Defective & Dangerous Products

• Court Rules Widow's "Take-Home Asbestos" Case Can Go Forward

  Michael Roberts | April 06, 2012 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Before asbestos became widely and publicly known as a hazardous, cancer-causing substance, hundreds of thousands of people around the world faced long-term asbestos exposure and developed...

• How to Avoid the Counterfeiter while Online Shopping

  Michael Roberts | December 01, 2011 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Outsmarting criminals is getting tougher as internet fraud continues to rise. It’s important to not rely only on the government or retailers to protect you from counterfeit products. With...

• Changes in Alabama Product Liability Law for Sellers and Distributors

  Michael Roberts | October 03, 2011 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  If you are injured by a dangerous or defective product, the law in Alabama at least since the 1970s had allowed suit against companies in what is called the “chain of...

• Product Lawsuits Can Help Maintain Safety Standards

  Michael Roberts | February 15, 2011 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  People injured by defective products deserve to be compensated for their injuries and medical bills. A product liability lawsuit, however, can have a positive impact on a much larger scale. In...

• Pain And Suffering

  Pete Mackey | December 06, 2010 1:04 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  I wiped out riding my bike Saturday morning with several other folks. As the pain worsened Saturday afternoon, a family practitioner who lives nearby gave me the bad news - a broken rib. Being a...

• Chinese Drywall Settlement

  Jon Lewis | August 19, 2010 9:46 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Pro Publica recently published an article on a settlement reached in a Georgia class action lawsuit with Lowes over alleged Chinese Drywall sold by Lowes. I'm not involved in this case, but it is...

• Toyota Accelerator and The Various Claims

  Jon Lewis | May 31, 2010 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Most people have heard of the problems with Toyota's accelerators by now. For those of you who have gone through the traumatizing experience of having your car accelerate against your will, the...

• Deaths, injuries linked to Toyota sudden acceleration continue to rise

  Tom Methvin | February 17, 2010 4:14 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A surge of new complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles has hit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the last three weeks. The additional reports came...

• $25.16 Million Verdict and Evidence Not Enough

  Jon Lewis | February 17, 2010 10:46 AM | 6 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  It's the standard PR spin: Both the finding and the amount of damages were unsupported by the evidence . . . Roche Holding AG Spokesperson. Hmmmm. Two New Jersey juries and two substantial verdicts...

• Toyota and NHTSA officials to be grilled on Capitol Hill

  Tom Methvin | February 11, 2010 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  It appears that Toyota’s CEO and President, Akio Toyoda, is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill, where he will meet with U.S. legislators who seek answers to what Rep. Darrell Issa...