About Wilbor J. Hust

Mr. Hust has been an active and successful litigator for over 46 years. His clients include individuals to major corporations. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Mr. Hust started with the Firm while in law school at the University of Alabama. Among his many achievements and distinctions are his AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and his fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Hust is a past president of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association as well as the Tuscaloosa Inn of Court.

Areas of Law

  • Products Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Construction Contracts and Accidents
  • Banking Litigation
  • Bad Faith
  • Fraud
  • Toxic Torts and Industry-wide Litigation (Asbestos)
  • Probate
  • Small Business Advisement

Associations & Memberships

  • Tuscaloosa County Bar Association  (Past President)
  • American Bar Associations
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Tuscaloosa Inn of Court (Past President)
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Bar Fellowship

  • American College of Trial Lawyers

Selected Reported Cases

  • United Land Corp. v. Drummond Co., Inc., 990 So. 2d 858 (Ala. 2008)
  • Gulf States Paper Corporation v. Warren, 979 So. 2d 98 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007)
  • Montgomery v. Big B, Inc., 460 So. 2d 1286 (Ala. 1984)
  • Shelby v. Zayre Corp., 474 So. 2d 1069 (Ala. 1985)
  • Watson v. Ala. Farm Bureau Mut. Cas. Ins. Co., 465 So. 2d 394 (Ala. 1985)
  • Turnipseed v. McCafferty, 521 So. 2d 31 (Ala. Civ. App. 1987)
  • Watkins v. Life Ins. Co. of Georgia, 456 So. 2d 259 (Ala. 1984)
  • Prill v. Marrone, 23 So. 3d 1 (Ala. 2009)
  • Scullin v. Cameron, 518 So. 2d 695 (Ala. 1987)
  • McGee v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 472 So. 2d 993 (Ala. 1985)
  • Day v. Ramada Inn South, 527 So. 2d 130 (Ala. Civ. App. 1987)
  • Morrow v. Wood, 411 So. 2d 120 (Ala. 1982)
  • Henson v. Estes Health Care Center, Inc., 439 So. 2d 74 (Ala. 1983)
  • Davis v. Southern United Life Ins. Co., 494 So. 2d 48 (Ala. 1986)
  • Hagler v. Hagler, 278 So. 2d 715 (Ala. Civ. App. 1973)
  • Tuscaloosa City Bd. of Educ. v. American/Owens, Inc., 486 So. 2d 405 (Ala. 1986)
  • Day v. Williams, 670 So. 2d 914 (Ala. 1995)
  • Weaver v. Redwing Carriers, Inc., 475 So. 2d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 1985)
  • Hubbard v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 599 So. 2d 20 (Ala. 1992)
  • HealthSouth Rehab. Corp. v. Falcon Mgmt. Company, 799 So. 2d 177 (Ala. 2001)
  • Croft v. Pate, 585 So. 2d 799 (Ala. 1991)
  • Turner v. Drummond Company, Inc., 349 So. 2d 598 (Ala. Civ. App. 1977)
  • Stokes v. Atrax Div. of Wallace-Murray Corp., 466 So. 2d 967 (Ala. Civ. App. 1985)
  • Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. Bentley, 560 So. 2d 1072 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990)
  • Weller v. Riverchase Center Associates, 597 So. 2d 206 (Ala. 1992)
  • City of Tuscaloosa v. Patterson, 534 So. 2d 283 (Ala. 1988)
  • First Real Estate Corp. v. Spiller, 603 So. 2d 954 (Ala. 1992)
  • Hayes v. Townsend Ford, Inc., 513 So. 2d 1028 (Ala. 1987)
  • Prewitt v. Seelbach Tree Co., Inc., 540 So. 2d 87 (Ala. Civ. App. 1989)
  • Tuscaloosa County v. INA/Aetna Ins. Co., 522 So. 2d 780 (Ala. Civ. App. 1987)
  • Lowe v. General Motors Corp., 624 F. 2d 1373 (5th Cir. 1980)
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