Posts tagged claim

• Cruise ships and disclaimers--what protections did you sign away?

  Michael Roberts | January 20, 2012 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Nearly a week after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy, rescue operations may be drawing to a close. At least 11 people were killed in the tragic accident...

• 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...

• BP Oil Spill - What to do with all the Lawsuits?

  Jon Lewis | June 16, 2010 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Well, here we are. Lawsuits have been filed, and BP is setting up a $20 billion fund to resolve legitimate claims. Would the claimants be better off in litigation or through a claim on the new...

• Out-of-State Death in Trussville, Alabama

  Jon Lewis | December 26, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Tennessee woman was killed in a crash on I59 near Trussville according to the Birmingham News. The incident involved two vehicles. The other vehicle was driven by a woman from Gadsden. The News...

• EPA Coal Ash Rules - Will There Be A Loophole

  Pete Mackey | December 12, 2009 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Last December, I published some posts following the coal ash spill near the Kingston, Tennessee power plant: Homeowners Sue TVA for Environmental Spill TVA - Business Before Regulations The...

• Insurance - Name of Game: Avoid Paying.

  Jon Lewis | August 13, 2009 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  My grandfather had a saying when he would ask, What does insurance cover? The answer? EVERYTHING BUT THE LOSS. Isn't that the truth? What happens to our premium money when we pay for our insurance?...

• TVA - Kingston Plant Cleanup Cost Could Exceed $800 Million

  Pete Mackey | February 19, 2009 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Tennessee Valley authority has revealed that the cleanup cost for the rupture of a containment pond in East Tennessee could reach the $825 million mark. When that containment pond ruptured, more...

• Health Care Insurance - ERISA Is Not Your Friend (unless you are an insurance company)

  Pete Mackey | January 17, 2009 6:52 PM | 3 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When you sue an insurance company for failing to pay your medical bills, chances are that your lawsuit will be governed by the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. That Act was...

• The Problem With Fly Ash Sludge - The Other Shoe Drops

  Pete Mackey | January 08, 2009 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Prior to the fly ash sludge holding pond rupturing at the Kingston, Tn. steam plant on December 22, not many people even knew what fly ash was. In the aftermath of that disaster, news surfaced that...

• TVA - Business Before Regulations

  Pete Mackey | January 04, 2009 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Two weeks after the area around the Kingston, Tn. steam plant was inundated with fly ash sludge after a holding pond ruptured, news has surfaced a TVA Inspector General had issued a report in...