose firm has offices in Alabama, Mississippi and Panhandle of Florida, has focused his litigation practice in representing and advising the retail, restaurant, and business industry in general.
USLAW Practice Group Affiliations
- Retail and Hospitality Law: Primary
- Workers’ Compensation: Primary
Resources & Articles
2022-2023 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced
USLAW NETWORK membership elected the 2022-23 Board of Directors during the recent USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Austin, Texas. New leadership includes Amanda Pennington Ketchum of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri as chair, Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami as vice chair, and Kenneth B. Wingate… Continue Reading
WCMSAs & LMSAs: Understanding the Actual Legal Requirements & Strategies to Navigate the Compliance Maze
SPEAKER: Thomas S. Thornton, III Carr Allison | Birmingham, Alabama Twenty years ago the “Patel Memorandum” was published by CMS which, in essence, created the “MSA” industry. Since the inception, the industry as a whole has attempted to navigate and address compliance while relying upon memorandums and published “guidelines” from… Continue Reading
CMS Compliance & the Recently Filed Qui Tam/False Claims Act Lawsuit: Has the Heat Been Turned Up?
About this webinar This program will focus and provide a summary of the current and anticipated statutory and regulatory requirements relating to compliance under the Medicare Act, as well as the impact of the recently filed case in Federal Court pursuant to the Qui Tam provisions of the False Claims… Continue Reading
Settlements with Medicare Set Asides: Where the Industry is Today and How are we Building a Better Process for Tomorrow
This program focuses on the obligations under the Medicare Act relating to whether, when, how and why to protect Medicare’s future interest in the context of a workers’ compensation and how liability cases continue to frustrate the industry. Tom Thornton and Porter Leslie discuss whether it is a result of… Continue Reading
Navigating Medicare Compliance: Strategies and Best Practices Relating to Management and Resolution of Non-Litigated and Litigated Liability Claims
Obligations under the Medicare Act involving a liability claim arise when the release is signed. Compliance should not begin with the immediate involvement of a Medicare vendor. To achieve compliance, one who is negotiating a settlement must focus on the settlement terms and associated language within the release with an… Continue Reading
