Posts tagged Injuries

• Alabama Workers Compensation - Disadvantaged Employees

  Jon Lewis | September 30, 2009 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  We are in the process of representing an individual who was seriously injured on the job. He has had two back surgeries, and he is 72 years of age. He has been deemed 100% disabled, and we are...

• Four-Wheelers Are Not Toys

  Pete Mackey | September 09, 2009 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Like many folks in the Mobile area, I went to the beach on Labor Day. On my way home, I saw two young boys coming the other way on a four wheeler in the grass next to the road. This road is a four...

• Safety - Protect Yourself and Your Family

  Jon Lewis | August 26, 2009 11:27 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Our society values safety and health, and really, what is more important? Safety is defined on Wikipedia as: Safety is the state of being safe (from French sauf), the condition of being...

• Noose that Hangs a Man Shows No Damage Either

  Jon Lewis | August 19, 2009 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The insurance industry has been promoting a fallacy since the early 1990's. That fallacy is that people in cars cannot be injured if the damage to the car is minor. This could not be further from...

• Don't Die in a Chrysler

  Jon Lewis | July 31, 2009 6:27 PM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today, it was reported on CNN.com that Honda is issuing a recall on 440,000 vehicles. According to the article, there is a potential defect in driver-side airbags in 2001-02 Honda Accords, 2001...

• Injured Employees Should Look for Third Party Liability in Work-Related Accidents

  Jason Knowles | July 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A worker who is injured in an on-the-job accident can file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits but typically, at least in Alabama, the recovery in that sort of claim is woefully...

• Death on Rails

  Jon Lewis | June 23, 2009 5:59 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Yesterday, there was a tragic incident in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. Norfolk InjuryBoard Article, by Rick Shapiro By now, most people have heard that two Metro area trains collided killing...

• Car Wrecks - New eCrash Reports

  Jon Lewis | June 08, 2009 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Birmingham News reported today that the State has instituted a new eCrash system. This system allows the State Troopers to submit wreck reports electronically. According to the article, this...

• There Is Trouble In Your Gasoline Can

  Pete Mackey | June 07, 2009 6:43 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  That gasoline can in your garage sure looks safe. You bought it from a big box store - they would not sell it unless it is safe, right? Wrong. In fact, there is a key safety component that most...

• Alabama Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Unbelievable!!

  Jon Lewis | May 28, 2009 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here is a little example of Alabama law which would probably irritate most people if they found themselves in the same situation. It involves a case decided by the Supreme Court of Alabama on May...