Posts tagged attorney and lawyer

• McDonalds Hot Coffee in Reverse

  Jon Lewis | August 28, 2010 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  How many people have heard of the McDonalds Hot Coffee Case? What do you know about the case? Take the poll, and let us know. Also, if you want to know more about our justice system and the...

• Decks Can Collapse

  Jon Lewis | July 13, 2010 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  On July 4, 2010 in Hoover, Alabama, an apartment deck at the Waterford Landing Apartments collapsed and killed a 25-year-old man. The deck was on the third floor of the apartment complex and was...

• Dear John Stossel

  Jon Lewis | July 10, 2010 7:09 AM | 4 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Dear John, Thank you for your wonderful piece on Fox News Thursday night. It is so nice to see an unbiased report on an unbiased network. The only thing that could have been better is if you did a...

• 9 Years of Litigation

  Jon Lewis | July 02, 2010 8:19 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Property damage owners received the Order from the Court yesterday. They obtained 28% of the estimated $4.4 billion in damages, i.e.: the settlement was reached for $1.2 billion. That's how long it...

• Frustrated with Driving on the Interstates?

  Jon Lewis | May 24, 2010 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Do you become frustrated while driving on the interstates? Do you hate it when slow drivers are in the left lane? Do you wonder if these people ever took a driver's exam? Do you wish the State...

• Judge Vance Order - Collateral Source

  Jon Lewis | May 21, 2010 11:15 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A huge topic amongst litigation attorneys in Alabama has been the abolishment of the collateral source rule. This has probably been the single most effective tort reform action taken in the State....

• BP Oil Spill - It's like the Wild Wild West

  Jon Lewis | May 06, 2010 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Shoot first and ask questions later. Isn't that what some of the gunslingers did? It seems like we have some new gunslingers. Several law firms have already filed class actions and have paid Google...

• BP Oil Spill - Greed is Good?

  Jon Lewis | May 05, 2010 2:03 PM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It's amazing to read some of the stories: LA Times; Birmingham News; and The Wall Street Journal. Attorneys are gravitating to the gulf coast to get in on the action. It's like heading to the...

• BP Oil Spill - Does it always have to be a Lawsuit?

  Jon Lewis | May 03, 2010 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  There have been numerous lawsuits already filed against BP as a result of the oil spill. That got me to thinking, Do individuals and companies think attorneys always rush to file lawsuits? The...

• BP Oil Spill - The Sharks are Circling

  Jon Lewis | April 30, 2010 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Well, it hasn't been long, but the oil sure hasn't prevented the sharks from circling. Law firms are moving fast to get the cases. They are aggressive, and they see green, and it's not algae. It's...