Posts tagged sc

• Hot Coffee - Protecting Your Rights

  Jon Lewis | May 23, 2012 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Well, well , well, the award winning Hot Coffee Movie has hit a sensative spot. The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform has put their propaganda machine to work. They have a new website,...

• 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...

• Fires - Are you prepared?

  Jon Lewis | August 05, 2011 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  We have just been employed to represent the family of someone who was killed in a fire. They lived in an apartment, and the deceased person was on the second floor when a fire broke out on the first...

• Professional Attorneys

  Jon Lewis | April 18, 2011 12:22 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It used to be that you never needed to use the word professional when describing an attorney. However, the profession has changed significantly. It's an unfortunate, but realistic, change. What...

• Infected Patients and Caps on Damages

  Jon Lewis | March 30, 2011 5:36 PM | 12 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  It is always good when you can relate real life examples to current proposed legislation. Today, the Birmingham News reported a tragic incident involving approximately six hospitals and a...

• Who Should The Hospital Bill When You Are Hurt In A Wreck?

  Michael Roberts | August 23, 2010 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you are injured in an automobile accident, should you encourage your hospital or other medical providers to bill the liability insurance company of the at-fault driver, or should you...

• Does Grade Inflation Scheme Mark the Time for a Change?

  Clay Rossi | July 13, 2010 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  How would you advise a client who came to you when another party shorted him on the goods due under a contact? Or substituted inferior goods? Or simply made representations about the goods that...

• BP Oil Spill Help - Tulane University is Marshalling its Assets

  Jon Lewis | May 01, 2010 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Tulane University is attempting to assist with the BP oil spill in the Gulf. This tragic incident will have far reaching effects, and Tulane is already intimately familiar with such catastrophes due...

• Have You Had a CT Scan Lately?

  Greg Cusimano | December 15, 2009 10:29 AM | 2 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Have you had a CT scan lately? They are commonplace in medicine today. These sophisticated X-Rays have been beneficial in diagnosing illnesses. Are the benefits worth the risk? 29,000 people will...

• Safe Sidewalks

  Gaines Drago | October 21, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  8 Schools in the Mobile, Alabama, area are finally getting safe sidewalks around their campuses. The cost of this federally funded project was just over one million dollars. While the percentage of...