Alabama updates tagged with 'Alabama'

The other night, I was watching the Tonight show with Jay Leno. He was interviewing Ben Stiller about his life, his kids, and his upcoming movie, Tropic Thunder. During the whole time, there was a...

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According to the Birmingham News, six people were killed in traffic accidents in Jefferson County, Alabama on Sunday, August 3, 2008. One of the accidents involved a head-on collision on an...

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The other day one of my partners and I were discussing a case which was set for trial. In the case, the defendant was clearly at fault, and the question became: what is the threshold settlement...

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If you are in the business of renting bicycles in the State of Alabama, you must be aware of section 32-5A-284 of the Code of Alabama. That section sets forth specific rules for those persons...

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Another section of the Alabama Code provides for bicycle safety. That section is 32-5A-280 through 32-5A-286. The title of this section is the Brad Hudson-Alabama Bicycle Safety Act of 1995. Under...

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"Look Ma! No Hands!" Have you ever heard that followed by: "Look Ma! No Teeth!"? What is the rule in Alabama with respect to riding a bicycle with no hands? One hand? Two hands? Section 32-5A-264...

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In Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox rides around on his skateboard and grabs motor vehicles to help himself get around quicker. Is that legal? Not in Alabama. Section 32-5A-262 of the Code of...

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Driver's and companies are responsible for inspecting their trucks, keeping their trucks in good repair, and maintaining their trucks. Oftentimes, drivers are so busy trying to get on the road or...

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A child at a pool throws a water balloon out of the pool area and hits a passing car causing damage to the driver and his car. Are the parents of the child liable for the child's acts? Alabama...

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This morning, Jere Beasley, founding shareholder of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., announced Alabama Attorney General Troy King has put 69 pharmaceutical companies accused of defrauding Alabama’s Medicaid system on notice they have 30 days to settle or be brought to trial.

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Well, Exxon sure is having a good year. First, oil prices have skyrocketed, and that has led to record profits for Exxon. Second, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled in favor of Exxon and against...

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On Monday, a potential client's wife called about a medical malpractice case. I told her we would need to review the medical records in order to evaluate the case. We discussed this a bit further,...

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Doctors I meet always discuss the malpractice problem. They seem to worry about lawsuits to an incredible degree. Yet, the statistics show that doctors and hospital win an overwhelming majority of...

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What is a guest passenger? The courts of Alabama have defined it as follows: “Because the statute does not define the term ‘guest,’ we turn to caselaw for a definition: “ “ “The general rule...

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Interspousal immunity governs the issue of whether a wife can sue her husband in tort for injuries that she sustained in an automobile accident due (at least in part) to his negligence. The “old”...

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