Posts tagged car

• Medical Malpractice - Why do Doctors Worry?

  Jon Lewis | June 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors I meet always discuss the malpractice problem. They seem to worry about lawsuits to an incredible degree. Yet, the statistics show that doctors and hospital win an overwhelming majority of...

• Another Steel Coil

  Jon Lewis | June 20, 2008 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  It has happened once again. Another runaway steel coil. Amazingly, no one was injured. Yesterday, the trailer bed of an 18-wheeler collapsed, and as a result, a 46,000 pound steel coiild rolled...

• Trucking Regulations - Part IV - Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles

  Jon Lewis | June 16, 2008 9:49 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Section 392 of the Code of Federal Regulations governs the driving of commercial motor vehicles. It has many sections on various topics. Some of those sections include: ill or fatigued operator;...

• Trucking Regulations - Part III - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing

  Jon Lewis | June 13, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Obviously, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act prevents drivers from driving 18 wheel rigs while under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol. Section 382 of the Code of Federal...

• Admissibility of Insurance

  Jon Lewis | June 12, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Most people are very confused when we tell them they cannot sue the other driver's insurance company. The look on their faces is even more perplexed when we tell them that they cannot mention the...

• FORE!!!!

  Jon Lewis | June 10, 2008 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Ever consider the dangers of golf carts? Apparently, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have. According to an article in the Birmingham News, there are 1,000 people injured...

• What's the Value of My Case?

  Jon Lewis | June 09, 2008 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many clients want to know how much their case is worth. This question gets asked more often than not in the initial stages of the case and before all of the medical information is obtained. In such...

• Trucking Regulations - Part II - Driver Qualifications

  Jon Lewis | June 08, 2008 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act also provides rules and regulations for the qualification of drivers who go to work for the various trucking companies around the country. These regulations...

• Asleep at the Wheel

  Jon Lewis | June 04, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Monday, June 2, 2008, a horrible collision occurred on U.S. 280 in Mountain Brook. According to the Birmingham News, a 20-year old Auburn University student, Heather Eagan, may have fallen...

• Minor Impact Accident

  Jon Lewis | June 02, 2008 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You are in a minor impact accident. Your neck hurts. You've been to the emergency room, and you are following up with a chiropractor. Do you have a case? Is it worth pursuing? Should you hire a...