- Jon Lewis | October 19, 2010 6:44 PM | Birmingham, AL
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Miscellaneous
We always refer to incidents as accidents when, in actuality, most accidents are anything but. With a little care, they could have been prevented. So, what are you doing to make sure your house...
- Danny Feldman | March 31, 2010 9:54 AM | Birmingham, AL
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Miscellaneous
Dog Bites – Who is Responsible?
It depends on the law in your state, or municipality and the facts of the case. In most states under the common law, dogs got “one free bite.”...
- Danny Feldman | September 08, 2009 12:31 PM | Birmingham, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
In Alabama, the answer is probably.
Under the old common law, a dog's first bite was free - in other words, no liability attached to the dog-owner, the presumption being that the dog-owner had no...
- Danny Feldman | August 10, 2009 8:46 AM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
Dogs that are allowed to run wild often pose dangers to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Many municipalities in...
- Michael Roberts | August 03, 2009 10:46 AM | Gadsden, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Injuries inflicted by animals kept as pets are an all-too-common occurrence. The law governing the circumstances under which the animal's owner (or his or her homeowner's insurance company) is...
- Jon Lewis | June 18, 2009 10:27 AM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
There was a short editorial in the Birmingham News this morning discussing Donte Stallworth's sentence versus Michael Vick's sentence. The article questions the justice between the two. After...
- Jon Lewis | May 25, 2008 5:30 PM | Birmingham, AL
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Over the years, we have received calls from several people who have had a collision with a deer or other animal. In many of those occasions, we have had to tell the individual that there is not much...