Posts tagged alabama

• Homicides Predict Traffic Deaths

  Jon Lewis | November 22, 2009 12:42 PM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Do State Homicide rates predict traffic fatalities? According to a University of Michigan study, they do. The study found that there was a parallel with the number of homicides and the number of...

• SSA Fugitive Felon Program Gone Bad

  Stuart McAtee | November 19, 2009 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It appears the Fugitive Felon program had some issues and precluded benefits to rightful recipients. A federal judge approved a civil-court settlement requiring the Social Security Administration to...

• SSD Questions About Going Back To Work Later In Life And Short Term Disability

  Stuart McAtee | November 10, 2009 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From time to time, we receive questions from potential clients about various subjects regarding Social Security. As our nation ages, more elderly workers are re-entering the work force and they...

• Loser Pays - A Bad Idea

  Danny Feldman | November 10, 2009 7:53 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When I was a law student at Vanderbilt, a contracts professor asked a question about whether the loser to a lawsuit should be required to pay the foreseeable costs, ie. the winner's attorney fees. I...

• What Is This Statement from Social Security and Why Do I Keep Getting It?

  Stuart McAtee | November 01, 2009 3:11 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recently, I recieved a Social Security Statement in the mail because my birthday is fast approaching and I meet certain criteria to receive such a statement. If you're age 25 or older, pay Social...

• Alabama Court Clarifies Burden Of Proof For Interference With Business Relations

  Michael Roberts | October 30, 2009 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A recent decision in the Alabama Supreme Court has clarified the requirements for filing and proving a claim for intentional interference with business relations. Since at least 1986, Alabama courts...

• SSA Announces No Payment Increase for 2010

  Stuart McAtee | October 15, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As I have blogged about before, President Obama released extra payments earlier this year to millions of disabled Americans. For 2010, the outlook doesn't look good for a cost of living increase...

• I've Been Denied For SSD, Now What?

  Stuart McAtee | September 24, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In our Social Security Disbility(SSD) Practice, we see clients who have been turned down for their initial application for SSD and simply give up or keep re-applying for their benefits. If your...

• Alabama Lawyers Offering Discounts to Military Personnel

  Jason Knowles | September 21, 2009 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Alabama State Bar is offering legal services at a reduced rate to military personnel. The Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service helps connect military members with legal services in...

• Non-Solicitation of Cases - Is it ever going to be enforced?

  Danny Feldman | September 19, 2009 12:24 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I went to a seminar yesterday and listened to someone from the State Bar speak about lawyer ethics, non-solicitation, rules regarding advertising and solicitation etc. and frankly, after hearing...