Posts tagged tort reform

• What Is Tort Reform?

  Pete Mackey | May 02, 2009 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Tort Reform is the process of changing the civil justice system to limit a claimant's remedies and/or damages. It is sought by those who perceive the civil justice system as negatively impacting...

• Utah: A Proposal To Rein In ER Malpractice Claims

  Pete Mackey | February 27, 2009 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A proposed bill in the Utah State Senate would make it more difficult for claimants to prove their cases where the allegation of malpractice takes place in an emergency room setting. That bill...

• Limitations on Damages

  Pete Burns | February 03, 2009 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It is interesting that Ga. is debating tort deform while the salmonella outbreak that has resulted in over 800 recalls has been traced to a Ga. plant with a history of sending out products in which...

• SLAPP Lawsuits: One Type Of Litigation That The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Can Live With

  Pete Mackey | January 24, 2009 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are lawsuits filed by overdogs against underdogs. The plaintiff in a SLAPP lawsuit is not trying to win, but only to spend the underdog dry. These...

• Nick Saban's Response to Passengers

  Jon Lewis | January 07, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Birmingham News reported that a Huntsville, Alabama man sued American Airlines over travel delays. The article states that approximately 2,400 passengers were stranded due to bad weather. As a...

• Is Alabama Really That Unfriendly To Business?

  Pete Mackey | June 25, 2008 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It is your first trip to the State of Alabama. You have traveled to Mobile on a business trip. Your mission is to assess Alabama as apotential site for your company’s expansion. ...

• What's Good for the Goose

  Jon Lewis | June 23, 2008 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In March, Hoover Toyota filed a lawsuit against another automobile dealership, Serra Toyota, alleging deceptive advertising in a direct mail campaign. The lawsuit claims Hoover Toyota will suffer...

• Punitive Damages Reduced

  Jon Lewis | June 22, 2008 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to an Associated Press article in the Birmingham News on Friday, June 20, 2008, Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price upheld Alabama's verdict against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals...

• Protective Orders

  Jon Lewis | May 29, 2008 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It seems as though defense attorneys are filing for protective orders on behalf of their clients on a more regular basis. Why is this? Well, there are several reasons, and none of them make a lot of...

• Following Rules of the Road

  Jon Lewis | May 26, 2008 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Do you follow the Rules of the Road? Did you even know that Alabama has a code section (Section 32-5A-1) governing the rules of the road? Remember that little book (Driver Manual) you had to study...