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• SSA Fugitive Felon Program Gone Bad

  Stuart McAtee | November 19, 2009 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  It appears the Fugitive Felon program had some issues and precluded benefits to rightful recipients. A federal judge approved a civil-court settlement requiring the Social Security Administration to...

• New Website to Help Families Learn About Nursing Homes

  Billy Cunningham | November 14, 2009 8:40 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The National Citizens for Nursing Home Reform (http://www.nccnhr.org/ ), a consumer advocacy group for nursing home residents and caregivers in nursing, homes, announced that the Brown University...

• Tips to Prevent Medical Errors

  Jan Boswell | November 11, 2009 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  This blog is written in response to the blog, 98,000 Reasons to Care about Patient Safety, by Jane Ayre at InjuryBoard.com. This is the number of Americans who die from medical errors each year. As...

• SSD Questions About Going Back To Work Later In Life And Short Term Disability

  Stuart McAtee | November 10, 2009 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  From time to time, we receive questions from potential clients about various subjects regarding Social Security. As our nation ages, more elderly workers are re-entering the work force and they...

• Loser Pays - A Bad Idea

  Danny Feldman | November 10, 2009 7:53 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  When I was a law student at Vanderbilt, a contracts professor asked a question about whether the loser to a lawsuit should be required to pay the foreseeable costs, ie. the winner's attorney fees. I...

• Burn Safely This Fall

  Pete Mackey | November 09, 2009 11:17 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  Fire is an alluring medium. Kids love it - so do adults. Watching kindling slowly take flame is like watching magic. The Fall means leaf and trash burning in back yards all across the country....

• Disaster Preparation - From An Attorney's Perspective

  Pete Mackey | November 08, 2009 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Everyone on the Gulf coast today is watching the news or accessing their favorite weather site. Fortunately, this storm will be passing over cool water before it hits land and thus will lose a good...

• Caps on Damages Make No Sense

  Billy Cunningham | November 07, 2009 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Republican proposal on health care reform has provisions to limit compensation for non-economic injuries to persons injured or killed as the result of medical malpractice including residents of...

• Why Can't I Recover Everything I Lost?

  Pete Mackey | November 03, 2009 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  I settled a case recently right before jury selection. It was a legal malpractice case. My client had lost a good bit of money because the lawyer representing him in a real estate transaction did...

• Get Off the Phone

  Gaines Drago | November 03, 2009 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Every year, well really every month for that matter, our cell phones appear to be able to perform more and more functions. They truly have become computers in the palm of our hand connecting us to...