Posts tagged settlement

• Fraudclosures, I Mean Foreclosures, in Alabama

  Jon Lewis | July 08, 2011 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  So far in Alabama I don't know of anybody that's been foreclosed on that shouldn't have been, Strange said. That was Luther Strange's comment in the Birmingham News today discussing the proposed...

• Indian Trust Suit Deadline

  Dottie Perry | April 11, 2011 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Though it is flying low under the radar, the time to join the lawsuit against the Federal government in Cobell v. Salazar is reaching a close. The deadline to join in the settlement for monies to be...

• An Attorney's Word

  Jon Lewis | November 16, 2010 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  What kind of attorney are you if your word means nothing? Unfortunately, it appears as though the public perception is that attorneys' actions speak louder than their word. Apparently, many...

• The Almighty Dollar Controls

  Jon Lewis | September 29, 2010 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just got off the phone with an orthopaedic group's business office. My client was in a car wreck last week. She went to her orthopaedic today with her BlueCross and BlueShield card. Their office...

• Conservative Republicans Hate Lawsuits - Not so fast!

  Jon Lewis | September 21, 2010 6:46 PM | 6 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Without trying to be stereotypical, most conservative republicans do not like lawsuits, especially those for injuries or fraud. Many conservative republicans think there are too many frivolous...

• Insurance - Pay the Victim or Pay the attorney?

  Jon Lewis | August 31, 2010 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here is another situation the media never picks up. I was called by a woman who was involved in a wreck. Let's call her Jane Smith. She was stopped in traffic, and another woman was allegedly...

• 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...

• Process of a Case - Sixth Update

  Jon Lewis | May 27, 2010 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Well, I'm glad to report that after four months (a relatively short period), we have concluded the auto wreck claim we were handling to the satisfaction of our clients. The insurance company offered...

• Money for a Wreck? Fast? Think again!

  Jon Lewis | August 31, 2009 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I was working out at the YMCA the other day, and another one of those attorney ads came on the television. The promise? We'll get you money fast for your wreck. Well, I don't know what process they...

• Should Supreme Court be a Settlement Tool?

  Jon Lewis | August 11, 2009 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

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