Miscellaneous

• Can a Wife Sue a Husband?

  Jon Lewis | June 24, 2008 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  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”...

• What's Good for the Goose

  Jon Lewis | June 23, 2008 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  In March, Hoover Toyota filed a lawsuit against another automobile dealership, Serra Toyota, alleging deceptive advertising in a direct mail campaign. The lawsuit claims Hoover Toyota will suffer...

• Punitive Damages Reduced

  Jon Lewis | June 22, 2008 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  According to an Associated Press article in the Birmingham News on Friday, June 20, 2008, Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price upheld Alabama's verdict against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals...

• Novel Idea - High Standard for Insurers

  Jon Lewis | June 21, 2008 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The United States Supreme Court issued another ruling on Thursday, June 19, 2008. In this ruling, the Court ruled in favor of consumers. Wow! A ruling for employees AND a ruling for consumers over...

• Alabama is Different

  Jon Lewis | June 19, 2008 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Most states provide that the majority age for individuals is 18. Alabama is different. In Alabama, the age of majority is 19, not 18. See Alabama Code Section 26-1-1 - "Age of Majority Designated as...

• Choosing an Attorney - Ten Questions to Ask

  Jon Lewis | June 15, 2008 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  What questions should you ask prospective attorneys before you choose one to hire? There are many. Here are ten questions to get you started: 1. How long have you been practicing in the specific...

• New Firm

  Jon Lewis | June 12, 2008 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  We are pleased to announce the merger of the law firms of Lewis & McAtee, PC and Feldman & Lehane, LLC. Our two firms bring over 60 years of experience, over 100 cases tried to a...

• Lewis & McAtee, P.C. - Personal Injury Attorneys

  Jon Lewis | May 22, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  As new members to InjuryBoard.com, Lewis & McAtee, P.C. would like to introduce the firm to the organziation and the readership. Our firm was started over forty (40) years ago by Jon Lewis'...

• Jury Finds Broker Mishandled Investments

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 22, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A Florida jury recently found that a Merrill Lynch broker mishandled the investments of an elderly couple whose mental conditions were declining. The broker was changing the couples investments in order to gain higher commissions even though the broker tricked the couple by saying the investments did not pay any commissions. The jury is still considering whether to award punitive damages in...

• Insurance a Scam Game for many Insurers

  Tedford Taylor | September 13, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The insurance industry's drive for profit has overwhelmed its obligation to policyholders, and insurance companies abide only by the first commandment of insurance--Thou shalt pay as little and as late as possible.Tension between insurers and their customers has long existed, but it was the 1990s that saw insurance companies looking for ways to systematically streamline the process to increase...