Posts tagged damages

• Alabama Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Unbelievable!!

  Jon Lewis | May 28, 2009 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here is a little example of Alabama law which would probably irritate most people if they found themselves in the same situation. It involves a case decided by the Supreme Court of Alabama on May...

• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Part 2: Stacking Coverage

  Pete Mackey | February 09, 2009 8:00 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you have more than one vehicle insured under the same insurance policy and you are involved in a collision where the at fault driver is uninsured or underinsured, you can stack the...

• Wrongful Death Damages in Alabama

  Michael Roberts | May 13, 2009 10:43 AM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES IN ALABAMA Damages awarded in wrongful death cases vary significantly from state to state. In many states, damages include lost income that the deceased person would...

• Limiting damages without knowing the facts is stupid.

  Pete Burns | September 23, 2010 8:02 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The problem with caps – artificial ceilings on the amount that a wrong doer will have to pay regardless of the damage caused – is that caps trade justice for predictability while dealing...

• What Are Emotional Distress Damages? – Part 1

  Pete Mackey | June 26, 2008 7:40 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A friend of mine recently told me that he had read about a jury awarding emotional distress damages in favor of a husband and wife whose home was improperly wired by an electrical...

• Valdez Revisited

  Pete Burns | May 17, 2010 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The judicial branch of government is the only forum the average citizen has to stand toe to toe with the corporate behemoths and get a fair shake. Not only are the litigants guaranteed a fair trial...

• Injured by a County or City in Alabama?

  Jon Lewis | April 17, 2010 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  What do you do if you are injured by a County or City employee in Alabama, or if the County or City do something wrong to cause your injury? If you are injured in Alabama by a City or County...

• Caps on Damages Make No Sense

  Billy Cunningham | November 07, 2009 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Republican proposal on health care reform has provisions to limit compensation for non-economic injuries to persons injured or killed as the result of medical malpractice including residents of...

• Why Can't I Recover Everything I Lost?

  Pete Mackey | November 03, 2009 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I settled a case recently right before jury selection. It was a legal malpractice case. My client had lost a good bit of money because the lawyer representing him in a real estate transaction did...

• How Do You Feel About Tort Reform? It Depends On How you Feel

  Pete Mackey | September 19, 2009 9:28 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Feelings about tort reform can vary with the landscape. Anyone who makes their policy decisions primarily in accordance with their financial bottom line, and happens to be on the white collar side...