Posts tagged trial

• You Can't Sue Your Insurance Company

  Jon Lewis | April 21, 2011 1:53 PM | 7 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We have been involved in various cases which I think would strike people of the State of Alabama, as well as those in other parts of the country, as VERY ODD. It is a good example of what has...

• Won Your Workers Compensation Case? Not so Fast

  Jon Lewis | November 24, 2009 1:02 PM | 4 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  What are the insurance companies doing now? They are using Utilization Review in order to cut off workers compensation benefits. How does that work? Well, the Alabama Workers Compensation Act...

• 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...

• Toyota and Trial Lawyers

  Jon Lewis | February 09, 2010 10:59 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Recently, this article has circulated about trial lawyers promoting litigation against Toyota and tyring to get a windfall profit. Are lawyers pursuing Toyota Cases, or are consumers? Don't you have...

• Who are Trial Lawyers - Really?

  Jon Lewis | January 21, 2010 9:40 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Are trial lawyers really greedy, money grubbing individuals? Some maybe, but most are productive citizens who are small business owners contributing to their communities. Check out the lawyers on...

• Dangers of Signing An Arbitration Agreement

  Greg Cusimano | September 20, 2009 10:03 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Consumers beware! Many consumer and employment contracts now include an “Arbitration Clause”. You can find the clause lurking in employment contracts, lease agreements, health care...

• Insurance Company and Corporate Names

  Jon Lewis | May 16, 2009 3:35 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Names may change, but the companies don't. In law school, we learned a phrase, Form over Substance. What's an example? You can call a table a chair, but it's still a table. In the Birmingham News...

• Susan Boyle --- Fundamental Attribution Error

  Greg Cusimano | April 25, 2009 3:17 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Winning Works LLC, (winningworks.com) a trial consulting firm composed of Gregory Cusimano, David Wenner, David Bossart, and Ed Lazarus instructs lawyers not to make a Fundamental Attribution...

• CURRENT TRENDS IN JURY AWARDS: “Where Have All the Jury Trials Gone, Long Time Passing?”

  Greg Cusimano | December 29, 2008 10:53 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Jury trials have been declining steadily for the last 20 years. If the trend continues, jury trials and even the judicial system as we know it, will be no more. Our judicial system has been a...

• Alabama Workers Compensation Question

  Jon Lewis | February 24, 2011 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A question was posted on LawGuru recently regarding Alabama Workers Compensation. I thought some people, especially those in jobs requiring more physical labor, might find the question and...