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• Alabama Truck Accidents - New Law

  Jon Lewis | March 27, 2009 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Alabama has finally passed a law to protect the public and State highways from future steel coil incidents. According to the Birmingham News, T. J. Willings, of the Alabama Trucking Association,...

• Medical Malpractice - Quality Assurance

  Jon Lewis | June 27, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  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,...

• Medical Malpractice - Why do Doctors Worry?

  Jon Lewis | June 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  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...

• Alabama the Beautiful - Eh, Maybe Not

  Jon Lewis | June 17, 2008 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  When you cross the Alabama State Line, there is a sign which says, "Welcome to Alabama the Beautiful." It is beautiful. We have mountains, trees, lakes, and even a coastline. We have the world...

• Contaminant Found in Blood Thinner Herapin

  Jenny Albano | March 19, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A contaminant has been found in the blood thinner herapin that has been associated with 19 deaths. U.S. health officials are trying to figure out how the chemical made its way into the drug. The contaminant is called oversulfated condroitin sulfate, which does not naturally occur. The herapin in question was recalled on February 28 and the FDA says there have not been any new deaths since that...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Trooper

  Christina Cole | February 15, 2007 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  An Alabama State Trooper is due back in court regarding the shooting death of a Shelby County man.The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the trooper who shot and killed her son in 2004. A grand jury decided in May 2005, the trooper should not face charges in his death.The Plaintiff is suing the Trooper and eight other Department of Public Safety employees, seeking a jury trail for...

• Brooklyn Express Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Seena International is recalling approximately 45,000 children's hooded sweatshirts that have drawstrings. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, posing a risk of strangulation to the child wearing them. The garments are not in compliance with federal guidelines to help children from strangling or getting tangled around the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments like that...

• For Those With Disabilities, The Show Must Go On

  Stuart McAtee | September 10, 2009 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  As I have written about in other blogs, I am constantly amazed at the depth of the human spirit in my practice of Social Security Disability. Suzanne Richard was born to be an actress. Suzanne...

• Dogs not on a leash or in a Yard can be dangerous to cyclists, motorists and pedistrians

  Danny Feldman | August 10, 2009 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Dogs that are allowed to run wild often pose dangers to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Many municipalities in...

• Does High Performance Driving Lead to Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | July 08, 2009 7:36 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  In the last couple of weeks, the Birmingham News has run an article on the Porche Driving School along with several articles covering wrecks leading the the death of several drivers and passengers....