Eleanor Jolley (Partner-Atlanta, GA) and Rebecca Young (Partner-Birmingham, AL) obtained dismissal of all claims made against a multinational energy corporation accused of negligently and wantonly allowing the plaintiff to be brutally assaulted at two of its fuel-branded gas stations. Eleanor and Rebecca argued that all of the claims were time-barred and that the plaintiff had failed to prosecute the claims by failing to properly serve the complaint on the appropriate legally recognized agent. The plaintiff argued that his service on an individual owner for one of the fuel stations was sufficient service. In response, Eleanor and Rebecca maintained that there was insufficient evidence to show the level of control necessary to establish agency and that an alleged parent-subsidiary relationship alone was insufficient to establish agency for purposes of effectuating service of process. Following briefing and oral argument, the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, granted our dispositive motion dismissing all the claims with prejudice.